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United States Penitentiary, Tucson
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<p>The United States Penitentiary, Tucson (USP Tucson) is a high-security United States <a href="/facts/Federal_prison/bDBAh6Qf">federal prison</a> for male inmates in Arizona. It is part of the <a href="/facts/Federal_Correctional_Complex%2c_Tucson/YsV5ycA9">Tucson Federal Correctional Complex</a> (FCC Tucson) and is operated by the <a href="/facts/Federal_Bureau_of_Prisons/fKVlmn6V">Federal Bureau of Prisons</a>, a division of the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Justice/2SuTuevo">United States Department of Justice</a>. The facility also has a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male offenders. </p><p>USP Tucson is located within Tucson's city limits, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of downtown <a href="/facts/Tucson%2c_Arizona/26QPvEaG">Tucson</a>. </p>