Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola
Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola is a minimum security federal prison in Saufley Field, an outlying base of the Pensacola Naval Air Station, in Pensacola, Florida, which houses male offenders. It is in the Judicial district of United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
By 2006, the federal government decided to cut costs by closing Federal Prison Camp, Eglin. The prisoners were moved to FPC Pensacola.[1] In July 2009, Forbes magazine listed the prison as the number two "cushiest prison" in the United States.[2] In October 2006 the United States Department of Justice indicted four people for bribery and providing contraband to inmates at the prison.[3] In March 2007, the prison made headlines when inmate escaped from work detail at Pensacola Naval Air Station.[4]
Notable inmates
| Name |
Number |
Status |
Details |
| Tim Donaghy |
75377-053 |
Released on November 04, 2009 |
former professional basketball referee |
| Kent Hovind |
06452-017 |
From January 2007- May 2007 then transferred to FCI, Edgefield[5] |
Evangelist and tax evader |
| Paul H. Jones |
55193-060 |
Released on July 3, 2008[6] |
Former Ravenna, Ohio Mayor |
| Mark Whitacre[7] |
07543-424 |
Released on June 13, 2007 |
FBI whistleblower |
References
- ^ Rudman, Mladen. "Article: Eglin prison to turn in key: The camp?s five dormitories and smaller buildings will be returned to the Air Force after remaining personnel leaves by Feb. 20." Northwest Florida Daily News. January 10, 2006. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ Hawkins, Asher (2009-07-13). "America's 10 Cushiest Prisons". Forbes Magazine. http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/13/best-prisons-cushiest-madoff-personal-finance-lockups.html. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "Four Individuals Charged with Providing Contraband to Federal Inmates". United States Department of Justice. 2006-10-17. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930114202/http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fln/press+releases/2006/oct/englandetal.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
- ^ "Prison camp escapee sought". Pensacola News Journal. 2007-03-08. http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070308/NEWS01/703080329/1006. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
- ^ "Locate a Federal Inmate: Kent Hovind". Federal Bureau of Prisons. 2007. http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Hovind&Middle=&FirstName=Kent&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=19&y=12. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
- ^ Armon, Rick (Jun 11, 2008). "Former Ravenna mayor, convicted on corruption charges, asks for break". Beacon Journal. http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/19760754.html. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ Lieber, James B. (2000). Rats in the Grain. Four Walls Eight Windows, Inc.. ISBN 1-56858-142-4.
External links
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Florida portal |
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Government of the United States portal |