Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno
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The Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno is a Federal Bureau of Prisons
prison in El Reno, Oklahoma
that houses medium security male prisoners. It is 30 miles (48.3 km) west of Oklahoma City
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In the 1960s El Reno was designated for prisoners who were 18 to 25 years old. The prison cliques went along racial lines, with subdivisions among White, Black, Hispanic, and Native American prisoners.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a federal law enforcement agency subdivision of the United States Department of Justice and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. The system also handles prisoners who committed acts considered felonies under the District of Columbia's...
prison in El Reno, Oklahoma
El Reno, Oklahoma
El Reno is a city in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States, in the central part of the state. A part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area, El Reno is west of downtown Oklahoma City...
that houses medium security male prisoners. It is 30 miles (48.3 km) west of Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
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In the 1960s El Reno was designated for prisoners who were 18 to 25 years old. The prison cliques went along racial lines, with subdivisions among White, Black, Hispanic, and Native American prisoners.