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Usp Lewisburg

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Usp Lewisburg is a federal prison located in Union County, Pennsylvania. Rated capacity: 931. Reported population: 177. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

The Federal Correctional Institution, Lewisburg (FCI Lewisburg) is a medium-security United States federal prison in Kelly Township, Pennsylvania, for male inmates. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male offenders.

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Capacity

931

Current population

177

Occupancy

19%

Year opened

1932

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1932

Region

Pennsylvania

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 governed by BOP Program Statement 5267.09 — approved-visitor list maintained by the inmate's Unit Team. Weekends and federal holidays in most facilities; specific hours per facility.

Mailing

Standard BOP format: Inmate Name & Register Number, [Facility], [Address]. No staples, polaroids, or hardcover books. Sender's full return address required.

Practical info

Federal inmate funds via Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund. Communication via CorrLinks (TRULINCS) where the inmate has subscribed.

Known issues

Notable inmates

  • Bayard Rustin
    Bayard Rustin
    1912–1987 · trade unionist

    Bayard Rustin ( BY-ərd; March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an American political activist and prominent leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights.

  • Myles Coker
    1950–2020 · business executive
  • Thomas Joseph Whelan
    1922–2002 · politician

    Thomas J.

  • Morton Sobell
    Morton Sobell
    1917–2018 · engineer

    Morton Sobell (April 11, 1917 – December 26, 2018) was an American engineer and Soviet spy during and after World War II; he was charged as part of a conspiracy which included Julius Rosenberg and his wife, Ethel Rosenberg.

  • David Thai
    1956

    David Thai, (born Thái Hoàng Thọ on January 30, 1956), is a Vietnamese-American gangster.

  • George Sylvester Viereck
    George Sylvester Viereck
    1884–1962 · poet

    George Sylvester Viereck (December 31, 1884 – March 18, 1962) was a German-born American immigrant poet and journalist.

  • Marvin Levinsohn
    1900 · con artist

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

2400 Robert F. Miller Dr, Lewisburg 17837
(570) 523-1251
[email protected]
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Conditions Risk Score

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

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (100%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 19% · peers avg: 93% (80%)
Capacity (beds)this: 931 · peers avg: 547 (+70%)

Data completeness

100%

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World Prisons. (2026). Usp Lewisburg. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/usp-lewisburg
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-usp-lewisburg,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Usp Lewisburg},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/usp-lewisburg},
  urldate = {2026-10-27}
}