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| Location | Fayette County, Kentucky |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Administrative facility (with minimum-security prison camp) |
| Population | 1,950 (330 in prison camp) |
| Opened | 1935 (designated as federal prison in 1974) |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| Warden | David Paul |
The Federal Medical Center, Lexington (FMC Lexington) is a United States federal prison in Kentucky for male or female inmates requiring medical or mental health care. It is designated as an administrative facility, which means that it holds inmates of all security classifications. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp for female inmates.
FMC Lexington is located 7 miles (11 km) north of Lexington and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Frankfort, the state capital.[1]
- ^ "BOP: Our Locations". Bop.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-07.