Federal Institutions

The Butner Federal Correctional Complex is shown in this aerial photo. The Complex is located in Durham and Granville Counties.

The Butner Federal Correctional Complex is shown in this aerial photo. The Complex is located in Durham and Granville Counties. Photo courtesy of WDTN Channel 2 (AP Photo/Gerry Broome).

Federal Correctional Complex

The Federal Correctional Complex is a federally-run prison for men. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), a division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).There are four facilities that make up the complex with different levels of security. FCI Butner Low is a low-security institution that houses approximately 1329 inmates. FCI Butner Medium I is a medium-security institution with an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp. It houses 991 total inmates. 678 of these are in the FCI institution while 313 of them are in the camp. FCI Butner Medium II houses 1438 inmates. FMC Butner is an administrative security federal medical center. It is BOP’s largest medical complex which operates a drug treatment program and specializes in oncology and behavioral science. It houses 944 inmates on all security levels with health issues.

Federal Bureau of Prisons

FCI Butner Low
3000 Old 75 Hwy
Butner, NC 27509
(919) 575-5000                                                                                       

FCI Butner Medium I
Old 75 Hwy
Butner, NC 27509
(919) 575-4541                                                                      

FCI Butner Medium II
Old 75 Hwy
Butner, NC 27509
(919) 575-8000                                                                       

FMC Butner
Old 75 Hwy
Butner, NC 27509
(919) 575-3900