United States Penitentiary, Canaan
The United States Penitentiary, 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.- Prison
- …lies at an elevation of 1,526 feet (465 metres)
- …is also known as “USP Canaan”
- …is operated by Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Description: high-security federal prison in Pennsylvania, US
- Address: 3057 Eric J. Williams Memorial Drive, Canaan Township, PA 18472
- Email: caa-execassistant@bop.gov
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United States Penitentiary, Canaan
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Latitude
41.56293° or 41° 33′ 47″ north
Longitude
-75.42133° or 75° 25′ 17″ west
Open location code
87H6HH7H+5F
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