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This is a list of U.S. military prisons and brigs operated by the US Department of Defense for prisoners and convicts from the United States military. Current military prisons [ edit ]
The United States Army Corrections Command (ACC) exercises command and control and operational oversight for policy, programming, resourcing, and support of Army Corrections System (ACS) facilities and TDA elements worldwide. On order, ACC coordinates the execution of condemned military prisoners. [2]
A military prison is a prison operated by a military. Military prisons are used variously to house prisoners of war , unlawful combatants , those whose freedom is deemed a national security risk by the military or national authorities, and members of the military found guilty of a serious crime.
The United States Army Correctional Brigade is a prison which prepares prisoners for transition to civilian life as useful citizens or, in a few select cases, for return to military service. Prior to 1 October 1992, Camp Funston was the home of the brigade .
The United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB), colloquially known as Leavenworth, is a military correctional facility [2] located on Fort Leavenworth, a United States Army post in Kansas. It is one of two major prisons built on Fort Leavenworth property, the other is the military Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility , which opened on 5 ...
Most United States penitentiaries (USPs) are high-security facilities, which have highly secured perimeters with walls or reinforced fences, multiple and single-occupant cell housing, the highest staff-to-inmate ratio, and close control of inmate movement.
United States Disciplinary Barracks (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Military prisons in the United States" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
United States Army Regional Correctional Facility – Europe (USARCF-E) is the only Department of Defense, Level 1 corrections facility in the European and African theaters and is located at Sembach Kaserne, Germany. [1] USACF-E falls up under the 18th MP BDE.