The Federal Prison sits about two miles from the center of Terre Haute, Indiana. It is a large facility located on a 33-acre field.
Residences dot the area outside around the periphery.
The atmosphere in this town, population 60,000, is somewhat incongruous. Residents remark how the traffic has noticeably increased because of the small invasion of media. Still, life appears quite normal. More than 1,500 credentials have been issued for various media outlets worldwide. The television networks are operating out of auxiliary trailers set up on the penitentiary grounds.