Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell
| Location | McDowell County near Welch, West Virginia |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium-security (with minimum-security prison camp) |
| Population | 1,660 (130 in prison camp) |
| Opened | 2010 |
| Managed by | Federal 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.