The Federal Detention Center (FDC Oakdale) was a United States
federal prison
A federal prison is operated under the jurisdiction of a federal government as opposed to a state or provincial body. Federal prisons are used for convicts who violated federal law (U.S., Mexico), inmates considered dangerous (Brazil), or those s ...
which housed male detainees, for the U.S. Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE). ICE used the facility for temporary housing of federal immigration detainees in Louisiana. It was part of the Oakdale Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) and was operated by the
Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the
United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp for minimum-security male inmates.
FDC Oakdale is located in central Louisiana, 35 miles south of Alexandria and 58 miles north of Lake Charles.
See also
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List of U.S. federal prisons
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Federal Bureau of Prisons
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Incarceration in the United States
References
External links
Official website
Prisons in Louisiana
Buildings and structures in Allen Parish, Louisiana
Oakdale
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