FCC Terre Haute is the umbrella federal correctional complex in Vigo County, Indiana, that brings together several distinct institutions on one site: the medium-security FCI Terre Haute, the high-security USP Terre Haute, and an attached minimum-security satellite camp. The complex's roots trace back to 1940, when the federal government first established a penitentiary here on land acquired in Vigo County a couple years earlier. Over the decades the site expanded and was reorganized into today's multi-facility complex, with the newer high-security USP building completed in the mid-2000s alongside the original, older FCI structure. Combined, the complex now holds roughly 3,000 male inmates across its different security levels. Because it groups facilities of varying custody levels together, Terre Haute functions somewhat like a small campus, and it's best known nationally as the site of the federal government's execution chamber, housed within the USP rather than the medium-security or camp units. For families, it helps to know exactly which specific institution — FCI, USP, or camp — your loved one is assigned to within the complex, since conditions and security differ significantly between them.