Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell

Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell
LocationMcDowell County near Welch, West Virginia
StatusOperational
Security classMedium-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population1,660 (130 in prison camp)
Opened2010
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell (FCI McDowell) is a medium-security federal prison for male offenders in southwestern West Virginia. It also has an adjacent satellite prison camp which houses minimum-security male offenders. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The complex lies in a detached rural area about four miles north of the city of Welch.