Location | North Elba, Essex County, near Saranac Lake, New York |
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Coordinates | 44°17′25″N 74°05′34″W / 44.29028°N 74.09278°W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Medium security |
Population | Approx. 800 |
Opened | 1980 |
Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
Warden | David Christensen |
The Federal Correctional Institution, Ray Brook (FCI Ray Brook) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates that is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
FCI Ray Brook is located in Essex County, New York, midway between the villages of Lake Placid and Saranac Lake.[1] Although constructed as a prison, it initially served as the Olympic Village for the 1980 Winter Olympics, which were held in Lake Placid.