Federal Correctional Institution, Edgefield
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| Name |
Edgefield Federal Correctional Institution |
| Address |
501 Gary Hill Road, P.O. Box 723 Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 |
| Type |
Medium/Male |
| Facility Code |
EDG |
Edgefield Federal Correctional Institution also known as Federal Correctional Institution, Edgefield, is a medium security federal prison for men located in Edgefield, South Carolina. The facility is located on the border between South Carolina and Georgia on highway 25, and is served by airports in Augusta, Georgia and Columbia.
The facility was opened in November 1998, has the capacity to house 960 inmates, and has a staff of around 400. There is also a smaller satellite prison camp for minimum security inmates.[1]
[edit] Notable inmates
- William Cotton, former Hamilton County, Tennessee Commissioner, caught up in the Operation Tennessee Waltz corruption sting.[2]
- René Gonzáles, one of the Cuban five.[3]
- Kent Hovind[4]
- Thomas Noe[3][5]
- Merle Temple, former campaign manager of Georgia schools superintendent Linda Schrenko, in prison for embezzling $600,000 in federal education money.[6]
- Mark Whitacre[3][7]
[edit] References
- ^ Mary Bosworth (2002). The U. S. federal prison system. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. ISBN 0-7619-2305-5.
- ^ Lazenby, Brian (2006-06-04). Cotton to Begin Serving Time for Extortion. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ a b c Drew, James; Steve Eder (2007-03-09). Noe sent from Michigan to Oklahoma jail. The Blade. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ "Locate a Federal Inmate: Kent Hovind", Federal Bureau of Prisons, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- ^ Drew, James; Steve Eder (2007-05-01). Noe's wife claims he is in solitary confinement. The Blade. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ The Associated Press (2006-11-25). Former Schrenko Campaign Manager Seeks Bush Pardon. The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ Weinberg, Neil (2002-06-10). Ring of Thieves. Forbes. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
[edit] External links
- Federal Correctional Institution, Edgefield – Official website
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