United States · KY · Lexington
FMC Lexington
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Federal Medical Center operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: Mid-Atlantic Region. Includes an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp.
Background
The Federal Medical Center, Lexington (FMC Lexington) is a United States federal prison in Kentucky for male or female inmates requiring medical or mental health care. It is designated as an administrative facility, which means that it holds inmates of all security classifications. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp for female inmates. FMC Lexington is located 7 miles (11 km) north of Lexington and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Frankfort, the state capital.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1935
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Population held
mixed
Opened
1935
Region
KY
Security level
Administrative
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
Visit days and hours vary by facility. Visitors must be on the inmate's approved visitor list (form BP-A0629). Pre-screen via VINELink + the facility's visiting page.
Mailing
Inmate Name & Register #, FMC Lexington, 3301 LEESTOWN ROAD, Lexington, KY 40511. Cash and metal staples not accepted; CorrLinks (TRULINCS) for email if subscribed.
Practical info
Inmate funds via Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund (receiver: inmate name, prisoner ID, BOP Trust Fund). Email service via CorrLinks where the inmate has subscribed.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Data completeness
78%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- BOP facility page
- BOP locations API
- US Federal Bureau of Prisons — locations directory — US Department of Justice
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.