United States Penitentiary
The United States Penitentiary, Lee is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Virginia. 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: lee-execassistant@bop.gov
- Type: Prison
- Description: United States Federal High Security Prison
- Also known as: “United States Penitentiary, Lee” and “USP Lee”
- Address: Hickory Flats Road, Pennington Gap, VA 23277
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodway and Pennington Gap.
Woodway
Hamlet
Woodway is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States. Elk Knob Elementary School is located in the community. Woodway is situated 2 miles north of United States Penitentiary.
Pennington Gap
Town
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Pennington Gap is a town in Lee County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,624 at the 2020 census. Pennington Gap is situated 4 miles north of United States Penitentiary.
Ely
Hamlet
Ely is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States. A post office was established at Ely in 1890, and closed the following year. Robert Ely was an early settler. Ely is situated 4½ miles north of United States Penitentiary.
United States Penitentiary
- Categories: archaeological site, United States federal prison, and government building
- Location: Lee, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.70245° or 36° 42′ 9″ northLongitude
-83.00223° or 83° 0′ 8″ westElevation
1,480 feet (451 metres)Operator
Federal Bureau of PrisonsOpen location code
868RPX2X+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 145219098OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonGeoNames ID
11384669Wikidata ID
Q7890879
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“United States Penitentiary” goes by many names.
- German: “United States Penitentiary Lee”
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