(BOP) - In 2015, approximately 86,000 inmates passed through the Federal Transfer Center (FTC) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on the way to their designated institutions across the country. Since its activation in 1995, more than 1.7 million inmates have been processed through the facility.
"We are the only institution in the Bureau with this unique, multifaceted mission," said Chad Garrett, the Executive Assistant at FTC Oklahoma City. "Operations are busy, with our receiving and discharge section processing inmates 24 hours a day, 5 days a week."
The FTC temporarily houses approximately 1,500 male and female inmates with an average stay of approximately 30 days. There are 175 low security inmates designated to the FTC to perform a range of duties throughout the facility.
FTC Oklahoma City is located at the Will Rogers World Airport and is an integral component of the U.S. Marshals' prisoner operations. The FTC works closely with the USMS' Justice Prisoner & Alien Transportation System (JPATS), which is responsible for coordinating the transfer of inmates throughout the country.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons currently has 122 institutions nationwide; however FTC Oklahoma City is the only one of its kind with its unique and vital mission.