Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Medium

Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Medium
Location Brady Township, Lycoming County,
near Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Status Operational
Security class Medium-security
Population 1,400
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), Allenwood Medium is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Pennsylvania. It is part of the Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Allenwood) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.[1]

FCC Allenwood is located approximately 75 miles north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the state capital.

Notable inmates (current and former)

†The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 eliminated parole for federal inmates. However, inmates sentenced for offenses committed prior to 1987 are eligible for parole consideration.[2]

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Ronald Pelton 22914-037 Serving a life sentence; scheduled for release in November 2015.† Former NSA employee; convicted in 1985 of espionage for turning over classified defense material to the Soviet Union from 1980 to 1985, including information regarding the highly classified Operation Ivy Bells.[3][4]
Sabirhan Hasanoff 75730-083 Serving an 18-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2026. Pleaded guilty in 2013 to providing material support for terrorism for sending remote-controlled bomb detonators and funneling approximately $67,000 to Al-Qaeda operatives abroad, as well as performing surveillance at the New York Stock Exchange for a possible attack.

See also


References

  1. ↑ "FCI Allenwood Medium". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  2. ↑ "History of The Federal Parole System". US Department of Justice.
  3. ↑ "Ronald William Pelton". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Curry, George (June 6, 1986). "Ex-intelligence Expert Guilty Of Espionage". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

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Coordinates: 41°9′49″N 76°55′23″W / 41.16361°N 76.92306°W