Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer

Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer
Location Gilmer County,
near Glenville, West Virginia
Status Operational
Security class Low-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population 1,730 (160 in prison camp)
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer (FCI Gilmer) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in West Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male inmates.

FCI Gilmer is located in central West Virginia, 85 miles northeast of Charleston and 150 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]

Notable incidents

2010 escape

On the night of August 28, 2010, Harvey Brewer, an inmate serving a sentence for possession with the intent to distribute heroin, walked away from the minimum-security prison camp at FCI Gilmer which has no perimeter fence.

2010 riot

A riot broke out in the recreation yard at FCI Gilmer on September 23, 2010. One faction of approximately 100 gang members suddenly attacked another group of 20 gang members who were recently transferred into the facility. Inmates used horseshoes, rocks, boots and fists to assault each other. One correctional officer was struck in the face with a rock. Five inmates were hospitalized. A source reported that one inmate suffered a life-threatening injury after being speared in the eye with a piece of a broom handle and another was severely injured as a result of being repeatedly struck with a horseshoe. Officers, dressed in full riot gear, used tear gas to bring the violence under control.

The facility was placed on lockdown, meaning all inmates were confined to their cells and prohibited from engaging in any and all activities. As with the escape one month earlier, Gilmer County authorities were apparently not notified of the incident.[2]

2011 assault

On February 8, 2011, inmate Cesar Ledesma-Carrillo, who was serving a 75-month sentence at FCI Gilmer, repeatedly struck his cellmate with combination locks wrapped inside a towel. The victim, who the Bureau of Prisons did not identify, suffered severe lacerations to the head. Ledesma-Carrillo, 34, pleaded guilty to assaulting an inmate with dangerous weapons with intent to do bodily harm in August 2012. He was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment, to be served consecutively with his original 75-month sentence.[3] Ledesma-Carrillo was subsequently transferred to the United States Penitentiary, Hazelton, a high-security facility in West Virginia. He is scheduled for release in 2016.[4]

Notable inmates (current and former)

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Floyd Lee Corkins 32193-016 Serving a 25-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2034. Pleaded guilty in 2013 to a terrorism charge for shooting a security guard at the Washington, DC headquarters of the conservative lobbying group Family Research Council in August 2012 in retaliation for the group's opposition to gay marriage.
David Williams 70659-054 Serving a 25-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2031. Convicted in 2010 of the attempted use of weapons of mass destruction and attempted murder in connection with a plot to bomb synagogues and shoot down planes at Stewart International Airport in New York; three co-conspirators are also serving 25 years.[5][6]
Serdar Tatar 61287-066 Serving a 33-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2036. Involved in the 2007 Fort Dix attack plot; convicted in 2008 of conspiring to kill American soldiers and possessing firearms for use in a terrorist attack at the New Jersey military base; four accomplices were also sentenced to prison.[7][8]
Raul Villarreal

Fidel Villarreal

 14218-298

14217-298

 Serving sentences of 35 and 30 years; scheduled for release in 2039 and 2034. Brothers and former US Border Patrol Agents; convicted in 2012 of operating a human smuggling ring which brought over 1,000 illegal immigrants into the US from Mexico in exchange for $1 million in bribes.[9][10][11]
Richard C. Cook 63914-019 Serving an 11-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2022. Former TSA officer; pleaded guilty in 2012 to receiving payments from FBI Agents posing as cartel members and smuggling heroin through security at an Atlanta airport; received the longest prison sentence for on-duty misconduct in TSA history.[12][13]
Hector Rivera 90335-054 Serving a 32-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2036. Ringleader of a robbery crew which stole millions of dollars in jewels from stores in New York's Diamond District; convicted in 2009 of multiple Hobbs Act violations and weapons charges; several accomplices were also sentenced to prison.[14][15]

See also


References

  1. ↑ "FCI Gilmer". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  2. ↑ http://www.hurherald.com/cgi-bin/db_scripts/articles?Action=user_view&db=articles_hurherald&id=41448
  3. ↑ http://www.fbi.gov/pittsburgh/press-releases/2012/three-federal-inmates-enter-pleas-and-are-sentenced-in-federal-court
  4. ↑ http://www.bop.gov/Locate/
  5. ↑ "FOUR MEN FOUND GUILTY IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT OF PLOTTING TO BOMB SYNAGOGUE AND JEWISH COMMUNITY". United States Department of Justice.
  6. ↑ Fahim, Kareem (October 18, 2010). "4 Convicted of Attempting to Blow Up 2 Synagogues". The New York Times.
  7. ↑ Von Zielbauer, Paul; Hurdle, Jon (December 22, 2008). "Five Are Convicted of Conspiring to Attack Fort Dix". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ "Two Additional Defendants Sentenced for Conspiring to Kill U.S. Soldiers". United States Department of Justice.
  9. ↑ http://www.justice.gov/usao/cas/press/2013/cas13-0621-VillarrealPR.pdf
  10. ↑ "Ex-Border Patrol agents sentenced to at least 30 years". Fox News. June 21, 2013.
  11. ↑ http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/21/19081188-former-border-patrol-agents-sentenced-to-30-years-in-immigrant-smuggling-case?lite
  12. ↑ "Ex-TSA Officer Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Smuggle Drugs Through Hartsfield-Jackson". Federal Bureau of Investigation. October 17, 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  13. ↑ Suggs, Ernie (January 30, 2013). "Two TSA officers sentenced in drug smuggling ring". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  14. ↑ Chad Smith; Alison Gendar; Thomas Zambito (December 8, 2008). "Diamond District jeweler behind two massive gem heists, feds say". New York Daily News. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "Leader of Diamond Hijacking and Robbery Crew Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 32 Years in Prison". Federal Bureau of Investigation. May 20, 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

Coordinates: 38°54′56″N 80°47′03″W / 38.91556°N 80.78417°W