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Federal Correctional Institution · Lewis Run, Pennsylvania

FCI McKean

Security level
Medium + minimum camp
Medical care level
1 of 4
Mental health care level
1 of 4
Population
1,069
Phone
814-362-8900

Last checked: November 3, 2026 (BOP documents for this prison) Intel last checked: November 3, 2026 BOP status updated: Nov 4, 2026, 11:10 pm ET News updated: Nov 4, 2026, 9:40 am ET

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McKean at a glance

FCI McKean is a medium-security prison in northwest Pennsylvania, with a minimum-security satellite camp (SCP). It sits between Bradford and Kane, about 90 miles south of Buffalo, off Route 59.

How many people
914 in the FCI and 155 at the camp (BOP, October 29, 2026).
Medical care level 1
Generally healthy people under 70 who need to see a clinician only every 6 to 12 months. Examples the BOP gives: mild asthma, diet-controlled diabetes, well-controlled high blood pressure. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗
Mental health care level 1
No regular mental health care. People with a major mental illness, or who take antipsychotic medication, are not ordinarily classified at this level. The BOP does not post care levels on its website. This list is dated February 13, 2024 and came out through a public records request. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗
Capacity and crowding
Built for 1,004. The population was 1,027 on the day of the audit and the average over the year before was 1,101. The prison was over capacity at some point in that year. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI McKean (onsite August 4 to 6, 2026) ↗
Ages
From 20 to 72. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI McKean (onsite August 4 to 6, 2026) ↗
Average stay
486.8 days. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI McKean (onsite August 4 to 6, 2026) ↗
UNICOR
The FCI has a Clothing and Textiles UNICOR factory that makes mattresses and employs about 50 full-time workers. Click here to read the source: FCI McKean Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated November 14, 2023) ↗

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