USP Lewisburg might be the worst place in the federal prison system, so bad that some inmates there actually dream of being transferred to the famously isolating Supermax facility in Florence, Colo.

LEWISBURG — U.S. Penitentiary at Lewisburg union representatives are raising concerns about a continued shortage of correctional officers (COs) at the medium-security prison in Union County.

Despite that, Fausey expressed confidence the “law enforcement professionals of USP Lewisburg will accomplish this transit hub/holdover mission just as it has every mission before it.” ...

Apr. 29—LEWISBURG — The former warden's house on the grounds of the U.S. Penitentiary at Lewisburg is filled with 90 years of prison history ranging from staff uniforms to inmate artwork. The ...

Staff at USP Lewisburg restricted inmates to their cells inside the federal penitentiary Thursday after a positive case of COVID-19 was discovered, according to a federal prison bureau spokesperson.

Apr. 2—LEWISBURG — Jessica Sage set her sights on becoming the first female warden at U.S. Penitentiary at Lewisburg a decade ago, the first time she visited a conference room at the facility ...

LEWISBURG – The Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary has been a high-security facility since it opened in 1932. But the “Big House,” as it is known, in the next year or two will be transitioned ...

In less than a week, Union County has added nearly 70 cases of COVID-19 to its total. According to the Bureau of Prisons, 44 of those cases are from the USP Lewisburg federal prison.

Aug. 1—LEWISBURG — U.S. Penitentiary at Lewisburg is home to another high-profile inmate with Monday's arrival of Larry Nassar, the convicted sexual abuser of hundreds of children and young ...

An inmate at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Lewisburg has been sentenced for repeatedly stomping on his cellmate's head, who eventually died from the injuries. According to the United States ...