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Do to security reasons you are not allowed to know the exact number of federal prisons.
There are at least 7 types of prisons in the United States. These are: jails, federal prisons, state prisons, rehabilitation prisons, minimum security, medium security, and maxium security prisons. Actually there are four types of prisons in the United States. Military, Juvenile, Political, and Psychiatric. Jails are considered temporary holding facilities for criminals until they can be moved and housed into a prison.
The levels: 1. Minimum Security 2. Medium Security 3. Maximum Security
The below site shows where all the federal prisons are:
Yes Ozwald Maximum Security Prison is a prison that is part of the Federal Bureau of Prisons located in Nome, Alaska.There are no federal prisons located in the state of Alaska. Oswald State Correctional Facility, formerly Oswald State Penitentiary, a fictional maximum security prison in New York.
Federal Bureau of Prisons was created in 1930.
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.
the federal courts
Inmates typically have the opportunity to shower every day, but the frequency may vary depending on the facility. Some facilities may have specific schedules or regulations dictating shower times, while others may allow more flexibility. Overall, access to showers is a basic necessity for inmates and should be provided regularly.
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.
10.San Quentin Prison 9.Bang Kwang Prison 8.Rikers Island Prison 7.ADX Florence Supermax Facility 6.Alcatras Island Prison 5.La Sante Prison 4.Diyarbakr Prison 3.La Sabaneta Prison 2.Tadmor Prison 1.Carandiru prison