The Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson (FCI Tucson) is a medium-security United States

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for male inmates with an administrative facility for male and female offenders. It is part of the

Tucson Federal Correctional Complex The Federal Correctional Complex, Tucson (FCC Tucson) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Arizona. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The complex consi ...

(FCC Tucson) and operated by the

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, a division of the

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. FCI Tucson is located within Tucson city limits, southeast of downtown Tucson.

History

Opened in March 1982, the institution was originally a metropolitan correctional center designed for a capacity of 392 inmates. The staff numbered 237 as of 2002.

Facility

The facility houses approximately 770 inmates. Males are held in two-person medium security cells, and there is an administrative facility for both male and female offenders. The prison mainly holds pretrial inmates from federal court proceedings in the

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as well as short term and sentenced inmates awaiting transfer.

Notable inmates (current and former)

†Inmates released prior to 1982 are not listed on the Bureau of Prisons website.

References

External links

FCI Tucson
at the

(Official site) {{Federal Bureau of Prisons Buildings and structures in Tucson, Arizona

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1982 establishments in Arizona

History

Facility

Notable inmates (current and former)

See also

References

External links