7.01A Creating a Timeline

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  • 1891

    1891
    The federal prison system already existed for the previous 40 years, under the Three Prisons Act (1891), which authorized the first three federal penitentiaries: USP Leavenworth, USP Atlanta, and USP McNeil Island, and from there it grew to 11 federal prisons.

  • 1932

    1932
    In 1932 the Bureau opened USP Lewisburg, the first penitentiary built by the newly established agency.

  • 1940

    1940
    The Bureau had grown to 24 facilities with 24,360 inmates from 1930, with 14 facilities holding just over 13,000 inmates.

  • 1980

    1980
    The number of inmates did not vary significantly between 1940 and 1980, being 24,252 habitants. However, the number of establishments almost doubled (from 24 to 44).

  • 2014

    2014
    In 2014 after an increase in prisoners, this decreased. Some legislative laws changed.