The Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood (FCI Englewood) is a low-security United States
federal prison
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for male inmates in Colorado. It is operated by the
Federal Bureau of Prisons
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(BOP), a division of the
United States Department of Justice
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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
unincorporated Jefferson County.
FCI Englewood is located off of
U.S. Route 285 and Kipling Street, southwest of
Downtown Denver
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The downtown area consists mostly of the neigh ...
. The facility is named after the city of
Englewood, and has a
Littleton mailing address, but is not in either city.
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Notable incidents
On April 2, 2012, FCI Englewood was placed on lockdown
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The term is used for a prison protocol that us ...
after a white powdery substance was found inside an envelope addressed to an inmate during a routine mail screening. 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. The run ended on August 3, 2023 when Deputy U.S. Marshals arrested Allen Todd May, 58, at a residence in Fort Lauderdale
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.
Notable inmates (current and former)
Current; child pornography
Current; other
Former
See also
* List of U.S. federal prisons
* Federal Bureau of Prisons
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* Incarceration in the United States
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References
External links
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* Rose, Lacey
"The best places to go to prison"
Forbes
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, May 25, 2006.
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Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Colorado
Federal Correctional Institutions in the United States
Prisons in Colorado
1938 establishments in Colorado