WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Prisons will close six facilities and make operational changes at two others as the agency addresses long-standing maintenance and staffing challenges, the BOP announced.
The closures include:
- Beaumont FCI Low
- Big Spring FCI and its satellite camp
- La Tuna FCI, La Tuna Federal Satellite Low and satellite camp
- Lexington FMC’s satellite camp
- Petersburg FCI Low
- Taft FCI
Staff assigned to Beaumont FCI Low, Lexington FMC’s satellite camp and Petersburg FCI Low will be transferred to other units onsite or nearby to continue working for the BOP, according to the agency.
A reduction-in-force will take effect at Big Spring FCI and its satellite camp, as well as La Tuna FCI, its Federal Satellite Low facility and satellite camp. La Tuna FSL and Taft FCI are currently non-operational, and only minimal staff will be affected, officials said.
The BOP also announced that Morgantown FPC and Duluth FPC will transition from minimum-security camps to Federal Satellite Low facilities.
The agency said it is facing a deferred maintenance backlog of more than $4 billion. Funding provided through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will help address some of those needs, but will not fully resolve the infrastructure and operational challenges that have built up over decades, according to the BOP.
“We are a Bureau that acts,” BOP Director William K. Marshall III said. “These actions are necessary to address longstanding infrastructure and staffing challenges while ensuring the Bureau remains focused on its core mission of operating safe, secure, and efficient correctional facilities. We will support our workforce throughout this transition and responsibly position the agency for the future.”
The BOP said the changes are part of a broader effort to maintain safe and secure operations across its facilities.
