FCI Danbury (minimum-security camp): Difference between revisions

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Population (Nov. 2025)

Piper Kerman served 13 months at Danbury and authored "Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison," which became the basis for the Netflix series.
An anonymous businesswoman documented her January 2015 arrival in Surviving Danbury Federal Prison: "Everything I read about the humiliating strip search became a reality for me. I was given a number and a uniform." She described walking up the hill thinking "this can't be a prison. There is no locks or bars."
The same author noted her experience at the Hartford halfway house after release was "ten times worse than prison."

Please remember that experiences are unique and may not reflect today's experience.

Physical location: DANBURY, CT 6811

Mailing address: 33 1/2 PEMBROKE STATION, DANBURY, CT 06811

There are many specific rules and procedures to be aware of when you're considering visiting the institution. Read more on our Visitation Guide.

For full, current visiting rules and scheduling, always check the institution's official page on the Bureau of Prisons website: Official BOP Page.

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+* [[Piper_Kerman|Piper Kerman]] served 13 months at Danbury and authored "Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison," which became the basis for the Netflix series.
+* An anonymous businesswoman documented her January 2015 arrival in [https://evolutionreentry.org/2016/08/24/white-collar-womans-story-surviving-danbury-federal-prison/ Surviving Danbury Federal Prison]: "Everything I read about the humiliating strip search became a reality for me. I was given a number and a uniform." She described walking up the hill thinking "this can't be a prison. There is no locks or bars."
+* The same author noted her experience at the Hartford halfway house after release was "ten times worse than prison."
 ''Please remember that experiences are unique and may not reflect today's experience.''