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for male inmates in

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. It is part of the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Lompoc) and is operated by the

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, a division of the

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. The complex also includes Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc II and a minimum-security prison camp.

Facility

The average offender at FCI Lompoc is serving between one and fifteen years for federal drug and or other non-violent offenses. It has four general housing units, two of which offer dormitory and room-type housing. The institution offers a full range of inmate employment, vocational training, education, counseling (both mental health and drug abuse), medical, dental, pre-release preparation, and other self-improvement opportunities.

Indoor activities

* Beading * Card-making * Drawing * Leatherwork * Music program and musical instruments * Painting * Card tables * Ellipticals * Ping pong * Stair steppers * Stationary bikes * Table games

Outdoor activities

* Basketball * Bocce ball * Flag football * Handball * Horseshoes * Racquetball * Soccer * Softball * Tennis (3 courts) * Track * Volleyball * Weights Hours of operation are 6am to 8pm, excluding counts and meals.

Notable incidents

1980 escape

In the late evening hours of January 21, 1980, Christopher Boyce, who was serving a forty-year sentence for spying for the

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, escaped from FCI Lompoc. With the assistance of fellow inmates, he hid in a drainage hole, used a makeshift ladder and small tin scissors to cut through a barbed wire perimeter. Boyce was on the run for nineteen months, until U.S. Marshals and

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Agents captured him on the

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on August 21, 1981, ending one of the most extensive and complex manhunts in the history of the U.S. Marshals Service.

COVID-19 pandemic

A deadly

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outbreak swept through the federal correctional complex in 2020. It included several dozen staff members, including guards.

Notable inmates (current)

Notable inmates (former)

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

References

External links

Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex
{{Federal Bureau of Prisons Buildings and structures in Santa Barbara County, California

Lompoc Lompoc ( ; Chumashan ) is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast, its population was 43,834 as of July 2021. Lompoc has been inhabited for thousands of years by the Chumash people, who called t ...

Lompoc, California