Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix
Front view of the prison | |
Interactive map of Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix | |
| Location | Fort Dix, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°59′54″N 74°36′49″W / 39.9984°N 74.6137°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Low-security (with minimum-security prison camp) |
| Population | 4,070 (328 in prison camp) |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
The Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix (FCI Fort Dix) is a low-security United States federal prison for male offenders in New Jersey. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. A satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male inmates.
FCI Fort Dix is located in Burlington County on the ASA Fort Dix entity of Joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. It is approximately 40 miles (64 km) from Philadelphia. The prison is in the Fort Dix census-designated place, and also within New Hanover Township, New Jersey.
Fort Dix is the largest single federal prison in the United States in the number of inmates housed there.
It is divided up into three compounds: The separate East and West Compounds (both low-level, each constituting a single prison in its own right) and a camp between the two.