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United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and Federal Prison Camp, Allenwood, Pennsylvania, December 10, 1991

NCJ Number
159212
Date Published
1991
Length
35 pages
Annotation
This report presents statistical data and other information about three Federal correctional institutions in Pennsylvania, as well as data regarding the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Abstract
The United States Penitentiary at Lewisburg is an all- male, high-security facility with a rated capacity of 1,041 and a current inmate population of 1,284. It follows a balanced philosophy, which recognizes that punishment, deterrence, and incapacitation are all valid purposes of confinement. Programs include work, education, training, and counseling. The Intensive Confinement Center at Lewisburg is a minimum- security facility with a current population of 151. It provides an intensive, highly structured environment that balances a military boot camp approach with the traditional correctional values of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Inmates are placed in the program for 6 months. The Allenwood Federal Prison Camp is a minimum-security institution housing essentially nonviolent, short-term, first-time offenders. Its rated capacity is 535; the current population is 842. As of May 30, 1991, the Federal Bureau of Prisons had a rated capacity of 38,624 and housed 62,283 inmates. It had 19,544 staff members.