Federal Correctional Complex, Coleman

{{Short description|United States federal prison in Florida}}

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| prison_name = Federal Correctional Complex, Coleman

| image = USPColemanI.jpg

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| location = Sumter County,
near Wildwood, Florida

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| status = Operational

| population = 7,200 (four facilities and prison camp)

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| managed_by = Federal Bureau of Prisons

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The Federal Correctional Complex, Coleman (FCC Coleman) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in unincorporated Sumter County, Florida, near Wildwood. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), a division of the United States Department of Justice.

The facility is located in central Florida, approximately {{convert|50|mi|km}} northwest of Orlando, {{convert|60|mi|km}} northeast of Tampa, and {{convert|35|mi|km}} south of Ocala.[http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/cox/index.jsp BOP: FCC Coleman] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817164753/http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/cox/index.jsp |date=2012-08-17 }}. Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on 2013-10-23.

The complex has {{convert|1600|acre|ha}} of space.Lee, Suevon. "A View Inside Federal Lockup." Ocala Star-Banner. Thursday, January 21, 2010. p. [http://www.ocala.com/article/20100121/ARTICLES/1211004?p=3&tc=pg 3]. Retrieved on December 6, 2015. {{asof|2010}}, the complex, the largest correctional facility operated in the nation, altogether houses 7,120 prisoners,Lee, Suevon. "A View Inside Federal Lockup." Ocala Star-Banner. Thursday, January 21, 2010. p. [http://www.ocala.com/article/20100121/ARTICLES/1211004?p=2&tc=pg 2]. Retrieved on December 6, 2015. and 1,300 employees, making it one of the largest employers in the county.Lee, Suevon. "A View Inside Federal Lockup." Ocala Star-Banner. Thursday, January 21, 2010. p. [http://www.ocala.com/article/20100121/ARTICLES/1211004?tc=ar 1]. Retrieved on December 6, 2015. Most prisoners, with the exception of prisoners housed at United States Penitentiary, Coleman 1, are sentenced for drug-related crimes and were not convicted of violent acts. According to Rachel Monroe of The Atlantic, the prison has held several unusual or notable criminals.{{cite web|last=Monroe |first=Rachel |author-link=Rachel Monroe |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/08/matthew-cox-true-crime/592798/|title=The Con Man Who Became a True-Crime Writer|work=The Atlantic|date=August 2019|access-date=2019-09-01|quote=Cox knew he wasn’t the only one in Coleman with an amazing story.[...]}}

Prisoners housed at FCC Coleman are all male. The prisoners on average have sentences of 10 years. Press reports indicate female prisoners, who previously were held at the adjacent satellite prison camp, were raped by staff and that widespread sexual abuse occurred. Prosecutors have been unable to prosecute cases against the employees due to lack of evidence.{{cite news|last1=Ellenbogen|first1=Romy|date=17 September 2020|title=No consequences after Florida officers admit to sexually abusing inmates, lawsuit says|work=|publisher=Tampa Bay Times|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2020/09/17/no-consequences-after-florida-officers-admit-to-sexually-abusing-inmates-lawsuit-says/|access-date=27 September 2020}}

The complex consists of four facilities:

• Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Low (FCI Coleman Low): a low-security facility.
• Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Medium (FCI Coleman Medium): a medium-security facility with an adjacent satellite prison camp for minimum-security inmates.
• United States Penitentiary I, Coleman (USP Coleman I): a high-security facility.
• United States Penitentiary II, Coleman (USP Coleman II): a high-security facility.