Wa-tay-da, Wa-tah-da: At Leavenworth, There's No Room To Scoff

Penal Implant for Officer Who Won't Go

The United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is the only maximum security prison in the Department of Defense. It is the oldest penal institution in continuous operation in the federal system. Operations at the prison started in May 1875 and have continued to this date. Its mission is to incarcerate U.S. military prisoners sentenced to long terms of confinement, and conduct correctional and treatment programs to maintain good order and discipline and reduce recidivism upon release; and, on order, provide trained and ready Soldiers to conduct world-wide deployments in support of contingency operations.