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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
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Year opened
1874
Operational
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1874
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). United States Disciplinary Barracks. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/united-states-disciplinary-barracks-us
"United States Disciplinary Barracks." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/united-states-disciplinary-barracks-us.
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