United States Penitentiary Atlanta

United States Penitentiary Atlanta

The United States Penitentiary, Atlanta (USP Atlanta) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Atlanta, Georgia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

In 1899, President William McKinley authorized the construction of a new federal prison in Atlanta, Georgia. Construction was completed in January 1902 and the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary opened with the transfer of six convicts from the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in upstate New York.

The facility also has a detention center for pretrial and holdover inmates, and a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male inmates.

USP Atlanta is currently one of several facilities, including the Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City that are used to house prisoners who are being transferred between prisons.

Location

601 McDonough Blvd SE
Atlanta, Fulton County
Georgia, USA

Getting There

Here are some ways to get there:

One way to get there by public transportation is to take MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) train to the Oakland City Station, which is about 1.5 miles away from the prison. From there, visitors can take a taxi or use a rideshare service to get to the prison.

Alternatively, visitors can also drive to the prison and park in the designated visitor parking area. The prison is located near the intersection of McDonough Boulevard SE and McDonough Place SE, just off the I-75/I-85 connector.

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