Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg

Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg
LocationPrince George County,
near Hopewell, Virginia
StatusOperational
Security classLow- and medium-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population1,111 at Low; 1,595 at Medium; and 293 at minimum-security camp
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg (FCI Petersburg) is a United States federal prison for low- and medium-security male inmates. It is part of the Petersburg Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Virginia and operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male offenders. FCI Petersburg consists of two facilities:

  • Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg Low: a low-security facility
  • Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg Medium: a medium-security facility

FCC Petersburg is located in Prince George County, 25 miles southeast of Richmond, Virginia, the state capital. It lies just west of the independent city of Hopewell, Virginia.