Federal Correctional Complex, Victorville

{{Short description|Federal prison complex in California, US}} {{One source|date=October 2015}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox prison | prison_name = Federal Correctional Complex, Victorville | image = USP Victorville.jpg | image_size = 215 | location = [[Victorville, California|Victorville]],<br />[[Victor Valley]],<br />[[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino County]],<br />[[California]] | coordinates = {{Coord|34|34|00|N|117|21|50|W|type:landmark_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} | status = Operational | classification = High, medium and minimum-security | population = | opened = | closed = | warden = C. Lepe }} The '''Federal Correctional Complex, Victorville (FCC Victorville)''' is a United States [[federal prison]] complex located in the [[Victor Valley]] of the [[Mojave Desert]], in [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino County]], southern [[California]]. It is on part of the former [[George Air Force Base]] (1941−1992) near [[Victorville, California|Victorville]], approximately {{convert|85|mi|km}} northeast of [[Downtown Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/vix/index.jsp |title=BOP: FCC Victorville |publisher=Federal Bureau of Prisons |access-date=August 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815085337/http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/vix/index.jsp |archive-date=August 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The complex is built upon a designated [[Superfund]] site. 33 toxic chemicals are known to be present in the facility water supply and have caused illness among several inmates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbsun.com/victorville-prison-where-immigrant-detainees-held-built-atop-toxic-superfund-site/|title=Victorville prison where immigrant detainees held built atop toxic Superfund site|date=August 13, 2018}}</ref>

The prison complex is operated by the [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]], a division of the [[United States Department of Justice]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/death-behind-bars-dc-family-searching-for-answers-after-sons-death-in-federal-prison/3583225/|title=Death behind bars: DC family searching for answers after son's death in federal prison|first1=Tracee|last1=Wilkins|first2=News4 Investigative|last2=Reporter|first3=Katie|last3=Leslie|first4=Steve|last4=Jones|first5=Jeff|last5=Piper • •|date=April 3, 2024}}</ref>

==Facilities== The FCC Victorville complex consists of three facilities:

* [[Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville]] (FCI I Victorville): a medium-security facility for male inmates * [[Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville]] (FCI II Victorville): a medium-security facility for male inmates with a satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security female offenders. * [[United States Penitentiary, Victorville]] (USP Victorville): a high-security facility for male inmates.

==See also== {{Portal|United States|Politics|Law}} * [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] * [[Incarceration in the United States]] * [[List of U.S. federal prisons]] * {{C|Prisons in California}}

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[[Category:Buildings and structures in San Bernardino County, California]] [[Category:Federal Correctional Complexes in the United States|Victorville]] [[Category:Federal prisons in California]] [[Category:Victor Valley]] [[Category:Victorville, California]]