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Federal Correctional Institution, Hazelton

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Status
  
Operational

Warden
  
Leonard Oddo

Opened
  
2015

Population
  
1,948

Phone
  
+1 304-379-1500

Location
  
Preston County, West Virginia

Security class
  
Medium-security with Secure Female Facility

Managed by
  
Federal Bureau of Prisons

Address
  
1640 Sky View Dr, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525, USA

The Federal Correctional Institution, Hazelton (FCI Hazelton) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates, as well as a secure facility for female inmates, located in the Preston County, West Virginia. It is the newest facility in the federal prison system and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

Facility details

FCI Hazelton has a Secure Housing Unit for inmates who are considered dangerous due to previous acts of violence inside the facility, such as assaults on staff or other inmates, as well as for inmates who engage in repeated rule violations.

The facility has a Vocational Training Program, which includes building trades such as Carpentry, Dry Wall, Electrical, HVAC, Masonry, Plumbing, and Welding, Culinary Arts, Graphic Arts, and Microsoft Office.

References

Federal Correctional Institution, Hazelton Wikipedia