United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners

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United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners
MCFP Springfield
USMCInteriorPic2SpringfieldMO.jpg
Location 1900 West Sunshine Street
Springfield, Missouri 65807
Status Operational
Population 1,140[1] (as of August 12, 2010)
Opened 1933[2]
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

The United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners (also known as MCFP Springfield) is a hospital for male federal prison inmates in southwestern Springfield, Missouri at the corner of West Sunshine Street (Missouri Route 413) and Kansas Expressway (Missouri Route 13).[3] The Medical Center is owned and operated by the United States Department of Justice, through the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It is one of six federal institutions designed to handle the medical concerns of federal inmates.

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[edit] History

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The people of Springfield offered 620 acres (2.5 km2) of land to the federal government to build the prison. Congress authorized the building of the prison in 1930. The prison opened in 1933 under superintendent Dr. Marion R. King.

There were prison riots in 1941, 1944 and 1959.

[edit] Notable inmates

Name Number Status Details
Joseph Bonanno[4] 07255-008 Released November 1, 1986[5] Head of the Bonanno crime family
Robert Courtney 14536-045 Transferred to FMC Rochester, Minnesota in 2010[6] Known as "The Toxic Pharmacist"
Larry Flynt[7] 78407-012 Released January 27, 1984[8] Contempt of court, psychiatric evaluation
Clayton Fountain[9] 89129-132 Died in custody on July 12, 2004[10] Murdered a correctional officer at USP Marion; kept in solitary confinement until his death.
Vito Genovese Died in custody on February 14, 1969 Head of the Genovese crime family
Vincent Gigante[11] 26071-037 Died in custody on December 19, 2005 Nicknamed "The Oddfather" by the press. Boss of the Genovese crime family
John Gotti[12] 18261-053 Died in custody on June 10, 2002 Head of the Gambino crime family
Randy Lanier 04961-069 Currently held 1986 Indianapolis 500 rookie of the year. Guilty of engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and conspiring to distribute more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana.[13]
Manuel Noriega[14] 38699-079 Extradited to La Santé Prison, Paris, France Drug trafficking, racketeering, and money laundering
José Padilla 20796-424 Transferred to ADX Florence, Colorado[15] Conspiracy to murder, kidnap and maim people overseas
Leonard Peltier 89637-132 Transferred to USP Lewisburg, Pennsylvania[16] Murder of two FBI agents at the Pine Ridge Reservation
Jonathan Pollard 09185-016 Transferred to FCI Butner Medium I, North Carolina[17] Violations of the Espionage Act; passing classified information to South Africa and Israel.
Jared Lee Loughner 15213-196 Transferred to MCFP in Springfield after he was found incompetent to stand trial. Suspected gunman in the January 8, 2011 shootings in Tucson, AZ where he allegedly attempted the assassination of Gabrielle Giffords, the shooting left 6 dead and 13 wounded.[18]
Omar Abdel Rahman 34892-054 Transferred to FMC Butner, North Carolina[19] Seditious conspiracy related to the New York City landmark bomb plot
Michael Riconosciuto[20] 21309-086 Returned to FCI Terminal Island after prostate surgery on Jan. 16, 2002[21] Conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and possession of methamphetamine and methadone[22]
Gene Stipe 04095-063 Released[23] Obstructing a Federal Election Commission investigation and conspiracy to violate the Federal Election Campaign Act
Robert Franklin Stroud Died in custody on November 21, 1963 "Birdman of Alcatraz"
John Anthony Walker 22449-037 Transferred to FMC Butner, North Carolina[24] "The US Navy Spy Ring" leader
Henri Young Transferred in 1954 to Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, Washington; released on parole in 1972; whereabouts unknown Central subject in the 1995 film Murder in the First

[edit] Fictional inmates

Name Details
John "Johnny Sack" Sacramoni The boss of the Lupertazzi crime family in the hit television series The Sopranos, died at MCFP Springfield in the season 6 episode, "Stage 5".

[edit] Gallery

Photos of the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield
US-MCFP entrance
The entrance to the medical center in August 2006.  
US-MCFP aerial view.
Aerial view of the medical center in October 2003.  

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Weekly Population Report". Federal Bureau of Prisons. August 12, 2010. http://www.bop.gov/locations/weekly_report.jsp. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  2. ^ Mary Bosworth (2002). The U.S. Federal Prison System. SAGE Publications. http://books.google.com/books?id=nypWXkksfp8C&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  3. ^ "MCFP Springfield Admissions & Orientation (A&O) Handbook." United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners. 4 (4/86). July 8, 2008. Retrieved on May 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "Bonanno flown to federal prison". The Deseret News. September 7, 1985. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YpopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AYQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3733,2862020. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
  5. ^ "Inmate Locator: Joseph C Bonanno". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Bonanno&Middle=C&FirstName=Joseph&Race=&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
  6. ^ "Inmate Locator: Robert Ray Courtney". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Courtney&Middle=Ray&FirstName=Robert&Race=&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  7. ^ "Inmate Locator: Larry Claxton Flynt". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Flynt&Middle=Claxton&FirstName=Larry&Race=&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  8. ^ "756 F.2d 1352: United States v. Flynt (Docket No. 84-5041)". 9th U.S. Court of Appeals. March 28, 1985. http://ftp.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/756/756.F2d.1352.84-5041.html. 
  9. ^ "Inmate Locator: Clayton Fountain". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Fountain&Middle=&FirstName=Clayton&Race=W&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  10. ^ "Fallen Hero: Robert L. Hoffman". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/about/history/docs/fallen_hero_hoffman.pdf. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  11. ^ "Inmate Locator: Vincent Gigante". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Gigante&Middle=&FirstName=Vincent&Race=&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  12. ^ "Inmate Locator: John Gotti". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Gotti&Middle=&FirstName=John&Race=&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  13. ^ http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=IDSearch&needingMoreList=false&IDType=IRN&IDNumber=04961-069&x=72&y=15
  14. ^ "Inmate Locator: Manuel Antonio Noriega". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Noriega&Middle=Antonio&FirstName=Manuel&Race=&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved July 18, 2010. 
  15. ^ "Inmate Locator: Jose Padilla". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Padilla&Middle=&FirstName=Jose&Race=&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved July 18, 2010. 
  16. ^ "Inmate Locator: Leonard Peltier". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Peltier&Middle=&FirstName=Leonard&Race=&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  17. ^ "Inmate Locator: Jonathan Jay Pollard". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Pollard&Middle=Jay&FirstName=Jonathan&Race=&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  18. ^ "Inmate Locator: Jared Lee Loughner". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&FirstName=Jared&LastName=Loughner. Retrieved May 30, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Inmate Locator: Omar Rahman". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Rahman&Middle=&FirstName=Omar&Race=&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  20. ^ Virginia Lee McCullough (February 18, 2008). "Is puppet master Michael Riconosciuto pulling the strings in the Betty Cloer murder trial?". NewsMakingNews. http://www.newsmakingnews.com/vm,phillip,arthur,thompson,michael,riconosciuto,pull,strings,betty,cloer,murder,trial,2,18,08.htm. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  21. ^ "Inmate Locator: Michael James Riconosciuto". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Riconosciuto&Middle=James&FirstName=Michael&Race=&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  22. ^ "Jury Says Guilty -- Man Claims Frame-Up But Faces 20-Year Term After Verdict On Seven Drug-Related Charges". The Seattle Times. January 19, 1992. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19920119&slug=1471110. Retrieved September 2, 2008. 
  23. ^ "Inmate Locator: Gene Stipe". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Stipe&Middle=&FirstName=Gene&Race=&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  24. ^ "Inmate Locator: John Anthony Walker". Federal Bureau of Prisons. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Walker&Middle=Anthony&FirstName=John&Race=&Sex=&Age=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 

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