United States Penitentiary, Lompoc


The United States Penitentiary, Lompoc is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in California. It is part of the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male inmates. It was formerly a military disciplinary barracks on Camp Cooke.
FCC Lompoc is located within the city of Lompoc, northwest of Los Angeles, adjacent to Vandenberg Air Force Base. The complex also includes a Federal Correctional Institution and a minimum-security prison camp.

Facility

The USP security facility also contains a High security wing constructed in 2006 known as the "SHU" or "Special Housing Unit". Inmates may be placed in the SHU as a disciplinary measure or for administrative reasons.
The FCI has a Residential Drug Abuse Program
There are two minimum security prison camps that also house adult male inmates.

Notable inmates

Former

COVID-19 pandemic

A deadly COVID-19 outbreak swept through the federal correctional complex in 2020. It included several dozen staff members, including guards.