United States · West Virginia · Bruceton Mills
Usp Hazelton
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Usp Hazelton is a federal prison located in Preston County, West Virginia. Rated capacity: 957. Reported population: 1,238. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
957
Current population
1,238
Occupancy
129%
Year opened
2004
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of PrisonsPopulation held
male
Opened
2004
Region
West Virginia
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
BOP-operated facility; conditions reports issued by the DOJ Office of Inspector General on a multi-year cycle.
Visiting
Visiting days and hours are set by the Warden and vary by housing unit; consult the facility's official visiting regulations for the current schedule. All visitors must be on the inmate's approved visitor list (submitted on BOP form BP-A0629) and present government-issued photo ID. Dress-code and contraband restrictions apply — review the visiting regulations before arriving. Call 304-379-5000 to confirm hours before your visit. Full regulations: https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/haz/
Mailing
Address mail to: [Inmate Name & Register Number], USP Hazelton, P.O. BOX 2000, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525. No cash, staples, or metal fasteners. Books must be sent directly from a publisher or approved retailer. Photos must not be Polaroid and may not exceed limits set by policy. Money orders payable to the inmate's name and register number; or use Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund. TRULINCS (CorrLinks) provides email where the inmate has 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
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 12/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 10/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Operating at 129% of design capacity
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
- · Multiple in-custody-death signals in sources
This facility scores 27. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 25 points above national average.
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersHigher risk than 96% of peer facilities in United States.
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.
Data completeness
100%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- Federal Bureau of Prisons â Locations — US Department of Justice
- US Federal Bureau of Prisons â locations directory — US Department of Justice
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Usp Hazelton. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/usp-hazelton
"Usp Hazelton." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/usp-hazelton.
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title = {Usp Hazelton},
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