FCI Englewood (low-security)

Male

Gender

Low

Security Level

955 (BOP population report, July 9, 2026)

Population

Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood
9595 West Quincy Avenue, Littleton, CO 80123
RDAP: Yes

Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood (FCI Englewood) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates. It sits in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado, southwest of Denver, with a Littleton mailing address.^[1] The Federal Bureau of Prisons runs it. The bureau is part of the United States Department of Justice. A minimum-security satellite camp sits next to the main institution and houses inmates of the same gender.

Overview

FCI Englewood holds male inmates at a low security level. A low-security designation means dormitory or cubicle housing, a double perimeter fence, and a focus on work and reentry programming rather than the cell blocks and hard controls of higher-security prisons. The compound stands on a large campus in the Denver metropolitan area. The main institution shares its grounds with an adjacent minimum-security camp.^[2]

Recent figures put the combined population at roughly 1,034, with around 186 of those inmates housed in the camp.^[2] Counts shift as inmates arrive, transfer, and release, so the live number changes over time. The Bureau of Prisons publishes current population data on the institution's official page.^[1] The Bureau's own live facility locator and population report, pulled 2026-07-12, list Englewood's population as 955 with no attached camp (hasCamp: false), which conflicts with the wiki-sourced camp claim above; this page has not independently resolved which source is current, and the camp-specific claims below should be treated accordingly.

The facility runs the Residential Drug Abuse Program. RDAP is an intensive drug-treatment program. Inmates who complete it and meet eligibility rules can earn a sentence reduction of up to a year. That makes Englewood a sought-after designation for eligible inmates.^[1]

Low-security institutions like Englewood carry a lower staff-to-inmate ratio than medium or high facilities. Daily life centers on job assignments, education, and treatment programming. Inmates work in food service, facilities upkeep, and other prison operations. The camp next door supplies labor for grounds and support tasks and holds inmates at the lowest custody level, who face fewer movement restrictions than those in the main compound.^[2]

History

The Bureau of Prisons opened FCI Englewood in 1988.^[2] The Denver-area site placed a low-security federal prison in a metropolitan region that the bureau had long used for corrections work. A minimum-security camp was established alongside the main institution to handle inmates who qualify for the lowest custody level.^[2]

Over the years the Englewood complex has grown into a multi-component site. Reporting and bureau materials describe the low-security FCI, the adjacent camp, and related units operating from the same grounds.^[1]^[2] The camp draws on the surrounding labor and program needs of the main institution, a common arrangement at federal prison complexes.

Englewood drew national attention in the 2010s when high-profile inmates were designated there. Local outlets covered the facility's reputation and its sex-offender treatment programming during that stretch.^[3] The bureau continues to operate the institution as a low-security men's prison with the camp attached.^[1]

Notable Inmates

Several well-known offenders have served time at FCI Englewood.

Jared Fogle is the former Subway spokesman. He pleaded guilty in 2015 to child-pornography and sex-crime charges and received a roughly fifteen-year sentence. He was designated to Englewood, in part for its sex-offender treatment programming.^[3]^[4]

Rod Blagojevich is the former governor of Illinois. He was convicted on federal corruption charges and reported to Englewood in March 2012 to begin a fourteen-year sentence. President Donald Trump commuted his sentence in February 2020, and he was released.^[3]^[5]

Their time at the facility overlapped in late 2015 and after.^[3]

Name	Sentence	Offense	Dates
Jeffrey Skilling	24 years, later reduced to 14; released 2019	Enron fraud: conspiracy, securities fraud, insider trading, and making false statements	Housed at FCI Englewood low-security from 2008 until a January 2014 transfer to minimum-security
Michael Slager	20 years (register 31292-171)	Federal civil-rights violation in the killing of Walter Scott (former North Charleston, SC police officer)	Main low-security FCI
Thomas Lane	Federal term served at Englewood; released August 2024 (register 43954-509)	Federal civil-rights violation in the murder of George Floyd (former Minneapolis police officer)	Main low-security FCI
Jacob Chansley (Jake Angeli, the QAnon Shaman)	41 months; released May 2023 (register 24866-509)	Obstruction of an official proceeding during the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot	Main low-security FCI
Ed Buck	30 years (register 78687-112)	Distribution of methamphetamine resulting in death and related drug/enticement charges	Main low-security FCI
Eric Franklin Rosser	Serving federal term (register 07006-028)	Child pornography offenses	Main low-security FCI

Notes from Alumni

The following people have spoken about their time at FCI Englewood (low-security) on the Nightmare Success podcast, hosted by Brent Cassity (himself formerly incarcerated in the federal system):

Remaining Positive: A Journey of Choices and Redemption (Nightmare Success podcast)

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

Location and Visitation

The physical site is in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado, southwest of downtown Denver. The mailing address is 9595 West Quincy Avenue, Littleton, CO 80123.^[1]

Visiting rules differ between the low-security institution and the camp, and the bureau updates them often. Confirm visiting days, hours, approval requirements, and dress code before any trip. The institution's official Bureau of Prisons page carries the current rules and scheduling details.^[1] General guidance is also covered in the Prisonpedia Visitation Guide.

Daily life and programs

Situated off U.S. Route 285 in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado, The Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood is a low-security U.S. federal prison for male inmates. The facility is located roughly 10 miles southwest of downtown Denver, near Littleton and Bow Mar. Operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons within its North Central Region, the main low-security institution opened in 1988 and houses between 900 and 990 men. The perimeter of the low-security institution is secured with double fencing and electronic detection systems; however, inmates have comparatively more freedom of movement inside the compound than at higher-security facilities. Immediately adjacent is a separate minimum-security satellite prison camp. This adjoining camp opened in 1990 and holds roughly 180 additional male prisoners. Because the two sites operate at distinct security levels, inmates often move from the low FCI to the camp as their custody classification and eligibility change.

A primary characteristic of FCI Englewood is its designation as a Sex Offender Management Program (SOMP) facility. As a result of this classification, a substantial proportion of the population has a current or prior sexual offense. Secondary legal-resource sources estimate that roughly 40 percent of the inmates fall into this category, a reality that heavily influences the programming, counseling, and general culture of the institution. Housing at the low-security FCI is arranged into general-population units that integrate traditional cells with open dormitory areas. Additionally, the facility maintains a Special Housing Unit (SHU) reserved for administrative detention and disciplinary segregation. Daily life adheres to a standard BOP structure, encompassing scheduled counts, meal periods in a central dining hall, work assignments, education blocks, and recreation windows.

Programming remains a major emphasis at Englewood. The institution runs the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), the Bureau's roughly 9-month, 500-hour intensive treatment track whose successful completion can yield up to a 12-month sentence reduction, alongside a Non-Residential Drug Abuse Program and Drug Education. Furthermore, Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) operates on site, historically producing clothing and textiles while providing paid work at typical UNICOR wage scales. Education services include GED preparation, English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL), Adult Continuing Education (ACE) classes, parenting programs, and Release Preparation Program coursework. Recreation includes outdoor yards with basketball and handball courts, a softball field, and a walking track, in addition to indoor options such as table tennis, arts and crafts, and weight machines, although free weights were removed Bureau-wide in the 1990s. Communication is handled through monitored phone access, the TRULINCS email system, and both video and in-person visitation.

Englewood has held a number of high-profile inmates at the low-security institution. Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling served most of his fraud sentence there before a 2014 transfer to a minimum-security facility. Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle has served his child-exploitation sentence at the main FCI, where he was assaulted by another inmate on the recreation yard in January 2016. Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich began his corruption sentence at the low-security FCI before moving to the adjacent minimum-security camp; his sentence was commuted in 2020. Several former law-enforcement officers convicted of federal civil-rights violations, including Michael Slager and Thomas Lane, have also been housed at the institution.

First-hand accounts

First-person accounts and reporting about life at this facility. Experiences are individual and may not reflect current conditions.

FCI Englewood might be the new home for Blagojevich — Denver Post. Local-paper journalism on the facility ahead of Rod Blagojevich's incarceration there.
Investigation into how an inmate walked away from FCI Englewood — KDVR (Denver TV). Investigative piece on a security lapse at the facility.
I spent 2 years in a 'club fed' prison camp, AMA — Reddit AMA. First-person AMA from someone who did 24 months at the FCI Englewood camp.
FCI Englewood — Reddit (r/PrisonWives). Current thread from a partner seeking advice ahead of a loved one's Englewood designation.