FCC Pollock is the umbrella name for the Federal Correctional Complex in Grant Parish, Louisiana, about 15 miles north of Alexandria. Rather than a single prison, it's a cluster of separate facilities built out in phases as the federal system expanded rapidly from the late 1990s onward. The high-security penitentiary component came first, opening around 2000 after construction that began in the late 1990s, followed years later by a medium-security institution completed in 2007 and activated in 2009. A minimum-security satellite camp is also attached to the complex. The staggered construction reflects how the Bureau of Prisons was racing to keep pace with a swelling federal inmate population during that stretch, adding thousands of beds across new complexes like this one in rural central Louisiana. Today FCC Pollock houses a substantial number of inmates across its component facilities and stands as one of the larger federal correctional hubs in the state. For families, it helps to know that "Pollock" can refer to any of several distinct units on the same complex, so confirming exactly which facility — the USP, the FCI, or the camp — a loved one is housed in matters for visitation and mail purposes.