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USP Hazelton

Federal — USPHighmaleLowHigh
Verified 20 May 2026 · Data dated 1 Dec 2025
Fresh · 9d ago

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How to send mail, money, and visit USP Hazelton

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U.S. Penitentiary operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: Mid-Atlantic Region. Includes an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp.

Capacity

1,500

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

2004

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Population held

male

Opened

2004

Region

WV

Security level

High

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

BOP-operated facility; conditions reports issued by the DOJ Office of Inspector General on a multi-year cycle.

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 #, USP Hazelton, 1640 SKY VIEW DRIVE, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525. 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

Inmate Whitey Bulger murdered hours after transfer (October 2018). DOJ OIG investigation found significant safety deficiencies.

Notable inmates

Whitey Bulger (died here 2018).

Contact & address

1640 SKY VIEW DRIVE, Bruceton Mills 26525
304-379-5000
HAX-ExecAssistant-S@bop.gov
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

15/100
Low concern15/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
10/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Substantial documented known-issues record
  • · Multiple in-custody-death signals in sources

Compared to other facilities in United States

3134 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 15/100 · peers avg: 3/100 (+414%)

Higher risk than 91% of peer facilities in United States.

Capacity (beds)this: 1500 · peers avg: 1578 (5%)

Reports

  • DOJ Office of Inspector General29 Jan 2019

    Investigation into the October 2018 in-custody death of James 'Whitey' Bulger found inadequate transfer-screening and intelligence-sharing.

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Data completeness

94%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

Sources