United States Penitentiary, Canaan

United States Penitentiary, Canaan
LocationCanaan Township, Wayne County,
near Waymart, Pennsylvania
StatusOperational
Security classHigh-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population1,269 [1,183 at the USP, 86 in prison camp] (September 2023)
Opened2005
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons
WardenCharles Maiorana

The United States Penitentiary, Canaan (USP Canaan) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in northeastern Pennsylvania, with a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male inmates. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

USP Canaan is located in Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 20 miles (32 km) east of Scranton and 134 miles (216 km) north of Philadelphia.