Federal Correctional Complex, Oakdale
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FCI Oakdale | |
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| Location | Allen Parish, Louisiana |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Low-security (with minimum-security prison camp) |
| Population | FCI Oakdale 1,700 - FDC Oakdale 700 (165 in prison camp) Originally served as the Federal Detention Center from 1986 through 1987 before it was burned by Mariel Cuban Detainees who received news that Cuba would be accepting returned Cubans with unacceptable or criminal histories. After it was rebuilt and reopened it was renamed the Federal Correctional Institution and would take in Medium Security Inmates, which was later changed to Low Security Inmates. |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| Warden | C. Maiorana |
The Federal Correctional Complex, Oakdale (FCC Oakdale) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Louisiana. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice, and consists of two main facilities:
- The Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale): houses low-security male inmates.
- The Federal Detention Center, Oakdale (FDC Oakdale): an administrative facility housing male pre-trial and holdover inmates. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male inmates.[1]
FCC Oakdale is located in central Louisiana, 35 miles (56 km) south of Alexandria and 58 miles (93 km) north of Lake Charles.
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