Inmates at this facility consist of dozens of international terrorists, high profile drug and arms dealers and other serial and repeat offenders.

Former prisoner Nate A. Lindell wrote that USP Coleman II is "a so-called special-needs prison—a 'safe' facility where informants, former cops, ex-gang members, check-ins (prisoners who intentionally put themselves in solitary confinement to be safe), homosexuals, and sex offenders can all, supposedly, walk the Yard freely.

[2] However, in July 2023, convicted sex offender Larry Nassar, serving a life sentence at the facility, was stabbed 10 times, leading to his transfer to another federal prison soon after.

"[4][circular reference] On March 1, 2005, Delano, known to be a "snitch", was transferred into a cell with John Javilo "Animal" McCullah, a convicted murderer who had assaulted all of his previous cellmates.

[5] Erin Sharma is the only Federal Correctional Officer that has been sentenced to life in prison for an act committed while at work.

He provided a handwritten note giving physical descriptions and locations of the intended victims to fellow inmates.

Rudkin was subsequently convicted of orchestrating the plot and sentenced to 90 years in prison, which he served at the United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute, the federal facility in Indiana.