United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy
The United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Martin County, Kentucky, near the city of Inez.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Email: bsy-execassistant@bop.gov
- Type: Prison
- Description: High-security federal prison in Kentucky
- Also known as: “USP Big Sandy”
- Address: 1197 Airport Road, Inez, KY 41224
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Big Sandy Regional Airport.
Big Sandy Regional Airport
Aerodrome
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Big Sandy Regional Airport is a public use airport in southwest Martin County, Kentucky. The airport is ten miles northeast of Prestonsburg, a city in Floyd County.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Odds and Butcher Hollow.
Odds
Hamlet
Odds is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at an elevation of 640 feet. Odds is located in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for ZIP code 41265. Odds is situated 3 miles southwest of United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy.
Butcher Hollow
Hamlet
Butcher Hollow is a coal-mining community located in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Butcher Hollow is situated 3½ miles west of United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy.
Davella
Hamlet
Davella is an unincorporated community located in Martin County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in 1902 with Dave Delong as the postmaster. The town was named after Delong and his wife Ella. Davella is situated 4 miles northeast of United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy.
United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy
- Categories: United States federal prison and government building
- Location: Martin, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.7715° or 37° 46′ 17″ northLongitude
-82.64598° or 82° 38′ 46″ westElevation
1,191 feet (363 metres)Operator
Federal Bureau of PrisonsOpen location code
869VQ9C3+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 571794605OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonGeoNames ID
11385234Wikidata ID
Q7890874
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy” goes by many names.
- German: “United States Penitentiary Big Sandy”
- German: “United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy”
- German: “USP Big Sandy”
- Spanish: “Penitenciaría de los Estados Unidos, Big Sandy”
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