United States Penitentiary, Florence High
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| Location |
Fremont County, near Florence, Colorado |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | High-security |
| Population | 780 |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| Warden | Charles A. Daniels |
Coordinates: 38°21′39″N 105°06′09″W / 38.360771°N 105.10242°W
The United States Penitentiary, Florence High (USP Florence High) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Colorado. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. USP Florence High is part of the Florence Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Florence), which is situated on 49 acres of land and houses different facilities with varying degrees of security. It is named "Florence High" in order to differentiate it from the United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX, the federal supermax prison located in the same complex.
FCC Florence is located in Fremont County, Colorado, 90 miles south of Denver.
USP Florence High was built in 1993 in response to the growing need for a place to house high-security federal inmates. It was designed by DLR Group, a leading architectural firm specializing in correctional facilities. Before the complex was built, the city of Florence was experiencing an economic crisis with an unemployment rate of 17%. When the citizens were polled by mail about building the complex in Florence, 97% of respondents were in favor of the project. It was estimated that the Florence Federal Correctional Complex was going to provide approximately 1000 temporary jobs and 900 permanent jobs. In anticipation of these jobs the community raised $160,000 to purchase the 600 acres (240 ha) needed to build the prisons.
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