United States Penitentiary, Tucson
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The United States Penitentiary, Tucson (USP Tucson) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Arizona. It is part of the Tucson Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Tucson) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male offenders.
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Location | Tucson, Arizona |
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Coordinates | 32°04′53″N 110°51′29″W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | High-security (with minimum-security prison camp) |
Population | 1,426 [1,308 at the USP, 118 in prison camp] (September 2023) |
Opened | 2007[1] |
Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
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USP Tucson is located within Tucson's city limits, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of downtown Tucson.[2]