United States Penitentiary Atlanta - a Medium Security Prison

The United States Penitentiary in Atlanta is one of the oldest prisons in the federal system. The only prisoner that is older is the USP at Leavenworth, Kansas, which predates Atlanta by a few years. An adjacent federal detention center was added on to the penitentiary in the 1990s. The USP and the FDC hold different kinds of prisoners.

Previously, the USP Atlanta held only high-security prisoners while the detention center held individuals who were either in transit to other prisons or facing federal criminal indictment. Today, the mission of the USP has changed, as it has been reclassified to hold only medium-security prisoners, though a few well-behaved high security prisoners probably roam inside the walls. 

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United States Penitentiary, Atlanta
USP Atlanta
601 McDonough Boulevard, SE
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 635-5100

12:42 - 2008-Oct-8