FCI Englewood (low-security)
Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood (FCI Englewood) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates. It sits in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado, southwest of Denver, with a Littleton mailing address.[1] The Federal Bureau of Prisons runs it. The bureau is part of the United States Department of Justice. A minimum-security satellite camp sits next to the main institution and houses inmates of the same gender.[2]
Overview
FCI Englewood holds male inmates at a low security level. A low-security designation means dormitory or cubicle housing, a double perimeter fence, and a focus on work and reentry programming rather than the cell blocks and hard controls of higher-security prisons. The compound stands on a large campus in the Denver metropolitan area. The main institution shares its grounds with an adjacent minimum-security camp.[2]
Recent figures put the combined population at roughly 1,034, with around 186 of those inmates housed in the camp.[2] Counts shift as inmates arrive, transfer, and release, so the live number changes over time. The Bureau of Prisons publishes current population data on the institution's official page.[1]
The facility runs the Residential Drug Abuse Program. RDAP is an intensive drug-treatment program. Inmates who complete it and meet eligibility rules can earn a sentence reduction of up to a year. That makes Englewood a sought-after designation for eligible inmates.[1]
Low-security institutions like Englewood carry a lower staff-to-inmate ratio than medium or high facilities. Daily life centers on job assignments, education, and treatment programming. Inmates work in food service, facilities upkeep, and other prison operations. The camp next door supplies labor for grounds and support tasks and holds inmates at the lowest custody level, who face fewer movement restrictions than those in the main compound.[2]
History
The Bureau of Prisons opened FCI Englewood in 1988.[2] The Denver-area site placed a low-security federal prison in a metropolitan region that the bureau had long used for corrections work. A minimum-security camp was established alongside the main institution to handle inmates who qualify for the lowest custody level.[2]
Over the years the Englewood complex has grown into a multi-component site. Reporting and bureau materials describe the low-security FCI, the adjacent camp, and related units operating from the same grounds.[1][2] The camp draws on the surrounding labor and program needs of the main institution, a common arrangement at federal prison complexes.
Englewood drew national attention in the 2010s when high-profile inmates were designated there. Local outlets covered the facility's reputation and its sex-offender treatment programming during that stretch.[3] The bureau continues to operate the institution as a low-security men's prison with the camp attached.[1]
Notable Inmates
Several well-known offenders have served time at FCI Englewood.
- Jared Fogle is the former Subway spokesman. He pleaded guilty in 2015 to child-pornography and sex-crime charges and received a roughly fifteen-year sentence. He was designated to Englewood, in part for its sex-offender treatment programming.[3][4]
- Rod Blagojevich is the former governor of Illinois. He was convicted on federal corruption charges and reported to Englewood in March 2012 to begin a fourteen-year sentence. President Donald Trump commuted his sentence in February 2020, and he was released.[3][5]
Their time at the facility overlapped in late 2015 and after.[3]
Location and Visitation
The physical site is in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado, southwest of downtown Denver. The mailing address is 9595 West Quincy Avenue, Littleton, CO 80123.[1]
Visiting rules differ between the low-security institution and the camp, and the bureau updates them often. Confirm visiting days, hours, approval requirements, and dress code before any trip. The institution's official Bureau of Prisons page carries the current rules and scheduling details.[1] General guidance is also covered in the Prisonpedia Visitation Guide.
See also
- Index of Federal Prison Facilities
- Bureau of Prisons Classification Methods
- Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "FCI Englewood". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Jared Fogle Joins Crowded Field of Notorious Colorado Inmates".Westword.Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle moved to Colorado prison".Denver7.Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "Blago: His Life in Prison".Chicago Magazine.Retrieved 2026-06-03.
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