United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth

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United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth is a historic federal prison in Kansas known for housing some of the most notorious American criminals of the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Penitentiary
correctional facility
federal prison
architecturalStyle Romanesque Revival
linked to: Neo-Romanesque
category 1903 establishments in Kansas
Buildings and structures in Leavenworth County, Kansas
Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities
Prisons in Kansas
city Leavenworth
constructionBegan 1897
coordinates 39.3306°N 94.9272°W
country United States of America
dateOpened 1903
designedBy James Knox Taylor
hasAdjacentFacility Federal Prison Camp, Leavenworth
Leavenworth Detention Center
hasAlternativeName Leavenworth federal penitentiary
USP Leavenworth
hasFacilityType male-only prison
hasFeature large central dome
radial cellhouse layout
hasFunction long-term incarceration of federal inmates
hasInmatePopulationType adult male offenders
hasSecurityMeasures controlled inmate movement
guard towers
perimeter fencing
hasWarden position of warden of USP Leavenworth
isHistoric true
jurisdiction United States Department of Justice
locatedIn Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Leavenworth, Kansas
Midwestern United States
managedBy North Central Region of the Federal Bureau of Prisons
materialUsed limestone
near Fort Leavenworth
Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility
United States Disciplinary Barracks
notableFor housing notorious American criminals in the 20th century
operatedBy Federal Bureau of Prisons
ownedBy Federal Government of the United States
postalCode 66048
securityClassification medium security
securityLevelChangedFrom maximum security
securityLevelChangedTo medium security
state Kansas
streetAddress 1300 Metropolitan Avenue

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George "Machine Gun" Kelly imprisonedAt United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Robert Stroud placeOfDetention United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Bugs Moran placeOfDetention United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
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Birdman of Alcatraz placeOfDetention Leavenworth Penitentiary
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Machine Gun Kelly imprisonedAt Leavenworth Penitentiary
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United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth hasAdjacentFacility Federal Prison Camp, Leavenworth
linked to: United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth hasAlternativeName Leavenworth federal penitentiary
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Birdman of Alcatraz setIn Leavenworth Penitentiary
subject linked to: film Birdman of Alcatraz
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Leavenworth, Kansas, United States knownFor United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Leavenworth, Kansas, United States hasFacility United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Arthur Barker incarceratedAt Leavenworth Penitentiary
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George Kelly Barnes imprisonedAt United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Jack Johnson imprisonedAt United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Leavenworth County, Kansas hasFederalFacility United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Bugs Moran placeOfDetention Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
linked to: United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Frank Nitti incarceratedAt United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
subject linked to: The Enforcer
George R. Kelly placeOfImprisonment Leavenworth Penitentiary
linked to: United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Leavenworth hasCorrectionalFacility United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Leavenworth hasCorrectionalFacility Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth
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USP Leavenworth near Leavenworth federal prison complex
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USP Leavenworth alsoKnownAs United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
USP Leavenworth alsoKnownAs Leavenworth federal penitentiary
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USP Leavenworth hasAdjacentFacility Federal Prison Camp, Leavenworth
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