United States Penitentiary, Marion

United States Penitentiary, Marion
LocationSouthern Precinct, Williamson County,
near Marion, Illinois
Coordinates37°39′47″N 88°59′3″W / 37.66306°N 88.98417°W / 37.66306; -88.98417
StatusOperational
Security classMedium-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population1,298 [1,117 at the USP, 181 in prison camp] (September 2023)
Opened1963
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons
WardenDaniel Sproul

The United States Penitentiary, Marion (USP Marion) is a large medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Southern Precinct, unincorporated Williamson County, 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 that houses minimum security male offenders.

USP Marion in Southern Illinois is approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of the city of Marion, Illinois, 300 miles (480 km) south of Chicago, and 120 miles (190 km) southeast of St. Louis, Missouri.