Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop
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| Location | 1341 Highway 95 North Bastrop, Texas 78602 |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Low |
| Capacity | 793[1] |
| Opened | 1979[1] |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
Bastrop Federal Correctional Institution also known as Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop, is a low security federal prison for men located north on State Highway 95 in unincorporated Bastrop County, Texas, United States 8 miles (13 km) north of Bastrop and 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Austin.
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[edit] Background
FCI Bastrop opened in August 1979, has the capacity to house 793 inmates, and has a staff of around 272.
A satellite prison camp for men is located adjacent to the facility with the capacity for 122 minimum security inmates.[1]
[edit] Notable inmates
| Name | Number | Status | Details |
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| Richard Causey, | Held in FCI, Bastrop[2] | Enron executive (minimum security camp) for securities fraud | |
| Jeff Fort | Once held in FCI, Bastrop[3] | El Rukn, gang leader for drug trafficking | |
| Hobart Huson | 76209-080 | Released from FCI, Bastrop on June 19, 2009[4] | author on books for drug making. |
| Chris Lamprecht | Once held in FCI, Bastrop[5] | computer hacker for money laundering | |
| Jeffrey MacDonald | Once spent time at the FCI Bastrop.[6] | Captain, United States Army Special Forces (Green Beret), convicted of killing his family, |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Bosworth, Mary (2002). The U.S. Federal Prison System. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications. pp. 171–172. ISBN 0761923047.
- ^ Kristen Hays (2007-01-03). "Prisons familiar territory in Enron storyline". The Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/special/enron/4443023.html. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ William Schmidt (1987-11-05). "Chicago Journal; U.S. Squares Off Against Tough Gang". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEEDB1131F936A35752C1A961948260. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ "Locate a Federal Inmate: Hobart Huson". Federal Bureau of Prisons. 2008. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Huson&Middle=&FirstName=Hobart+&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=27&y=16. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ Steve Silberman (1997-12-03). "Twice Removed: Locked Up and Barred from Net". Wired Magazine. http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1997/12/8854. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ "The Devil and Jeffrey MacDonald". vanityfair.com. http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/archive/1998/07/macdonald199807. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
[edit] External links
- Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop – Official website
Coordinates: 30°11′30″N 97°18′28″W / 30.19167°N 97.30778°W
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