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Updated on: January 26, 2024
812-244-4400
4700 BUREAU ROAD SOUTH TERRE HAUTE, IN, 47802
USP Terre Haute

In Terre Haute, Indiana, one can find the United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute, or USP Terre Haute for short. The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute is a high-security facility. The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute is a federal prison that is home to adult male inmates.

The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute is in the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex. The United States Penitentiary is under the operation and management of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a division in the United States Department of Justice system.

The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute includes a Special Confinement Unit. This Special Confinement is used for inmates who were sentenced to death. The Special Confinement Unit is home to the federal execution chamber.

Majority of inmates in the United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute have been sentenced to death by the United States Federal Government, but there are some exceptions though.

The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute was authorized by President, Franklin D. Roosevelt back in 1938. It was to be built in Terre Haute, Indiana. The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute was officially built in 1940 on over 1,100 acres of land.

When the United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute officially opened it was thanks to a lot of promotion thanks to the Terre Haute’s Chamber of Commerce. They ended up raising $50,000.

The residents of the city of Terre Haute were excited for the penitentiary to be in their town as they believed it would provide an abundance of jobs for them along with helping out their cities economy, while they housed non-violent inmates.

The first warden of the United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute was E.B. Swope.

In order for the United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute to start construction the United States Public Works Administration authorized a $3 million to offset the cost of the facility back in 1938. The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute was constructed for $2,150,000.

The design of the United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute was after a modified telephone pole design. The design consists of each housing area and other various facilities leading to a long central corridor.

The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute was the first facility that housed adult male felons that were not built with a wall or a fence that surrounded the perimeter.

Later in 2004, the government constructed a new United States Penitentiary on the adjoining property. The old penitentiary turned into what is now called the Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute. This facility is a medium-security federal prison.

The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute had many firsts. Another first that the United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute had was they emphasized rehabilitation. They provided many psychiatric and psychological treatments. Instead of referring to its inmates as numbers, they used their names. The facility also allowed inmates to talk amongst themselves instead of being required to eat in silence.  The facility even opted to use the label inmate rather than calling them convicts, criminals, or even animals.

The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute also was the first federal prison to finally bring in some educational programs, which help inmates in math, writing, and trades.

 

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
USP Terre Haute
4700 BUREAU ROAD SOUTH TERRE HAUTE, IN, 47802

USP Terre Haute Information

Jail Name USP Terre Haute
Jail Type Federal Prison
Location 4700 BUREAU ROAD SOUTH TERRE HAUTE, IN, 47802
Phone 812-244-4400
City Terre Haute
Postal Code 47802
State Indiana
County Vigo
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