Federal Correctional Complex, Coleman
The Federal Correctional Complex, Coleman is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in unincorporated Sumter County, Florida, near Wildwood. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
The complex has of space. the complex, the largest correctional facility operated by the BOP, altogether had 7,120 prisoners, and 1,300 employees, making it one of the largest employers in the county. Most prisoners are sentenced for drug-related crimes, and most of the inmates had not been convicted of violent acts. According to Rachel Monroe of The Atlantic, the prison has held several unusual or notable criminals. Prisoners are male with the exception of those in the female work camp. The prisoners on average have sentences of 10 years.
The complex consists of four facilities:
- Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Low : a low-security facility.
- Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Medium : a medium-security facility with an adjacent satellite prison camp for minimum-security inmates.
- United States Penitentiary I, Coleman : a high-security facility.
- United States Penitentiary II, Coleman : a high-security facility.
FCC Coleman is located in central Florida, approximately northwest of Orlando, northeast of Tampa, and south of Ocala.
