United States Penitentiary, Tucson

United States Penitentiary, Tucson
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LocationTucson, Arizona
Coordinates32°04′53″N 110°51′29″W / 32.08139°N 110.85806°W / 32.08139; -110.85806
StatusOperational
Security classHigh-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population1,426 [1,308 at the USP, 118 in prison camp] (September 2023)
Opened2007[1]
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons

The United States Penitentiary, Tucson (USP Tucson) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Arizona. It is part of the Tucson Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Tucson) and 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 for minimum-security male offenders.

USP Tucson is located within Tucson's city limits, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of downtown Tucson.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AZStar-20070202-drain was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "USP Tucson". Federal Bureau of Prisons.