The Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont (FCC Beaumont) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in
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Jefferson County, Texas
Jefferson County is a county in the Coastal Plain or Gulf Prairie region of Southeast Texas. The Neches River forms its northeast boundary. As of the 2020 census, the population was 256,526. The county seat is Beaumont. Jefferson County ha ...
. 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
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United Stat ...
.
The complex consists of three facilities:
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Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont Low
The Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont (FCI Beaumont) is a United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Jefferson County, Texas. It is part of the Beaumont Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Beaumont) and is operated ...
(FCI Beaumont Low): a low-security facility.
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Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont Medium (FCI Beaumont Medium): a medium-security facility.
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United States Penitentiary, Beaumont
The United States Penitentiary, Beaumont (USP Beaumont) is a high security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Jefferson County, Texas. It is part of the Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont (FCC Beaumont) and is o ...
(USP Beaumont): a high-security facility.
FCC Beaumont is located approximately south of the City of Beaumont; from the Gulf of Mexico; east of Houston; and west of New Orleans, Louisiana.
BOP: FCC Beaumont
". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
See also
* 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
Incarceration in the United States is a primary form of punishment and rehabilitation for the commission of felony and other offenses. The United States has the largest prison population in the world, and the highest per-capita incarceratio ...
* 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 ...
References
1998 establishments in Texas
Beaumont
Prisons in Jefferson County, Texas
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