The Federal Correctional Institution, McKean (FCI McKean) is a medium-security United States
federal prison for male inmates in Pennsylvania. It is operated by the
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Justice that is responsible for the care, custody, and control of incarcerated individuals who have committed federal crimes; that i ...
, a division of the
United States Department of Justice
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. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male offenders.
FCI McKean is located in northwest Pennsylvania between the towns of Bradford and Kane, 90 miles south of Buffalo, New York.
Notable incidents
2013 escape
On August 21, 2013, Locksley Milwood, who was serving a sentence for participating in a drug ring that smuggled
ecstasy,
methamphetamine, and
marijuana into the U.S. from Canada, escaped from the satellite prison camp adjacent to FCI McKean. The prison camp houses minimum-security inmates in dormitory housing, has a relatively low staff-to-inmate ratio and limited or no perimeter fencing. Officers from the
Pennsylvania State Police and surrounding municipal departments were alerted and participated in the search. Several hours later, an officer from the Bradford Township Police Department stopped a vehicle and found Milwood inside. Milwood pleaded guilty to escape in December 2013 and was sentenced to two additional months in prison. He is currently incarcerated at the
Federal Medical Center, Lexington
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 inmate ...
in Kentucky and was scheduled for release in April 2017.
Notable inmates
See also
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List of U.S. federal prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons classifies prisons into seven categories:
* United States penitentiaries
* Federal correctional institutions
* Private correctional institutions
* Federal prison camps
* Administrative facilities
* Federal correctio ...
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Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Justice that is responsible for the care, custody, and control of incarcerated individuals who have committed federal crimes; that i ...
*
Incarceration in the United States
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References
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Buildings and structures in McKean County, Pennsylvania
Mckean
Prisons in Pennsylvania
1989 establishments in Pennsylvania