United States Penitentiary, Allenwood

United States Penitentiary, Allenwood
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LocationGregg Township, Union County, near Allenwood, Pennsylvania
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum security
Population306 (as of September 2023)
Opened1993
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons
WardenHerman Quay
Street addressRT 15, 2 MI N of Allenwood
CityAllenwood
CountyUnion County
State/provincePennsylvania
ZIP Code17810
CountryUnited States of America
Websitehttps://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/alp/

The United States Penitentiary, Allenwood (USP Allenwood) is a maximum security United States federal prison in Pennsylvania. It is part of the Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Allenwood) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

FCC Allenwood is located on US Route 15 in Gregg Township, Union County,[1] near White Deer. It is approximately halfway between the cities of Williamsport and Lewisburg and approximately 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the state capital.[2]

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Gregg township, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-08-14. Allenwood Federal Correctional Complx
  2. ^ "USP Allenwood". Federal Bureau of Prisons.