Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield

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U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners 1900 W Sunshine P.O. Box 4000 Springfield, MO 65802-4000

Public Information Officer - Albert Quintero

USMCFP Springfield Is one on 98 federal Bureau of Prisons facilities housing a total inmate population of 143,000.

General Information: Institution opened 1933 Total Acerage 257.53 acres (17.24 acres inside double fence) Security Level: Administrative (securitylevels Minimum, Low, Medium, High)

Budget:

$62,000,000 for fiscal year 2003

Staffing 718 total authorized positions (including 19 Public Health Service)

Instutional Operational Capacity: 1200

Medical Services:

Internal Medicine Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Hematology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology

Surgical Department Thoracic/Cardiovascular Surgery, General Vascular Surgery, Orthopdics, Pulmonology, Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT), Oncology, Podiatry, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Urology, Neurology, Neurosurgery

1 Education Programs
2 History
3 Famous Prisoners
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Education Programs

Adult Basic Education (ABE); English as a Second Language (ESL), General Education Development (GED); Adult Continuing Education (ACE); Pre-release (RPP): Parenting Program Vocation Trailing Apprentice Training Advanced Occupational Education (AOE)

[edit] History

The People of Springfield offered 620 acres of land to the federal government to build the prison. Congress authorized the building of the prison in 1930.

The Prison opened in 1933. The first superintendent was Dr. Marion R. King.

There were riots in 1941, 1944 and 1959.