Back Penitenciaría de los Estados Unidos, Terre Haute Spanish USP Terre Haute Finnish Pénitencier fédéral de Terre Haute French בית הסוהר של ארצות הברית, טרה הוט HE
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  Location in Indiana  United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute (the United States) | |
| Location | Vigo County, Indiana, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 39°24′45″N 87°27′15″W / 39.4126°N 87.4542°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | High-security (with minimum-security prison camp) |
| Population | 1,171 (September 2023) |
| Opened | Original Facility: 1940 Current Facility: 2005[1] |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute (USP Terre Haute) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Terre Haute, Indiana. It is part of the Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute (FCC Terre Haute) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. USP Terre Haute houses a Special Confinement Unit for male federal inmates who have been sentenced to death as well as the federal execution chamber. Most inmates sentenced to death by the U.S. federal government are housed in USP Terre Haute prior to execution. FCC Terre Haute is located in the city of Terre Haute, 70 miles (110 km) west of Indianapolis.[2]
- ^ "U.S. Bureau of Prisons dedicates new Terre Haute penitentiary". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. March 8, 2005.
- ^ "BOP: FCI Terre Haute". Bop.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2013.