Federal Correctional Institution, Atlanta

Federal Correctional Institution, Atlanta
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LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Coordinates33°42′40″N 84°22′7″W / 33.71111°N 84.36861°W / 33.71111; -84.36861
StatusOperational
Security classAdmin/Low/Minimum/High/Max [1] Low-security FCI with [3+] detention centre[s] (administrative, pre-trial and with additional detention center unit[s]),[2] and also a adjacent minimum security camp for males
Population1,838 (September 2024)
Opened1902
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Penitentiary Atlanta 1920 postcard

The Federal Correctional Institution, Atlanta (FCI Atlanta) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Atlanta, Georgia. 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 for minimum-security male inmates, a detention center for male pretrial inmates (also likely used for inmates serving brief sentences), and also has an additional high and/or maximum security detention center unit[s] [3][4] (possibly for holdover inmates from former USP, higher risk inmates serving brief sentences and/or inmates from the FCI with behavioural concerns).

  1. ^ "PREA Facility Audit Report: Final" (PDF). bop.gov. p. 4. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "FCI Atlanta". bop.gov. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "FCI Atlanta". bop.gov. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "PREA Facility Audit Report: Final" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2024.