Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont

The Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont (FCC Beaumont) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in unincorporated Jefferson County, Texas.^[1] It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

United States Penitentiary, Beaumont

Location	Jefferson County, Texas
Coordinates	29.9646°N 94.0791°W / 29.9646; -94.0791
Status	Operational
Security class	High, medium and low-security
Population	5,000 (three facilities)
Opened	1998
Managed by	Federal Bureau of Prisons

The complex consists of three facilities:

• Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont Low (FCI Beaumont Low): a low-security facility.
• Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont Medium (FCI Beaumont Medium): a medium-security facility.
• United States Penitentiary, Beaumont (USP Beaumont): a high-security facility.

FCC Beaumont is located approximately 4 miles (6 kilometers) south of the City of Beaumont; 35 mi (56 km) from the Gulf of Mexico; 100 mi (160 km) east of Houston; and 268 mi (431 km) west of New Orleans, Louisiana.^[2]

See also

• Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Incarceration in the United States
• List of U.S. federal prisons