Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford
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Location | New Chester, Adams County, near Oxford, Wisconsin |
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Status | Operational |
Security class | Medium-security (with minimum-security prison camp) |
Population | 1,000 (200 in prison camp) |
Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
Warden | Louis Williams II |
The Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford (FCI Oxford) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Wisconsin. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security male offenders.
FCI Oxford is located in Adams County, in central Wisconsin, 60 miles north of Madison, the state capital.[1]
Notable incidents
On June 21, 2011, Timothy Washington, a 48-year-old inmate serving a sentence for drug trafficking stabbed another inmate with a homemade prison weapon known as a shank. The victim suffered 16 stab wounds, but survived the assault. Washington pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in February 2012 and was sentenced to an additional 33 months in prison.[2] He was transferred to a high-security facility and is scheduled for release in 2026.[3]
Notable inmates (current and former)
Inmate Name | Register Number | Photo | Status | Details |
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Dan Rostenkowski | 25338-016 | Released in 1997 after serving 17 months; pardoned in 2000 by President Bill Clinton.[4] | Former Illinois Congressman and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee; arrested in connection with the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal; pleaded guilty to mail fraud in 1996 for using federal money to pay for personal favors and gifts.[5][6] | |
Jesus Cortez Zambrano | 03362-078 | Served a 27-year sentence; released on March 22, 2018. | Convicted murderer; convicted in 1991 for the assisted murder of police constable Darrell Lunsford. Zambrano and two accomplices were transporting marijuana when they were stopped by Lunsford. The three men then murdered Lunsford and fled the scene.[7] |
See also
References
- ^ "FCI Oxford". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
- ^ "Federal Prison Inmate Sentenced for Assault". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "Inmate Locator - Timothy C. Washington". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "Dan Rostenkowski, Ex-Rep. Sent to Prison, Dies". CBS News. August 11, 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Rosenbaum, David E. (April 10, 1996). "Rostenkowski Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "Dan Rostenkowski, Ex-Rep. Sent to Prison, Dies". CBS News. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "Third suspect arrested in Texas constable's death". UPI. Nacogdoches County, Texas. January 30, 1991.