The Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood (FCI Englewood) is a low-security United States

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for male inmates in Colorado. It is operated by the

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(BOP), a division of the

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. The facility also has an administrative detention center and an adjacent satellite prison camp for minimum-security offenders. FCI Englewood is located in

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Jefferson County. FCI Englewood is located off of

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and Kipling Street, southwest of

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. The facility is named after the city of

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, and has a

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, mailing address, but is not in either city. FCI Englewood had the worst

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in the federal prison system, with more than half of incarcerated people contracting the virus.

Notable incidents

On April 2, 2012, FCI Englewood was placed on

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after a white powdery substance was found inside an envelope addressed to an inmate during a routine

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. A hazardous materials team was called to the prison and local and federal law enforcement authorities were notified. The substance was determined to be harmless. The Bureau of Prisons would not identify the inmate to whom the letter was addressed. On December 21, 2018, the day before the 2018–19 United States federal government shutdown began, prisoner Alan May (14675-111) checked out a vehicle for an alleged work job, and drove off the property without anyone noticing. The government agency responsible for tracking down escaped prisoners was not notified until December 26. , May was still on the run.

Notable inmates

Current

Former

References

External links

* * Rose, Lacey
"The best places to go to prison"

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