Federal Correctional Complex, Butner

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Federal Correctional Complex, Butner is a U.S. federal prison complex located in Butner, North Carolina, United States, about 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Raleigh, the state capital.

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[edit] Facilities

FCI Butner Medium, a facility in the complex

The complex consists of four facilities:[1]

  • FMC Butner, a Federal Medical Center housing male inmates of all security levels
  • FCI Butner Medium, a medium-security Federal Correctional Institution
  • FCI Butner Medium II, a medium-security Federal Correctional Institution
  • FCI Butner Low, a low-security Federal Correctional Institution

Butner has the largest medical/psychological complex in the entire federal prison system. Butner is the home to one of the top two[clarification needed] drug abuse programs; the other is in Lexington, Kentucky.[1]

Inmates are fed at a cost of about $2.70 a day for three meals.[2] In common areas they have access to "a handful" of cable channels such as the Discovery Channel.[2]

[edit] Notable inmates

Notable inmates in each respective facility include:

[edit] FCI Butner Low

Name Number Status Details
Jon Burge 50504-018 As of 2010 at Butner (Low)[3] former Chicago Police Department detective and commander, who gained notoriety for allegedly torturing more than 200 criminal suspects between 1972 and 1991, in order to force confessions. In 2010, he was convicted of obstruction of justice and perjury.
John Connolly ‎ 22928-038 Released to Florida custody, June 28, 2011[4] former FBI agent, convicted of racketeering and obstruction of justice stemming from his relationship with James J. "Whitey" Bulger, Steve Flemmi, and the Winter Hill Gang. The scandal was the basis for the book Black Mass and is alluded to in the 2006 crime thriller film, The Departed. Now released, he has begun a 40-year sentence in Florida prison for the murder of a witness.[5]
Anthony Graziano 48743-080 As of 2010 at Butner (Low)[6] former consigliere of the Bonanno crime family.
Peter Halat, Jr. 20918-077 As of 2010 at Butner (Low)[7] former Mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi and a figure in the Kirksey Nix case
Keith Gordon Ham, also known as Kirtanananda Swami 01120-087 released on June 16, 2004 co-founder of the New Vrindaban Hare Krishna community in West Virginia. In 1990 the US federal government indicted Kirtanananda on five counts of racketeering, six counts of mail fraud, and conspiracy to murder two of his opponents in the Hare Krishna movement (Chakradhari and Sulochan). In 1996, before Kirtanananda's retrial was completed, he pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering (mail fraud). He was sentenced to 20 years in prison but was released in 2004.
Thomas G. Manuel 32566-018 As of 2010 at Butner (Low) former Chair of the St. Johns County, Florida Board of County Commissioners, who pled guilty to bribery in 2010.
John Rigas 53983-054 As of 2010 at Butner (Low)[8] former CEO of Adelphia Communications Corporation convicted of bank, wire, and securities fraud. Rigas was accused of looting the corporation by concealing $2.3 billion in liabilities from corporate investors and of using corporation funds as personal funds.[9]

[edit] FCI Butner Medium

Name Number Status Details
Bernard Madoff 61727-054 As of 2010 at Butner (Medium)[10] former financier sentenced to 150 years for perpetrating a $65 billion Ponzi scheme.[9][11]
Carmine Persico 74666-158 As of 2010 at Butner (Medium)[12] boss of the Colombo crime family.[13]
Jonathan Pollard 09185-016 As of 2010 at Butner (Medium)[14] civilian United States Navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel.[15]
Joseph Testa 07556-054 As of 2010 at Butner (Medium)[16] DeMeo crew member, convicted of multiple murders

[edit] FMC Butner

Name Number Status Details
Omar Abdel-Rahman 34892-054 As of 2010 at Butner Med[17] Islamic terrorist nicknamed "The Blind Sheikh"; masterminded 1993 World Trade Center bombing.[9]
Russell Eugene Weston, Jr 22372-016 As of 2010 at Butner Med[18] murdered Detective John Gibson and Officer Jacob Chestnut in 1998 after entering the United States Capitol.[19]

[edit] Former inmates

Past notable inmates within the complex have included:

Name Number Status Details
Jim Bakker 07407-058 Former inmate,[15] released December 1, 1994[20] televangelist imprisoned for accounting fraud.
John Hinckley, Jr. 00137-177 Former inmate,[15] released August 18, 1981[21] attempted assassin of President Ronald Reagan.
Richard J. Schneiderhan 23403-038 Former inmate, released October 4, 2006[22] former Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant convicted of obstruction of justice stemming from his relationship with the Winter Hill Gang.[23]
Sol Wachtler 32571-054 Former inmate, released October 26, 1994[24] former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals pleaded guilty to sending messages to his ex-mistress threatening to kidnap her 14-year-old daughter.[25]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Federal Bureau of Prisons data". www.bop.gov. http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/bux/index.jsp. Retrieved 2008-06-11. 
  2. ^ a b Haman, Ansley; Bauerlein, Valerie (July 18, 2009). "Little Sympathy for Madoff in New Hometown". Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124787545319460821.html. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 
  3. ^ "Jon Burge."Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on March 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "Locate a Federal Inmate: John Connolly". Federal Bureau of Prisons. 2011. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=John+&Middle=&LastName=Connolly&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=44&y=8. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  5. ^ Phillips, Rich. Rogue FBI agent sentenced to 40 years in mob hit. CNN, 2009-01-15.
  6. ^ "Locate a Federal Inmate: Anthony Graziano". Federal Bureau of Prisons. 2010. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Anthony+&Middle=&LastName=Graziano&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=62&y=7. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 
  7. ^ "Peter Halat, Jr." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on July 24, 2010.
  8. ^ "John J. Rigas." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on January 5, 2010.
  9. ^ a b c Kouwe, Zachery (2009-07-15). "Madoff Arrives at Federal Prison in North Carolina". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/business/15madoff.html. Retrieved 2009-07-16. 
  10. ^ "Bernard Madoff." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on January 5, 2010.
  11. ^ Bray, Chad (2009-07-14). "Madoff Is Moved to A Prison in Butner, N.C.". Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124752771713635527.html?mod=googlenews_wsj. Retrieved 2009-07-14. 
  12. ^ "Carmine Persico." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on January 5, 2010.
  13. ^ "'Gorgeous' Is Sitting Pretty". The New York Sun. http://www.nysun.com/new-york/gorgeous-is-sitting-pretty/13706/. Retrieved 2009-07-16. 
  14. ^ "Jonathan Pollard." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on January 5, 2010.
  15. ^ a b c "Madoff's Butner Prison Is The "Crown Jewel" Of Federal Prison System". Business Insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/madoffs-butner-prison-is-the-crown-jewel-of-federal-prison-system-2009-7. Retrieved 2009-07-16. 
  16. ^ "Locate a Federal Inmate: Joseph Testa". Federal Bureau of Prisons. 2010. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Joseph&Middle=&LastName=Testa&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=60&y=13. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 
  17. ^ "Locate a Federal Inmate: Omar Abdel-Rahman". Federal Bureau of Prisons. 2010. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Omar&Middle=&LastName=Rahman&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=31&y=11. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 
  18. ^ "Russell Eugene Weston Jr." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on January 5, 2010.
  19. ^ "Judge Rules Capitol Gunman Can Be Forced to Take Medicine". Newyorktimes.com. 2002-08-03. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9F07E5DE153BF930A3575BC0A9649C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fC%2fChestnut%2c%20Jacob%20J%2e. Retrieved 2008-06-11. 
  20. ^ "Locate a Federal Inmate: James O. Bakker". Federal Bureau of Prisons. 2010. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=james&Middle=&LastName=Bakker&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=44&y=10. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 
  21. ^ "Locate a Federal Inmate: John Hinckley, Jr". Federal Bureau of Prisons. 2010. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=John+&Middle=&LastName=Hinckley&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=48&y=15. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 
  22. ^ "Locate a Federal Inmate: Richard J. Schneiderhan". Federal Bureau of Prisons. 2010. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Richard+&Middle=&LastName=Schneiderhan&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=47&y=7. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 
  23. ^ Murderous thug Flemmi's friends worth Zip, Boston Herald, July 20, 2005
  24. ^ "Locate a Federal Inmate: Sol Wachtler". Federal Bureau of Prisons. 2010. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Sol&Middle=&LastName=Wachtler&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=46&y=13. Retrieved 2010-08-25. 
  25. ^ Seeking Leniency, Wachtler Blames Adversaries, New York Times, September 5, 1993

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