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

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for male inmates in

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. It is operated by the

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, a division of the

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. The facility has an adjacent minimum-security satellite prison camp which also houses male offenders. FCI Schuylkill is located in north-central Schuylkill County, 46 miles north the state capital of

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, and 175 miles north of Washington, D.C.

History

On April 22, 1987, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced that a $40 million medium-security federal prison housing 500 to 600 inmates would be built in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The project was expected to create 250 new prison jobs and an estimated 144 non-prison jobs. Various politicians, including US Senators

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and

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, and economic development groups such as the Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation, had lobbied vigorously for the project for three years.40-million Federal Prison To Be Built In Schuylkill - Morning Call
Articles.mcall.com (1987-04-23). Retrieved on 2013-08-15.

Notable Inmates

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History

Notable Inmates

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Former

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