Federal Correctional Complex, Allenwood
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| Location | Lycoming County / Union County, near Allenwood, Pennsylvania |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Low, medium, and high security |
| Population | 2,900 (three facilities) |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
The Federal Correctional Complex, Allenwood (FCC Allenwood) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Pennsylvania. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.[1]
Facilities
The complex consists of three facilities:[2]
- Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low (FCI Allenwood Low): a low-security facility
- Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Medium (FCI Allenwood Medium): a medium-security facility
- United States Penitentiary, Allenwood (USP Allenwood): a high-security facility
FCC Allenwood is located approximately 75 miles (121 km) north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the state capital.[3]
Notable inmates
- Andrew Auernheimer, hacker better known as "weev"[4]
- Carl Andrew Capasso, convicted of tax fraud;[5][6] died in 2001[7]
- James Holmes, Aurora Theatre shooter[8]
- Raymond Lederer, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1977 to 1981. Convicted of bribery in 1981 after being implicated in the Abscam sting. Died in 2008 at his home.[9]
- Bruce Pierce, white supremacist member of The Order and murderer of Jewish talk show host Alan Berg; died in prison in 2010[10]
- Tommy Pitera, hitman for the Bonanno crime family; inmate transferred to USP McCreary in Kentucky[11]
- John Rigas, former CEO of Adelphia Communications Corporation; released as of February 22, 2016.[12]
- Martin Shkreli, former hedge fund manager and CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals; convicted of two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud[13]
In popular culture
- Gil Scott-Heron's 1972 song "The King Alfred Plan" references Allenwood FCC as a possible location of one of the concentration camps set up for the CIA to imprison Black Americans in order to suppress a Black uprising, a theory derived from John A. Williams's 1967 novel The Man Who Cried I Am.
See also
References
- ^ "BOP: FCC Allenwood". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ "BOP: FCC Allenwood". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
- ^ Kushner, David (July 22, 2014). "We All Got Trolled". Medium. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ Lubasch, Arnold H. (March 31, 1987). "Capasso Receives 4 Years in Tax Case". The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/doc/277800495.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug%2029,%201987&author=By%20Timothy%20Clifford&pub=Newsday%20(Combined%20editions)&edition=&startpage=&desc=Capasso%20Wife%20Sued%20on%20City%20Contract
- ^ Neuman, William (March 15, 2001). "Cancer Kills 'Bess Mess' Big Capasso at Age 55". New York Post. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Margolin, Josh; McKinley, Carol (September 28, 2017). "Location of imprisoned Colorado theater shooter finally revealed by authorities". ABC News. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ The Associated Press (December 3, 2008). "Raymond Lederer, Abscam Figure, Is Dead at 70". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ Hilke, Wally (August 18, 2010). "Death of an Assassin: The Order's Bruce Pierce Dies in Prison". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator. Thomas Pitera has register number 29465-053 and is serving life at McCreary USP. Date Accessed: 30 December, 2019.
- ^ "Dying Adelphia founder, John Rigas, to be freed from prison". CNBC. February 22, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ Merle, Renae (March 9, 2018). "Martin Shkreli sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding investors". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
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