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According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons' statistics, as of 2021, nearly 45% of adults in federal prisons are incarcerated for drug offenses. However, it is important to note that this percentage can vary over time and may differ among state and local correctional facilities.
The below site shows where all the federal prisons are:
Federal Bureau of Prisons was created in 1930.
Approximately 15% of individuals in US prisons have a psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. This is significantly higher than the general population.
Do to security reasons you are not allowed to know the exact number of federal prisons.
The Federal Department of Corrections runs Federal prisons. The Federal Department of Corrections is a subdivision of the Judicial System in the United States.
There are several. Alderson, West Virginia is one of the best known. Where are all womens federal prisons located. Also...there is a women's federal prison in Danbury, Ct. The Federal Bureau of Prisons website has information on all women's prisons.
State prisons are run by the state, criminals are placed in state prisons when the have broken only state laws. Criminals go to federally run prisons when they break federal laws.
1. Yazoo federal complex
Federal prisons are safer for the inmate, however a federal sentence requires the inmate to serve 85% of the time. Most state prisons will parole at 50% time served depending on the crime
There are currently 192
The Federal Bureau of Prisons serves several functions. It has the remit of providing progressive and humane care for Federal inmates and to professionalize the prison service.