Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont

Prison complex in Texas, U.S.

29°57′53″N 94°04′45″W / 29.9646°N 94.0791°W / 29.9646; -94.0791StatusOperationalSecurity classHigh, medium and low-securityPopulation5,000 (three facilities)Opened1998Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons

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.

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]

References

^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Jefferson County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 13-14 (PDF p. 14-15/50). Retrieved 2022-08-14. Federal Correctional Complex Beaumont
^ "BOP: FCC Beaumont Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine". Federal Bureau of Prisons.