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United States Penitentiary, Lee
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| Location | Lee County, near Pennington Gap, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°42′10.7″N 83°0′5.8″W / 36.702972°N 83.001611°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | High security (with satellite minimum-security prison camp) |
| Population | 1,528 [1,482 at the USP, 46 in prison camp] (September 2023) |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
The United States Penitentiary, Lee (USP Lee) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Virginia. 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 which houses minimum-security male offenders.
USP Lee is located in the Lee County Industrial Park,[1][2] an unincorporated area in Lee County, Virginia, in the southwestern part of the state. The prison is located off of U.S. Route 58 at the intersection of Route 638, near Pennington Gap and 8 miles (13 km) east of Jonesville.[3]
- ^ "USP Lee." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on January 3, 2012. "USP LEE U.S. PENITENTIARY LEE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK HICKORY FLATS ROAD PENNINGTON GAP, VA 24277"
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Lee County, VA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 8 (PDF p. 9/17). Retrieved 2024-09-27.
United States Penitentiary Lee
- ^ "USP Lee." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on January 3, 2012. "USP Lee is located in southwest Virginia in Lee County, 8 miles east of Jonesville, off U.S. 58 at the intersection of State Route 638."
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