United States Penitentiary - Atlanta
The Federal Correctional Institution, Atlanta is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Atlanta, Georgia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Email: atl-execassistant@bop.gov
- Type: Prison
- Description: medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Also known as: “Atlanta Federal Penitentiary”, “Atlanta Federal Prison”, “Federal Correctional Institution, Atlanta”, “United States Penitentiary, Atlanta”, and “USP Atlanta”
- Address: 601 McDonough Boulevard Southeast, Atlanta, GA 30315
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zoo Atlanta and Joyland.
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo
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Zoo Atlanta is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredited zoo in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The current president and CEO of Zoo Atlanta is Raymond B. King. Zoo Atlanta is situated 1½ miles north of United States Penitentiary - Atlanta.
Joyland
Park
Joyland is a neighborhood of small, single family homes in southeast Atlanta, Georgia and site of a former 1921 amusement park built for African Americans.
Grant Park
Park
Grant Park refers to the oldest city park in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, as well as the Victorian neighborhood surrounding it. Grant Park is situated 1½ miles north of United States Penitentiary - Atlanta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakewood Heights and South Atlanta.
Lakewood Heights
Neighborhood
Lakewood Heights is a historic neighborhood established in the late 19th century. It experienced significant growth in the 1920s and 1930s as both an industrial and residential area.
South Atlanta
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South Atlanta is a district in Atlanta that contains the Grant Park, Peoplestown, Lakewood Heights, and Mechanicsville neighborhoods, and is near the world's busiest airport.
Peoplestown
Neighborhood
Peoplestown is a neighborhood of Atlanta just south of Center Parc Stadium and Downtown Atlanta.
United States Penitentiary - Atlanta
- Categories: United States federal prison, prison for men, and government building
- Location: Fulton, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.71085° or 33° 42′ 39″ northLongitude
-84.36909° or 84° 22′ 9″ westElevation
1,007 feet (307 metres)Open location code
865QPJ6J+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 825913152OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“United States Penitentiary - Atlanta” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هيئة الإصلاح الفيدرالية في أتلانتا”
- Armenian: “ԱՄՆ քրեակատարողական հիմնարկ, Ատլանտա”
- Chinese: “亞特蘭大美國監獄”
- Chinese: “亞特蘭大聯邦監獄”
- French: “Pénitencier fédéral d’Atlanta”
- German: “United States Penitentiary Atlanta”
- German: “United States Penitentiary, Atlanta”
- Japanese: “アトランタ刑務所”
- Japanese: “合衆国刑務所 (アトランタ)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “United States Penitentiary”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “USP Atlanta”
- Portuguese: “Penitenciária dos Estados Unidos”
- Slovenian: “United States Penitentiary, Atlanta”
- Spanish: “Penitenciaría de los Estados Unidos, Atlanta”
Localities in the Area
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