Federal Facilities in the United States
The table below displays aggregate COVID-19 data for incarcerated people and staff in federal carceral facilities. The Federal BOP Data Grade represents our assessment of the transparency and quality of those data reported by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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| Cumulative Cases | Active Cases | Cumulative Deaths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Facilities | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | |
| Incarcerated People | 55,312 | 3,732 | 165 | 11 | 321 | 22 | |
| Staff | -- | -- | 266 | 72 | 7 | 2 | |
Showing in carceral facilities
Each spike represents the number of incarcerated people who have tested positive for COVID-19
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This map displays reported COVID-19 cases and related deaths of people incarcerated in federal carceral facilities across the US.
Rates and active cases are not available for all facilities. Learn why.
Facilities with the highest for
| Cumulative Cases | Active Cases | Cumulative Deaths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facility | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | |
Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution | 1,748 | 5,615 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 6 | |
Yazoo City Federal Correctional Complex | 1,731 | 4,301 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 15 | |
Coleman Federal Correctional Complex | 1,639 | 2,670 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |
Victorville Federal Correctional Complex | 1,500 | 3,706 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 15 | |
Beaumont Federal Correctional Complex | 1,467 | 3,037 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
Data Reporting & Quality Scorecard
Data Reporting & Quality GradeF*
This scorecard assesses data reporting and quality for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Read more about our scoring methodology and to see how this jurisdiction compares to other state and federal systems.
Scores assessed as of December 29, 2022.
It initially appeared that the BOP reported the cumulative number of incarcerated people who have ever tested positive for COVID-19. However, we learned in March 2021 that the agency instead reports the number of positive test results only for people still incarcerated in its facilities and removes from that number positive results for those who are no longer in custody. This practice obscures the true toll of the coronavirus in federal prisons, and we have reduced the agency’s grade accordingly.
Data reporting for incarcerated people
Cumulative Cases
None
Cumulative Deaths
By facility
Active Cases
By facility
Tests Administered
None
Population
Systemwide only
Vaccinations
By facility
Boosters
None
Data reporting for staff
Cumulative Cases
None
Cumulative Deaths
By facility
Active Cases
By facility
Tests Administered
None
Population
Systemwide only
Vaccinations
By facility
Boosters
None
Data quality
Machine Readable
Yes
Regularly Updated
Yes
Clearly Defined
No
Contextualized Historically
No