Federal Medical Center, Carswell
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| Location | Fort Worth, Texas |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | All security levels (with minimum-security prison camp) |
| Population | 1,380 (280 in prison camp) |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| Warden | Jody R. Upton |
The Federal Medical Center, Carswell (FMC Carswell) is a United States federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas for female inmates of all security levels with special medical and mental health needs. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has a prison camp for minimum-security female inmates.
FMC Carswell is located in the northeast corner of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, formerly known as Carswell Air Force Base. It lies in the northwest part of the city of Fort Worth, near the southeast corner of Lake Worth.
As of 2015[update], the sole woman with a federal death sentence is incarcerated at FMC Carswell.
Prior to the facility's opening, women went to a federal prison hospital in Kentucky that also served male prisoners. The Kentucky facility closed and FMC Carswell opened in 1994. The facility previously served as the medical center for Carswell Air Force Base.
FMC Carswell is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the American Correctional Association. It is the only medical facility for women in the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
The main five story building has a capacity of 600 prisoners. The minimum security prisoners live in barracks outside of the main compound.
Although most inmates at this facility have some form of medical condition requiring treatment, there is also a general population of inmates at FMC Carswell who do not. Carswell houses the single woman who is currently under federal death sentences. FMC Carswell has an administrative high security unit, which houses women in the BOP system who are classified as "special management concerns" due to violence and/or escape attempts. The unit has a capacity of 20 women.
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