SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- All operations have been suspended at a prison in San Pedro over a "major and immediate concern" regarding the facility's infrastructure.

William K. Marshall III, the director of the Bureau of Prisons, told staff Tuesday that the agency is suspending operations at the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island, a low-security prison.

It currently houses nearly 1,000 inmates, including cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried and disgraced celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti.

While operations are being suspended, it's unclear where the inmates will be held or transferred.

"Several placement options are being evaluated, with a priority on keeping individuals as close as possible to their anticipated release locations," the Bureau of Prisons said i

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