Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute
The Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute (FCC Terre Haute) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Indiana; much of the complex grounds is in Terre Haute, though portions are in unincorporated Vigo County.[1] It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice, and consists of two facilities:
Location
Operational
High, medium, and minimum-security
3,000 (two facilities and prison camp)
1940
Special Confinement Unit[edit]
United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute uses a Special Confinement Unit to separate federal male death sentenced inmates. Male inmates are transferred from other facilities, like state and federal prisons, for engagement in the Special Confinement Unit. USP Terre Haute opened the Special Confinement Unit on July 13, 1999.[5]
Segregated housing[edit]
Inmates considered high risk are immediately placed in a secure wing with more rules and supervision. These prisons are restricted segregation, which involves a twenty-three hour cell lock in, usually in solitary confinement. Inmates are allowed a thirty minute lunch and thirty minutes of yard time.[6]