United States Penitentiary, Beaumont

United States Penitentiary, Beaumont
Location 6200 Knauth Road
Beaumont, TX 77705
Status Operational
Security class Medium (male)
Capacity 5,000
Opened 1995
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

United States Penitentiary, Beaumont is a high security United States Penitentiary in unincorporated Jefferson County, Texas, near Beaumont, and a part of the Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

In 2009, two prisoners were indicted for murdering fellow prison inmate Gabriel N. Rhone (BOP register # 09304-007) in 2007 with shanks made in the prison.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Two inmates at federal prison indicted on charge of murdering fellow inmate". Beaumont Enterprise. Jan 21, 2009. http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/local/beaumont_woman_pleads_guilty_to_accepting_bribe_while_working_as_guard_at_federal_penitentiary_01-26-2009.html. Retrieved 2007-05-17. 
  2. ^ "Gabriel N Rhone." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on January 13, 2010.

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