Federal Prison Camp, Alderson

Federal Prison Camp, Alderson
Location	Monroe and Summers Counties, West Virginia
Status	Operational
Security class	Minimum-security
Population	667
Opened	1928
Managed by	Federal Bureau of Prisons
Warden	D. Wilson

The Federal Prison Camp, Alderson (FPC Alderson) is a minimum-security United States federal prison for female inmates in West Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

FPC Alderson is in two West Virginia counties, near the town of Alderson. A portion of the prison is in unincorporated Monroe County, while the other portion of the prison,^[2] including the dormitories, is in unincorporated Summers County.^[3]^[4]^[5] The majority of the prison is in Summers County.^[6] Four other area towns, Hinton, Lewisburg, Ronceverte, and White Sulphur Springs, are within commuting distance of FPC Alderson.^[7]

^ "FPC Alderson". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
^ McClam, Erin (2004-09-30). "Stewart's bunk reserved at minimum-security camp". Associated Press. p. D-8. [...]in Monroe and Summers counties. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
^ "Martha's Prison Thanksgiving". Highbeam (The Cincinnati Post). 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011. Mullins said the prison dormitories are in Summers County
^ "County population drop due partly to inmate switch". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Associated Press. 2001-07-07. p. 6. The prison is located on Glen Ray Road in Monroe County. But Mullins said the prison dormitories are in Summers County. - Found on Newspaperarchive.com
^ "FPC Alderson Contact Information". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Summers County, WV" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 6 (PDF p. 7/18). Retrieved 2022-08-15. Alderson Federal Prison Cp
^ "FPC Alderson". Federal Bureau of Prison. Retrieved 17 July 2011.