Federal Prisons Placed Under Full-On Lockdown ‘In Light of Current Events’

The gate of El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Okla., on July 16, 2015. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

Federal prisons throughout the United States have been placed under full-on lockdown indefinitely, officials said.

The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) on Jan. 16 announced “temporary security measures” to secure all 122 federal prison facilities “in light of current events occurring around the country.” The measures were implemented, according to the BOP, “out of an abundance of caution.”