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 Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia in April 2013 | |
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| Location | 700 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Administrative facility (all security levels) |
| Population | 1,030 |
| Opened | January 1, 2000 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
The Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia (FDC Philadelphia or FDC Philly) is a United States Federal prison in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which mostly holds pretrial male and female inmates as well as inmates serving brief sentences or those that are being transported to another prison within the federal prison system. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the U.S. Department of Justice.[1]
The jail, across from the William J. Green Jr. Federal Building,[2] is on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) site the southwest corner of Arch Street and 7th Street, across from the African American Museum in Philadelphia and in the Independence Mall area.[3]
The jail is 12 stories tall across eight floors and multiple basements. It has 628 cells for United States Marshal Service pre-trial inmates, primarily from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the District of New Jersey and the District of Delaware. Federal Detention Center Philadelphia is also a United States Parole Commission Revocation Site. Upwards of 120 female prisoners, already sentenced, serve as work cadre inmates. The prison is connected to a tunnel that allows inmates and US Deputy Marshals to travel to and from the James A. Byrne United States Courthouse.[4]
- ^ "FDC Philadelphia". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
- ^ Davis, Mark. "From Pariah To `Monument' A New Prison Was The Last Thing Needed Downtown. Or Was It?" (Archive). The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1998. Retrieved on February 18, 2016.
- ^ Hine, Thomas. "Would Detention Center Fit Into Neighborhood?" (Archive). The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 29, 1992. Retrieved on February 18, 2016.
- ^ Slobodzian, Joseph A. "Federal Detention Center Nears Its Debut The Ultramodern Center City Facility Is Built Over A Tunnel That Links It With The Courthouse. Some Inmates Move In April 1." (Archive). The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 23, 2000. Retrieved on February 18, 2016.