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United States Disciplinary Barracks
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Military correction facility in Fort Leavenworth, KS This article is about the military prison. For the civilian prison, see [Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth. "USDB" redirects here. For the school system with those initials, see Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB) The United States Disciplinary Barracks ( USDB), colloquially known as Leavenworth, is a military correctional facility[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Disciplinary_Barracks#cite_note-2) located on Fort Leavenworth, a United States Army post in Kansas. It is one of two major prisons built on Fort Leavenworth property, the other is the military Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility, which opened on 5 October 2010. Together the facilities make up the Military Corrections Complex which is under the command of its commandant, who holds the rank of colonel "Colonel (United States)"), and serves as both the Army Corrections Brigade Commander and Deputy commander of the United States Army Corrections Command. The USDB is the U.S.
Capacity
515
Current population
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Occupancy
—
Year opened
1874
Closed 2004
Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1874
Region
KS
Security level
—
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
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Nidal Malik Hasan1970 · psychiatristNidal Malik Hasan (born September 8, 1970) is an American former United States Army major, physician, and mass murderer convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in the Fort Hood mass shooting on November 5, 2009.
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Chelsea Manning1987 · army soldierChelsea Elizabeth Manning (born Bradley Edward Manning, December 17, 1987) is an American activist and whistleblower.
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q642270)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). United States Disciplinary Barracks. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/united-states-disciplinary-barracks
"United States Disciplinary Barracks." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/united-states-disciplinary-barracks.
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