Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone
The Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone is a low-security United States federal prison for male offenders in Sandstone, Minnesota. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Not generally acknowledged by the BoP, FCI Sandstone also includes a separate high security wing complete with electric fences and gun towers. This unit, informally known as the "snitch unit" houses high security inmates who have informed on others and would be in jeopardy among the general population. The inmates in this unit are completely segregated from the other Sandstone inmates, although they are served by the same staff.
FCI Sandstone is located approximately 100 miles northeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul and 70 miles southwest of Duluth, Minnesota.
Notable Inmates (current and former)
†Inmates who were released from custody prior to 1982 are not listed on the Bureau of Prisons website.Celebrities and sports figures
| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
| Tim Allen | Released from custody in 1981 after serving 28 months under his birth name, Timothy A. Dick. | Comedian and television actor; pleaded guilty in 1979 to drug trafficking after being found in possession of 1.4 pounds of cocaine at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport in Michigan | |
| Mike Danton | Transferred to Kingston Penitentiary in Canada in 2009 after serving 4 years; later released that year. | Former National Hockey League player and Canadian citizen; convicted in 2004 of conspiracy to commit murder for attempting to hire a hitman to kill his agent, David Frost. | |
| Con Errico | Released from custody in 1985 after serving 4 years. | Former horse jockey; convicted in 1980 of racketeering for fixing races and contempt of court for refusing to provide grand jury testimony. |