Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth

The Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth is a medium-security federal prison for male inmates in northeast Kansas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
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  • Email: lvn-execassistant@bop.gov
  • Type: Prison
  • Description: civilian federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, near Fort Leavenworth
  • Also known as: Leavenworth”, “United States Penitentiary Leavenworth Kansas”, “United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth”, and “USP Leavenworth
  • Address: 1300 Metropolitan Avenue, Leavenworth, KS 66048

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include C.W. Parker Carousel Museum and Centennial Bridge.

Museum
The , also known as the Leavenworth Carousel Museum, is located in , and is one of several museums sponsored by the Leavenworth Historical Museum Association. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth.

Bridge
The is a through arch bridge road bridge over the connecting , and . Constructed in 1955, it was initially a toll bridge. is situated 1½ miles east of Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Leavenworth and Leavenworth.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a United States Army installation located in , in the city of . Built in 1827, it is the second oldest active United States Army post west of , and the oldest permanent settlement in Kansas.

is a city in . , the "First City in Kansas", established in 1854, is located on the west banks of the Missouri River and became nationally known as the "jumping off point" for the opening of the West.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . It lies within the . is situated 2½ miles east of Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth.

Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth

Latitude
39.33088° or 39° 19′ 51″ north
Longitude
-94.93574° or 94° 56′ 9″ west
Elevation
892 feet (272 metres)
Open location code
86F783J7+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 361098575
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Geo­Names ID
7234122
Wiki­data ID
Q1006053
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 美國萊文沃思監獄
  • Chinese: 萊文沃思美國監獄
  • Dutch: penitentiaire inrichting Leavenworth
  • Finnish: USP Leavenworth
  • French: pénitencier fédéral de Leavenworth
  • French: Pénitencier fédéral de Leavenworth
  • German: Bundesgefängnis Leavenworth
  • German: USP Leavenworth
  • Hebrew: בית הסוהר הפדרלי ליבנוורת‘
  • Irish: Príosún Leavenworth
  • Japanese: レブンワース刑務所
  • Japanese: レブンワース連邦刑務所
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Leavenworth Penitentiary
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Leavenworth-fengselet
  • Norwegian Bokmål: United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
  • Norwegian: United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
  • Russian: Левенуэрт
  • Spanish: Leavenworth
  • Spanish: Penitenciaría de los Estados Unidos, Leavenworth
  • Swedish: United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth

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