Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Medium

Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Medium
Location Mangum Township, Durham County,
near Butner, North Carolina
Status Operational
Security class Medium-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population 1,400 (320 in prison camp)
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Medium (FCI Butner Medium) is a medium-security United States federal prison in North Carolina. Part of the Butner Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Butner), 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 camp that houses minimum-security male inmates.

FCC Butner is located near the Research Triangle area of Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill.[1] The medium-security unit lies just west of the Durham / Granville county line.

Inmate life

All inmates are required to maintain a regular work assignment and are paid per hour. Most inmates are initially assigned to institutional maintenance jobs, such as cleaning and food service. Numerous inmates are assigned to jobs in a factory operated by Federal Prison Industries, also known as UNICOR. UNICOR trains inmates to produce high-quality products for the federal government. There is a waiting list for factory employment. Various educational programs are available for inmates, including basic, GED and college courses. The facility also offers psychological and psychiatric services, including counseling and substance abuse treatment.[2][3]

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.[4]

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Bernard Madoff 61727-054 Serving a life sentence. Former financier; pleaded guilty in 2009 to fraud, money laundering, perjury and theft for perpetrating the largest Ponzi scheme in US history, robbing thousands of investors of over $65 billion over 20 years; the story was featured on the CNBC television program American Greed.[5][6]
Jonathan Pollard 09185-016 Serving a life sentence; eligible for release in November 2015.† Former US Navy intelligence analyst; convicted in 1986 of espionage for passing classified documents to Israel; well-known individuals have protested his imprisonment, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and attorney Alan Dershowitz.[7]
Carmine Persico 74666-158 Serving a combined sentence of 139 years; eligible for release in 2050.† Mafia figure; former Colombo crime family Boss; convicted in 1986 of murder, loansharking, bribery and extortion, all in aid of racketeering, in order to control and profit from the concrete industry in New York City.[8][9]
Nicodemo Scarfo 09813-050 Serving a 45-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2033. Boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1981 to 1988; convicted in 1988 of racketeering conspiracy for ordering eight murders and directing Mafia activities including drug trafficking, loansharking, extortion and illegal gambling.[10]
Lee Farkas 43560-018 Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2037. Former Chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation; convicted in 2011 of fraud for masterminding a $2.9 billion scheme that led to the 2009 collapse of Colonial Bank; the story was featured on the CNBC program American Greed.[11][12]
Jack B. Johnson 52777-037 Serving a 7-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2018. County Executive of Prince George's County, Maryland from 2002 to 2010; pleaded guilty in 2011 to extortion conspiracy for accepting between $400,000 and $1 million in bribes from two developers in exchange for using his influence to increase their profits.[13][14][15]
Barry Landau 53688-037 Serving a 7-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2018. Self-described historian; pleaded guilty in 2012 to stealing historical documents from museums in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut, and selling them for profit; co-conspirator Jason Savedoff was sentenced to one year.[16][17]

See also


References

  1. ↑ "FCI Butner Medium". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  2. ↑ "Federal Bureau of Prisons: Federal Correctional Institution I Butner, North Carolina Inmate Handbook". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  3. ↑ Henriques, Diana B. (June 29, 2009). "Madoff Is Sentenced to 150 Years for Ponzi Scheme". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "History of The Federal Parole System". US Department of Justice.
  5. ↑ Henriques, Diana B. (March 12, 2009). "Madoff Goes to Jail After Guilty Pleas". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Kouwe, Zachery (July 14, 2009). "Madoff Arrives at Federal Prison in North Carolina". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Madoff's Butner Prison Is The "Crown Jewel" Of Federal Prison System". Business Insider. July 16, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  8. ↑ Arnold H. Lubasch (June 14, 1986). "Persico Convicted In Colombo Trial". New York City: The New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ Lubasch, Arnold H. (November 20, 1986). "U.S. Jury Convicts Eight As Members Of Mob Commission". The New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  10. ↑ http://www.biography.com/people/nicodemo-scarfo-396826
  11. ↑ Schoenberg, Tom. "Ex-Taylor Bean Chairman Farkas Found Guilty on All 14 Counts in Fraud Case". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  12. ↑ Protess, Ben (June 30, 2011). "Mortgage Executive Receives 30-Year Sentence - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  13. ↑ Ruben Castaneda; Miranda S. Spivack (May 17, 2011). "Former Prince George's county executive pleads guilty to extortion, tampering". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "Former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson Pleads Guilty to Federal Extortion and Bribery". Federal Bureau of Investigation. May 17, 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  15. ↑ Cheryl W. Thompson (December 6, 2011). "Jack Johnson, former Prince George’s exec, sentenced to 7 years in corruption". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  16. ↑ Frieden, Terry. "Historian guilty of stealing documents worth millions to learn fate". CNN. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  17. ↑ "BARRY LANDAU SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING VALUABLE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS". US Department of Justice.

Coordinates: 36°08′46″N 78°48′21″W / 36.14611°N 78.80583°W