United States · Mississippi · Yazoo City
Usp Yazoo City
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Usp Yazoo City is a federal prison located in Yazoo County, Mississippi. Rated capacity: 256. Reported population: 562. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
The Federal Correctional Complex, Yazoo City (FCC Yazoo City) is a United States federal prison complex for male offenders in unincorporated Yazoo County, Mississippi. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice and is located 36 miles (58 km) north of Jackson, Mississippi. It consists of: Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City Low (FCI Yazoo City Low): a low-security facility with an adjacent satellite prison camp houses for minimum-security offenders. Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City Medium (FCI Yazoo City Medium): a medium-security facility, with an adjacent satellite prison camp for minimum-security offenders. United States Penitentiary, Yazoo City (USP Yazoo City): a high-security facility.
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Capacity
256
Current population
562
Occupancy
220%
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
Mississippi
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
- Dino Bouterse1972 · drug trafficker
Dino Delano Bouterse (born 27 September 1972) is the son of the former president of Suriname, Dési Bouterse.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 30/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Extreme overcrowding at 220% of capacity
This facility scores 30. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 28 points above national average.
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- Mdc BrooklynBrooklynMaximumFederal prison89% occupancy
- Fmc CarswellFort WorthMaximumFederal prison133% occupancy
- Ausp ThomsonThomsonMaximumFederal prison100% occupancy
- Usp AllenwoodAllenwoodMaximumFederal prison130% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersHigher risk than 0% 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
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- Federal Bureau of Prisons â Locations — US Department of Justice
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata (Q5440160)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Usp Yazoo City. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/usp-yazoo-city
"Usp Yazoo City." World Prisons. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/usp-yazoo-city.
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