HIFLD Prisons

Overview

This feature class contains secure detention facilities for the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Data (HIFLD) database. The prison bundary feature class contains secure detention facilities. These facilities range in jurisdiction from federal (excluding military) to local governments. Polygon geometry is used to describe the extent of where the incarcerated population is located (fence lines or building footprints). This feature class’s attribution describes many physical and social characteristics of detention facilities in the United States and some of its territories.

Attributes

name

Prison name

string
prison_type

Prison address

string
validated_date

Date prison location last validated by imagery or other means

string
capacity

Prison capacity

integer
country

Country in which prison is located

string
county

County in which prison is located

string
county_fips

County FIPS code

string
population

Prison population

integer
security_level

Prison security level

string
status

Prison status

string
telephone

Prison telephone number

string
address

Prison physical address

string
website

Prison website

string
zip

Prison zip code

string