In 2006, the Bureau of Prisons decided to cut costs by closing the Federal Prison Camp, Eglin, which was located at Eglin Air Force Base, in Okaloosa County, Florida, and moving the inmates to FPC Pensacola. In July 2009, Forbes magazine listed the prison as the number two "cushiest prison" in the United States.
The Bureau of Prisons chose to cut costs by shutting down Federal Prison Camp, Eglin, located at Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County, Florida, and transferring the inmates to FPC Pensacola. Two years later, Forbes magazine placed the prison second on its list of the "most luxurious" prisons in the country.