USP Atwater is a high security Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facility located in Atwater, California.  As of April 2018, there were 30 men convicted of DC Criminal Code offenses at USP Atwater. 

The CIC conducted an onsite inspection of USP Atwater on April 11-12, 2018. The BOP Response is published in toto along with the CIC report, here. The BOP response directly addresses CIC recommendations and contains updated facility information.

The CIC thanks its staff, board members, interns, volunteers, Federal Bureau of Prisons Central Office and facility staff, incarcerated DC residents and their loved ones who have contributed to this report.