ary ▁with ▁an ▁adjacent ▁minimum ▁security ▁satellite ▁camp ▁in ▁n ortheast ▁Kansas . ▁It ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Pr isons , ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice . ▁It ▁also ▁includes ▁a ▁satellite ▁federal ▁prison ▁camp ▁( F PC ) ▁for ▁minimum - security ▁male ▁off enders . ▁ ▁US P ▁Le aven worth ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Le aven worth , ▁Kansas , ▁which ▁is ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Kansas . ▁ ▁Background ▁US P ▁Le aven worth , ▁a ▁civil ian ▁facility , ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁three ▁major ▁pr isons ▁built ▁on ▁federal ▁land ▁in ▁Le aven worth ▁County , ▁Kansas . ▁It ▁is ▁separate ▁from , ▁but ▁often ▁confused ▁with , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Dis cipl inary ▁Bar ra cks ▁( US DB ), ▁a ▁military ▁facility ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Fort ▁Le aven worth ▁army ▁base . ▁Loc ated ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁US P , ▁the ▁US DB ▁is ▁the ▁sole ▁maximum - security ▁pen al ▁facility ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁United ▁States ▁Military . ▁Pr ison ers ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁US DB ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁civil ian ▁pen it enti ary . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁military ' s ▁medium - security ▁Mid west ▁J oint ▁Regional ▁Cor re ction al ▁Fac ility ▁( J R CF ), ▁located ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁US DB , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁US DB ▁and ▁J R CF ▁operate ▁independently ▁from ▁US P