FPC YANKTON Federal Prison Camp, Yankton
How many federal prisons are in South Dakota?
There is one federal prison in South Dakota, the Federal Prison Camp, Yankton (FPC Yankton). Email: YAN/ExecAssistant@bop.gov
Phone: 605-665-3262
The Federal Prison Camp, Yankton is a minimum-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Yankton, South Dakota. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. Prisoner Petitions – South Dakota
A minimum security federal prison camp.
1016 DOUGLAS AVENUE
YANKTON, SD 57078
Inmate Gender: Male Offenders
Population:
479 Total Inmates
Judicial District: South Dakota
County: YANKTON
BOP Region: North Central Region
Notable inmates
Shawn Merriman 36404-013
Serving a 12-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2020.
Former Mormon bishop; pleaded guilty in 2009 to mail fraud for masterminding a Ponzi scheme which defrauded 67 investors of $20 million between 1995 and 2009; the story was featured on the CNBC television program American Greed.
John McTiernan 43029-112
Served 328 days; released in February 2014.
Director of the films Predator, Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October; pleaded guilty in 2006 to making false statements and perjury for lying to FBI agents and a federal judge investigating illegal wiretapping charges against private investigator Anthony Pellicano.