FCC Florence

The Federal Correctional Complex, Florence (FCC Florence) is a multi-institution complex of the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Florence, Colorado. Complexes co-locate penitentiaries, FCIs, medical facilities and camps on shared ground to share services and staff.

Components

Data verified: November 2026

Facility	Security level	Status (Nov 2026)
ADX Florence (USP Florence ADMAX)	Administrative Maximum	Open — the federal supermax
USP Florence High	High	Open
FCI Florence Medium	Medium	Open
Satellite camp	Minimum	Open

Overview

The most secure complex in the federal system — ADX plus a high-security penitentiary on one campus south of Denver.

Component pages without links are pending — the complex hub provides the shared context in the meantime.

First-hand accounts

Community threads and first-person accounts about this facility:

• r/prisons — FCC Florence camp questions
• r/prisons — transferred to the Florence camp for RDAP, year off
• r/OnTheBlock — working at FCC Florence