Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York City
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The Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York City (MCC New York) is a Federal Bureau of Prisons remand center in downtown Manhattan in New York City, located on Park Row behind the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse at Foley Square.
MCC New York is an administrative facility designed to house federal prisoners of all security levels, including both male and female offenders appearing before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. It currently houses 750 inmates.[1]
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[edit] Notable inmates
| Name | Number | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Bout | 91641-054 | Held at MCC, NYC [2] | International arms trafficker |
| Omar Abdel-Rahman | 34892-054 | Transferred to FCC, Butner[3] | Abdel-Rahman and nine others were convicted of "seditious conspiracy" |
| Jackie D'Amico | [citation needed] | boss of the Gambino crime family | |
| Raffaello Follieri | 61143-054 | [citation needed] | Italian real estate developer Raffaello Follieri, who is accused of misappropriating a $50 million investment |
| Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani | 02476-748 | Formerly held at MCC New York[4]. Now transferred to ADX Florence [5] | |
| John Gotti | 18261-053 | Transferred and died on June 10, 2002 at the USMCFP[citation needed] | boss of the Gambino crime family |
| Frank Lucas | 18431-083 | Released May 17, 1992 | former heroin dealer and organized crime boss |
| Bernard Madoff | 61727-054 | Held at MCC, NYC[6] in 2009 and then transferred to FCC, Butner | operator of what has been described as the largest Ponzi scheme in history. |
| Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse | 70636-054 | Held at MCC, NYC[7] | Somali pirate. |
| Faisal Shahzad | 63510-054 | Held at MCC, NYC in 2010[8][9] | being tried in New York City for the May 1, 2010, Times Square car bomb attempt. |
| Ramzi Yousef | 03911-000 | Held during his trial[6] |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ McShane, Larry (2009-03-13). "Inside Bernard Madoff's new home: the Metropolitan Correctional Center prison in Manhattan". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/03/12/2009-03-12_inside_bernard_madoffs_new_home_the_metr-1.html. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ , http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=victor&Middle=&LastName=bout&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=50&y=7
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on November 21, 2001.
- ^ "Ahmed Ghallani". BOP. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=IDSearch&needingMoreList=false&IDType=IRN&IDNumber=02476-748&x=35&y=9. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ a b "After Guantánamo." Miami Herald. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ "[1]." Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on February 23, 2011.
- ^ Simon, Mallory (2010-05-19). "First photo of Times Square bombing suspect since arrest". CNN. http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/19/attempted-times-square-bomber-at-correctional-center-in-manhattan/?hpt=T2. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ Inmate Finder
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Coordinates: 40°42′47″N 74°00′07″W / 40.71306°N 74.00194°W
