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The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.

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Federal Prison Camp, Alderson

Women-only prison near Alderson, West Virginia, USA

The Federal Prison Camp, Alderson is a minimum-security United States federal prison for female inmates in West Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
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Alderson, West Virginia

Town in West Virginia, United States

Alderson is a town in Greenbrier and Monroe counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, on both sides of the Greenbrier River. The population was 975 at the 2020 census.
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