Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana

Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana
Location Bowie County,
near Texarkana, Texas
Status Operational
Security class Low-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population 1,200 (290 in prison camp)
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana (FCI Texarkana) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Texas. 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 prison camp for minimum-security male offenders.

FCI Texarkana is located in northeast Texas near the Arkansas border, 70 miles north of Shreveport, Louisiana, and 175 miles east of Dallas, Texas.[1]

Notable incidents

In early 2012, Keith Judd, an inmate serving a 17-year sentence for extortion at FCI Texarkana, filed papers to run for president in the 2012 general election,[2][3] and attained ballot status in the West Virginia Democratic primary.[4][5] On May 8, 2012, Judd won 41% of the primary vote in West Virginia against incumbent Barack Obama, a higher percentage of the vote in one state than any other primary opponent of Obama had hitherto achieved in 2012 (a figure later surpassed by John Wolfe, Jr.'s showing in the Arkansas primary).[6][7] While this showing would normally have entitled Judd to delegates at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, state officials expressed some uncertainty as to whether Judd had completed the required formalities, such as filing a slate of delegates and completing paperwork.[8] Judd, who has not qualified for any other primary ballots, is contesting the ballot count, alleging that ballot workers suppressed the actual total (which he says shows him in the lead) in an effort to cover up an Obama loss.[9]

Notable inmates (current and former)

†Prisoners released prior to 1982 are not listed on the Federal Bureau of Prisons website.

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Billy Cannon 01727-095 Released from custody in 1986 after serving 30 months. Heisman Trophy winner in 1959 and National Football League player from 1960 to 1970; pleaded guilty to counterfeiting in 1983 for printing $50 million worth of phony $100 bills.[10][11]
Dan Morales 28928-180 Released from custody in 2007 after serving 40 months. Texas Attorney General from 1991 to 1999; pleaded guilty in 2003 to mail fraud and tax evasion for mishandling legal fees from the state's lawsuit against the tobacco industry.[12]
Ray Nagin 32751-034 Serving a 10-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2024. Former New Orleans Mayor, convicted of corruption charges and sentenced in 2014.[13]
Lou Pearlman 02775-093 Serving a 25-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2029. Former impresario for the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC; pleaded guilty in 2008 to orchestrating a Ponzi scheme which caused thousands of investors to lose $200 million; the story was featured on the CNBC television program American Greed.[14]
Samuel Mullet, Sr. 57560-060 Serving a 15-year sentence; scheduled for released in 2024. Leader of an ultraconservative Amish sect; convicted in 2012 of hate crime conspiracy for masterminding home invasions and forcible beard cuttings in an attempt to shame mainstream members of the Amish community.[15][16][17]
Noah W. Cross Unlisted† Released from custody in 1975 after serving two years. Sheriff of Concordia Parish, Louisiana from 1944 to 1948 and 1952 to 1973; convicted of perjury in 1972 for lying to a grand jury regarding his acceptance of bribes to protect prostitution and gambling.

Add Larry Steven McQuilliams to notable persons: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/facebook-page-provides-glimpse-of-shooters-mind/njHZW/

See also


References

  1. ↑ "FCI Texarkana". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  2. ↑ "Keith Russell Judd: Would-be Presidential candidate sits in a Beaumont prison". Beaumont Enterprise. July 6, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ Asbury, Kyla (July 6, 2011). "Texas prisoner says he should be on 2012 ballot". West Virginia Record. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  4. ↑ Porterfield, Mannix (March 27, 2012). "Texas convict on W.Va. ballot for president". The Register-Herald. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Hail to the chief! Beaumont "resident" on the ballot in West Virginia". Beaumont Enterprise. March 27, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  6. ↑ Weigel, David (May 8, 2012). "Meet Keith Judd, the Superhero Inmate Winning Delegates Against Barack Obama". Slate. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  7. ↑ Little, M. (May 9, 2012). "Texas inmate wins 41% of vote vs. Obama in West Virginia primary". LA Times. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  8. ↑ Messina, Lawrence (May 8, 2012). "Keith Judd, Texas Inmate, Gets 40 Percent Of Votes Against Obama In West Virginia Democratic Primary". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  9. ↑ Kabler, Phil (May 28, 2012). Statehouse Beat, May 27, 2011: Judd claims he won. Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  10. ↑ Longman, Jere (December 28, 2003). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Never Forgotten, Billy Cannon Is Now Forgiven". The New York. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  11. ↑ Bankes, Jim. "This Day in Sports - August 19, 1983:: Heisman Trophy Winner Billy Cannon of LSU Sentenced to Prison for Counterfeiting". Sports Chat Place. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  12. ↑ "FORMER TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL DAN MORALES PLEADS GUILTY". US Department of Justice. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  13. ↑ New Orleans Time-Picayune (September 8, 2014). "Ray Nagin arrives at federal prison in Texas, station reports". NOLA.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  14. ↑ Associated Press (May 21, 2008). "Boy Band Mogul Lou Pearlman Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison". Fox News. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  15. ↑ Sheeran, Thomas J. (September 20, 2012). "Amish guilty of hate crimes in Ohio hair attacks". The Washington Times. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  16. ↑ Gabriel, Trip (February 8, 2013). "Amish Sect Leader Sentenced to 15 Years in Hair-Cutting Attacks". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  17. ↑ "Sixteen People Sentenced To Prison For Federal Hate Crimes". US Department of Justice. February 8, 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

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Coordinates: 33°22′41″N 94°05′13″W / 33.37806°N 94.08694°W