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| Location | Martin County, near Inez, Kentucky, United States |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | High-security (with minimum-security prison camp) |
| Population | 1,441 [1,405 at the USP, 36 in prison camp] (September 2023) |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
The United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy (USP Big Sandy) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Martin County, Kentucky,[1] near the city of Inez. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has a satellite prison camp which houses minimum-security male inmates.
USP Big Sandy is located in eastern Kentucky, approximately 133 miles (214 km) from Lexington, 140 miles (230 km) from Frankfort, and 320 miles (510 km) from Washington, DC.[2][3]
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Martin County, KY" (PDF). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. p. 6 (PDF p. 7/13). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
United States Penitentiary Big Sandy
- ^ "USP Big Sandy". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. "USP Big Sandy is located in eastern Kentucky approximately 133 miles from Frankfort, 140 miles from Lexington, and 321 miles from Washington, DC."
- ^ Ellis, Alan and J. Michael Henderson. Federal Prison Guidebook. James Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0966443624, 9780966443622. p. 220.