Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth

Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth
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LocationFort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
StatusOperational
Security classAdministrative Security
Population1,500
Opened1971
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons
WardenRodney Chandler

The Federal Medical Center (FMC) Fort Worth is an administrative-security United States federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas, for male inmates of all security levels with special medical and mental health needs. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

Originally opening as a Federal Correctional Institution in 1971, the institution was converted to a Federal Medical Center in 1994. At the end of 2006, FMC Fort Worth was returned to FCI status. As of 2017, FMC Fort Worth was again converted back to a Federal Medical Center.