The Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer (FCI Gilmer) is a medium-security United States

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for male inmates in West Virginia. It is operated by the

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, a division of the

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. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male inmates. FCI Gilmer is located in central West Virginia, northeast of Charleston and from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Notable inmates (current and former)

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Notable inmates (current and former)

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