United States Penitentiary, Marion

United States Penitentiary, Marion
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LocationSouthern Precinct,[1] Williamson County,
near Marion, Illinois
Coordinates37°39′47″N 88°59′3″W / 37.66306°N 88.98417°W / 37.66306; -88.98417
StatusOperational
Security classMedium-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population1,298 [1,117 at the USP, 181 in prison camp] (September 2023)
Opened1963
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons
WardenDaniel Sproul

The United States Penitentiary, Marion (USP Marion) is a large medium-security United States federal prison for male and female inmates in Southern Precinct,[1] unincorporated Williamson County, Illinois.[2][3] It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum security male offenders.

USP Marion in Southern Illinois is approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of the city of Marion, Illinois, 300 miles (480 km) south of Chicago, and 120 miles (190 km) southeast of St. Louis, Missouri.[4]

  1. ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Southern precinct, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Williamson County, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 12 (PDF p. 13/28). Retrieved August 13, 2022. United States Penitentiary Marion
  3. ^ "USP Marion". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved March 30, 2020. 4500 PRISON ROAD MARION, IL 62959
  4. ^ Federal Bureau of Prisons. "USP Marion". Bop.gov. Retrieved March 15, 2014.

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