The new state-of-the-art, 515-bed, disciplinary barrack, which cost $67.8 million ($ million in dollars), became operational in September 2002. It was built about a mile north of the original USDB at Fort Leavenworth. The new site is enclosed by two separate high fences. There are three housing units, each of which can accommodate up to 142 prisoners. The units, described as "pods", are two-tiered triangular shaped domiciles. The cells in the new facility have solid doors and a window. There are no bars. The new facility is said to be much quieter than the old one and is preferred by inmates. Colonel Colleen L. McGuire, the first female commandant of the USDB, said in 2002 that the new facility is "much more efficient in design and layout – much brighter and lighter."