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United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy

High-security federal prison in Kentucky
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Summary

United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy is an United States federal prison[1]. It draws 880 Wikipedia views per month (united_states_federal_prison category, ranking #15 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy is located in Kentucky[3].
  • United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy is located in Martin County[4].
  • United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy is in the country of United States[5].
  • United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy's instance of is recorded as United States federal prison[6].
  • United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy is operated by Federal Bureau of Prisons[7].
  • 2003 marks the founding of United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy[8].
  • United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.7714, 'longitude': -82.6458}[9].
  • United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy's official website is recorded as https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/bsy/[10].
  • United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy's date of official opening is recorded as 2003[11].

Body

Founding

2003 marks the founding of United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy[8].

Operations

United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy is operated by Federal Bureau of Prisons[7].

Why It Matters

United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy draws 880 Wikipedia views per month (united_states_federal_prison category, ranking #15 of 42).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of official opening → +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country → United States
    Wikidata description → High-security federal prison in Kentucky
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 37.7714, 'longitude': -82.6458}
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap way id: 571794605, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/571794605 in United States"
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