United States Penitentiary, Coleman

United States Penitentiary, Coleman
Location Sumter County, near Wildwood, Florida
Status Operational
Security class High-security
Population 3,000
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons
Warden Roy Cheatam (USP Coleman I),
Charles Lockett (USP Coleman II)

The United States Penitentiary, Coleman I and II (USP Coleman I and II) are a high-security United States federal prisons for male inmates in Florida. It is part of the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Coleman) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

FCC Coleman is located in central Florida, approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Orlando, 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Tampa, and 35 miles (56 km) south of Ocala.[1]

Former prisoner Nate A. Lindell wrote that USP Coleman II was "a so-called special-needs prison — a “safe” facility where informants, former cops, ex-gang members, check-ins (prisoners who intentionally put themselves in solitary confinement to be safe), homosexuals, and sex offenders can all, supposedly, walk the Yard freely. At regular BOP lockups, these types of men are in danger of being beaten, stabbed, or strangled to death."[2] The Marshall Project stated "Coleman II did not respond to multiple requests for confirmation".[2]

Correction Officer Michael Rudkin

In late 2008, Michael Rudkin was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having sex with a female inmate and plotting with her to kill his wife while she was a correction officer at the Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, a federal prison for women in Connecticut.[3] Rudkin was sent to FCC Coleman to serve his sentence. While at Coleman, Rudkin solicited the help of fellow inmates in June 2009 to find a hitman to kill his ex-wife, her new boyfriend, his former inmate paramour and a federal investigator. He provided a handwritten note giving physical descriptions and locations of the intended victims to fellow inmates. The inmates alerted authorities, who instructed the inmates to provide Rudkin with a false name and address of a "hitman." Rudkin subsequently mailed money from his inmate account to the alleged "hitman" as an advance. Rudkin was subsequently convicted of orchestrating the plot and sentenced to 90 years in prison, which he is serving at the United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX, the federal supermax facility in Colorado.[4][5]

Notable inmates (current and former)

†The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 eliminated parole for most federal inmates. However, inmates sentenced for offenses committed prior to 1987 are eligible for parole consideration.[6]

Law enforcement murders

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Leonard Peltier 89637-132 Serving two life sentences plus seven years for an armed escaped from USP Lompoc; eligible for release in 2040.†[7] Member of the American Indian Movement, a Native American activist group; convicted in 1977 of murdering FBI Agents Jack R. Coler and Ronald A. Williams during a shootout at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1975.[8]

Financial crimes

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Allen Stanford 35017-183 Serving 110 years under his actual name, Robert Allen Stanford.[9] Owner of the now-defunct Stanford Financial Group; convicted in 2012 of fraud, money laundering and other charges for masterminding a Ponzi scheme which defrauded thousands of investors of over $7 billion; the story was featured on the CNBC television program American Greed.[10]

Terrorists

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Amine El Khalifi 79748-083 Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2038.[11] Al-Qaeda supporter; pleaded guilty in June 2012 to attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction for plotting to conduct a suicide bombing at the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC in February 2012.[12][13]

Organized crime figures

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Whitey Bulger 02182-748 Serving sentence of life plus five years under his real name, James J. Bulger.[14] Former leader of the Winter Hill Gang in Massachusetts and FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive; apprehended in 2011 after 16 years on the run; convicted in 2013 of ordering 11 murders, as well as extortion, money laundering and drug trafficking.[15][16]
Benjamin Arellano Felix 00678-748 Serving a 25-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2033.[11] Former leader of the Tijuana Cartel in Mexico, pleaded guilty in 2013 to conspiracy and money laundering for directing the importation of thousands of tons of cocaine into the US; the cartel killed over 1,000 civilians and police officers over a 16-year period.[17]
Stephen Caracappa 04597-748 Serving a sentence of life plus 80 years.[11] Former NYPD detective; convicted in 2006 of taking bribes to carry out murders and leak law enforcement intelligence disclosing the identities of witnesses for the Gambino Crime Family; his partner, Louis Eppolito, was sentenced to life plus 100 years.[18]
Ronnie Thomas 43322-037 Serving a 20-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2023.[11] Leader of the Tree Top Pirus, a subset of the Bloods street gang in Maryland, and producer of the Stop Snitchin' video series; convicted in 2010 of racketeering for participating in murder conspiracy, drug trafficking and robbery.[19][20]

Others

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Lanier, RandyRandy Lanier 04961-069 Released in 2014; served 26 years.[21] Racecar driver, 1984 IMSA Camel GT champion and 1986 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year; convicted in 1988 of directing a drug operation that brought more than 600,000 pounds of marijuana into the United States from Colombia between 1982 and 1986.[22][23]
Nicholas Slatten 16018-081 Serving a life sentence.[24] Former Blackwater security guard, convicted of murder in 2014 for his role in the Nisour Square massacre.[25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BOP: FCI Coleman Medium". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  2. 1 2 Lindell, Nate A. "My Memories of Being in Prison with Whitey Bulger." The Marshall Project. May 17, 2016. Retrieved on March 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ Archived January 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "FORMER FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICER, NOW AN INMATE, INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTS TO KILL FEDERAL AGENT AND INFORMANT" (PDF). Justice.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  5. ↑ Stephen Hudak (2010-07-15). "Former guard gets 90 years in prison for trying to arrange murders behind bars". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  6. ↑ "History of The Federal Parole System". US Department of Justice.
  7. ↑ "Exclusive: Leonard Peltier Speaks Out from Prison on Denial of Medical Care, Bid for Clemency". Democracy Now!. December 19, 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "AIM occupation of Wounded Knee ends — History.com This Day in History — 5/8/1973". History.com. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  9. ↑ Roberts, Daniel (July 7, 2014). "Orange is the New White-Collar". Fortune Magazine. Time Inc. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  10. ↑ Krauss, Clifford (2012-06-14). "Stanford Sentenced to 110-Year Term in $7 Billion Ponzi Case". The New York Times.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Rodgers, Bethany (July 5, 2015). "Infamous crime bosses, killers, pirate keep company inside Coleman prison". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Virginia Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Carry out Suicide Bomb Attack on U.S. Capitol | OPA | Department of Justice". Justice.gov. 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  13. ↑ Jouvenal, Justin (2012-09-15). "Crime". The Washington Post.
  14. ↑ "Bulger Sentenced to Two Life Terms". Federal Bureau of Investigation. November 14, 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  15. ↑ Deborah Feyerick; Kristina Sgueglia (August 13, 2013). "High life brought low: Jury finds 'Whitey' Bulger guilty in killings, racketeering". CNN. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  16. ↑ Seelye, Katharine (August 12, 2013). "Bulger Guilty in Gangland Crimes, Including Murder". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  17. ↑ Richard Maros (2012-04-03). "Former drug kingpin Arellano Felix gets 25-year prison term". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  18. ↑ Feuer, Alan (2009-03-09). "Louis J. Eppolito News - The New York Times". Topics.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  19. ↑ Washington, The (2010-01-29). "Baltimore's 'Stop Snitching' star convicted". Washington Times. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  20. ↑ "Baltimore Crime Beat: Producer of Stop Snitching video sentenced - Baltimore crime news: Police, courts and police stories in the city and central Maryland - baltimoresun.com". Weblogs.baltimoresun.com. 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  21. ↑ Reiman, Samuel (October 9, 2014). "Randy Lanier released from prison after 26-year sentence". foxsports.com. Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "Sports people: Auto Racing; Driver Jailed - New York Times". New York Times. 1988-12-22. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  23. ↑ "Driver Randy Lanier Gets Life in Prison". Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1988. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  24. ↑ "Ex-Blackwater Guard Gets Life in Prison for Baghdad Shooting - Bloomberg". Bloomberg. April 14, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Blackwater Guards Found Guilty in 2007 Iraq Killings". New York Times. October 22, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2017.

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