FPC Montgomery holds the distinction of being the oldest operating federal prison camp in the country, having opened back in 1930 under the name Federal Prison Camp Maxwell Field. It sits on the grounds of Maxwell Air Force Base in northwest Montgomery, Alabama, a location that has shaped much of its character ever since, since minimum-security inmates housed there have long performed work assignments supporting base operations, including landscaping, grounds maintenance, and general upkeep for hundreds of Air Force personnel. The camp houses male inmates in dormitory-style housing with a few hundred men on site at any given time, reflecting its status as a minimum-security facility for lower-risk offenders. Over its long history it has held a number of high-profile figures, most notably two men convicted in connection with the Watergate scandal in the 1970s, who each served portions of their sentences there. Because it's a camp rather than a secure prison, security and visiting arrangements are generally more relaxed than at higher-custody facilities. Its long tenure on an active military base makes it one of the more distinctive settings in the federal system.