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| Location | Preston County, West Virginia, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 39°40′21″N 79°29′54″W / 39.67250°N 79.49833°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Population | 1,675 [1,583 at the USP, 92 in prison camp] (September 2023) |
| Opened | 2004 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| Warden | Bryan M. Antonelli |
The United States Penitentiary, Hazelton (USP Hazelton) is a high-security United States federal prison for men in West Virginia. The high-security facility has earned the nickname "Misery Mountain" by the inmates who are incarcerated there. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility has a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male offenders.
The facility is located in an unincorporated area of Preston County, West Virginia,[1] several miles east of Bruceton Mills,[2] less than two miles (3.2 km) west of the Maryland border.
The Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Hazelton has three prisons, physically adjacent but distinct: USP Hazelton and the medium-security Federal Correctional Institution, Hazelton constructed in 2015. In addition, there is the Secure Female Facility for women. All are operated by the FBOP.[3]
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Preston County, WV" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/20). Retrieved 2022-08-15.
United States Penitentiary Hazelton
- ^ "USP Hazelton". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
- ^ Murphy, Matt (October 30, 2014). "Workers Raise Prison Safety Awareness". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved October 31, 2018.