United States Penitentiary, McCreary
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The United States Penitentiary McCreary (USP McCreary) is a high security federal prison in the United States, located in unincorporated McCreary County, Kentucky, near Pine Knot.[1][2]
It is approximately 88 miles (142 km) north of Knoxville, Tennessee, 125 miles (201 km) south of Lexington, Kentucky and 208 miles (335 km) south of Cincinnati, Ohio.
USP McCreary houses male offenders, with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp which also houses male offenders.
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- Federal Correctional Institutions in the United States
- Prisons in Kentucky
- Buildings and structures in McCreary County, Kentucky
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