Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin
| Location | Pekin, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium-security (with minimum-security prison camp) |
| Population | 1,200 (300 in prison camp) |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
The Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin (FCI Pekin) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Illinois. 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 female offenders.
FCI Pekin is located approximately 10 miles south of Peoria, Illinois, 180 miles southwest of Chicago, and 180 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. It is located within the city limits of Pekin, Illinois.
Kathy Kelly, who had been incarcerated in the Pekin complex, wrote the book Other Lands Have Dreams: From Baghdad to Pekin Prison. Shon Hopwood, while serving time in FCI Pekin, became an accomplished United States Supreme Court practitioner by the time he was released in 2008.