FCC Yazoo City is a federal correctional complex about 36 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, made up of several separate institutions built up over roughly two decades. The Bureau of Prisons started with a low-security prison and an attached camp in the mid-1990s, with inmates first arriving in March 1997; a dedicated camp facility followed in 2001, a medium-security institution was added in 2005, and finally a high-security penitentiary opened in 2014, rounding the complex out to essentially every security level in one location. This phased growth reflects the broader expansion of the federal prison system in the Southeast during the 1990s and 2000s as the inmate population climbed. Because Yazoo City brings together low, medium, and high-security units plus camp space under one administrative umbrella, it's one of the more complex BOP sites for families to navigate, and it's important to know exactly which specific institution (Low, Low II, Medium, or the penitentiary) a loved one is housed in, since each has its own mailing address, visiting hours, and rules. The complex is a significant employer and presence in Yazoo County.