United States · Kansas · Leavenworth
USP Leavenworth
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Gallery
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Photo by Department of Justice. Bureau of Prisons. U.S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth. 1930 via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Photo by Department of Justice. Bureau of Prisons. U.S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth. 1930 via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
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Historic United States Penitentiary opened in 1903. Reclassified from high to medium security in 2005; the original 'Big House' walls remain operational.
Background
The Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth (previously the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth) is a medium-security federal prison for male inmates in Leavenworth, northeast Kansas, United States. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. It also includes a satellite federal prison camp (FPC) for minimum-security male offenders. FCI Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth, Kansas, which is 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Kansas City, Kansas.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
1,900
Current population
1,850
Occupancy
97%
Year opened
1903
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Population held
male
Opened
1903
Region
Kansas
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
Aging facility with persistent maintenance issues. Federal advisory commission flagged housing conditions in 2022.
Visiting
Visits Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays. Approved visitor list via BP-A0629 form processed by Unit Team.
Mailing
Inmate Name & Register #, USP Leavenworth, 1300 Metropolitan Ave, Leavenworth, KS 66048.
Practical info
Funds via Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP. Email service through CorrLinks (TRULINCS).
Known issues
BOP announced 2022-2024 closure consultation but reversed course in 2024; facility remains operational.
Notable inmates
Historically: Bumpy Johnson, James 'Whitey' Bulger (briefly), Robert Stroud (the 'Birdman of Alcatraz'), Frank Nash.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
Compared to other facilities in United States
3134 peersHigher risk than 79% of peer facilities in United States.
Data completeness
100%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- BOP — Leavenworth
- Federal Bureau of Prisons — Locations — US Department of Justice
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.