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USP Terre Haute

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U.S. Penitentiary operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: North Central Region.

Background

The Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute (FCI Terre Haute) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Indiana. It is part of the Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute (FCC Terre Haute) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp for minimum-security male offenders. FCC Terre Haute is located 2 miles (3 kilometers) south of the City of Terre Haute and 70 miles (110 kilometers) west of Indianapolis.

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Capacity

1,500

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1940

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Population held

male

Opened

1940

Region

IN

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 Terre Haute, 4700 BUREAU ROAD SOUTH, Terre Haute, IN 47802. 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

Notable inmates

Timothy McVeigh (executed 2001), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Dylann Roof.

Contact & address

4700 BUREAU ROAD SOUTH, Terre Haute 47802

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

Compared to other facilities in United States

3134 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 3/100 (100%)

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

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

Data completeness

94%

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