United States Federal Penitentiary - Big Sandy

USA / Kentucky / Inez / Airport Road, 1197
USP Big Sandy is a maximum-security US Federal male prison. There is also an adjacent minimum-security satellite prison camp. Total inmate population is about 1,700.

BOP page on Big Sandy: www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/bsy/index.jsp

Opened in January 2003, the $200 million prison was built upon a reclaimed clear-cut hilltop mining site, and was plagued by $60 million in budget overruns. www.ohvec.org/links/news/archive/2003/fair_use/10_16.ht...
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Coordinates:   37°46'5"N   82°38'56"W
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