United States Penitentiary, Lompoc

The United States Penitentiary, Lompoc (USP Lompoc) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Lompoc, California. It is part of the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Lompoc) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male inmates. It was formerly a military disciplinary barracks on Camp Cooke.

FCC Lompoc is located within the city of Lompoc, 175 mi northwest of Los Angeles, adjacent to Vandenberg Space Force Base. The complex also includes a Federal Correctional Institution and a minimum-security prison camp.

Facility
The USP (Medium) security facility also contains a High security wing constructed in 2006 known as the "SHU" or "Special Housing Unit". Inmates may be placed in the SHU as a disciplinary measure or for administrative reasons.

The FCI (Low) has a Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP)

There are two minimum security prison camps that also house adult male inmates.

COVID-19 pandemic
A deadly COVID-19 outbreak swept through the federal correctional complex in 2020. It included several dozen staff members, including correctional officers.