Distinguish Washington State Prison Infobox prison prison name Washington State Penitentiary WSP image location Walla Walla, Washington Walla Walla , Washington coordinates Coord 46.07918 118.35886 status Operational classification Maximum, Close, Medium, Minimum capacity 1,988 as of June 2008 opened 1887 closed managed by Washington State Department of Corrections director Steve Sinclair, Superintendent Washington State Penitentiary also called the Walla Walla State Penitentiary is a Washington State Department of Corrections men s prison located in Walla Walla, Washington Walla Walla , Washington. With an operating capacity of 2200, it is the second largest prison in the state after Coyote Ridge Corrections Center and is surrounded by wheat fields. It is the site of Washington State s death row and where capital punishment executions are carried out. Methods for execution currently include lethal injection , and the option of hanging . It is located at 1313 N. 13th Avenue and is commonly known as the Walls among inmates of the Washington Department of Corrections. The penitentiary is sometimes known as Concrete Mama , from a book with the same title, by Ethan Hoffman and John McCoy . Notable inmates Gary Ridgway , convicted for the Green River killings around the Seattle Tacoma area. Kenneth Bianchi , the Hillside Strangler ,are among the prisoners currently in Walla Walla. David Lewis Rice , convicted spree killer. History Over a one year period, starting in March 2002, more than one hundred inmates and staff at the Washington State Penitentiary were infected with Campylobacter jejuni . During this period, five clusters of the infection were identified, and genetic testing indicated that all of the bacteria were indistinguishable from each other. The source of this outbreak ... washington state penitentiary Campylobacter Outbreak Washington State Penitentiary ref clarify date November 2010 Organization The penitentiary has three groups the Low Crime Facility 30 60 years ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Inteligencia del Servicio Penitenciario Federal Federal Penitentiary Service Intelligence is the intelligence agency of the Servicio Penitenciario Federal Federal Penitentiary Service of Argentina , and it is controlled by the Ministry of Justice. See also Portalbox Argentina Law enforcement Polic a Federal Argentina Argentine Federal Police Servicio Penitenciario Federal Federal Penitentary Service Sistema de Seguridad Interior Interior Security System Sistema de Inteligencia Nacional National Intelligence System Direcci n Nacional de Inteligencia Criminal National Directorate of Criminal Intelligence Law enforcement agencies of Argentina Category Federal law enforcement agencies of Argentina Category Argentine intelligence agencies ... more details
Colorado State Penitentiary also known as CSP is a Level V maximum security prison and is one of 25 prisons in the Colorado Department of Corrections system. CSP is located in Ca on City, Colorado . CSP houses some of Colorado s most dangerous, most violent and most disruptive prisoners. CSP also houses the Lethal Injection Chamber, although the prisoners who were sentenced to Capital Punishment death are currently housed at Sterling Correctional Facility. ref cite web author Susan Jones url http www.doc.state.co.us facility csp colorado state penitentiary title CSP Colorado State Penitentiary & 124 Department of Corrections publisher Doc.state.co.us date accessdate 2010 11 22 ref At this time, all inmates at Colorado State Penitentiary are under Administrative Segregation AdSeg also known as Solitary confinement Solitary Confinement . AdSeg inmates are all held in solitary cells on 23 hour lockdown during their entire stay at CSP. However, CSP will also begin housing a small number of medium security inmates in 2012. CSP was recently the focus on National Geographic Explorer The human cost of Solitary Confinement . ref cite web url http technorati.com entertainment tv article national geographic explorer examines the human title National Geographic Explorer Examines the Human Cost of Solitary Confinement Technorati TV publisher Technorati.com date 2010 10 10 accessdate 2010 11 21 ref As of 2011 the prison has 734 prisoners. ref name Mitchell Mitchell, Kirk. http www.denverpost.com ... . July 28, 2011. Retrieved on April 19, 2012. ref Death row When the Colorado State Penitentiary opened ... segregation facility at the Colorado State Penitentiary. ref name ColoradoDRold http www.doc.state.co.us ... facilities at Colorado State Penitentiary. ref name Mitchell Currently the state of Colorado has ... born Anarchist hanged at the Colorado State Penitentiary for the first degree murder of Father ... facility csp colorado state penitentiary Colorado State Penitentiary coord missing Colorado Category ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name From the Plantation To The Penitentiary Type studio Artist Wynton Marsalis Cover Wynton Marsalis From the Plantation To The Penitentiary.jpg Released March 6, 2007 Genre Vocal jazz br Neo bop br Post bop Length 58 24 Label Blue Note Records EMI Producer Delfeayo Marsalis Reviews Allmusic rating 3.5 5 Allmusic class album id r946965 pure url yes link BBC Favorable small http www.bbc.co.uk music release jf54 March 13, 2007 small ARTISTdirect rating 4.5 5 http www.artistdirect.com nad store artist album 0,,3874592,00.html link Audiophile Audition rating 4 4 http www.audaud.com article.php?ArticleID 2698 link Entertainment Weekly A http www.ew.com ew article 0,,20016442,00.html 03 30 07 Misc Extra chronology Artist Wynton Marsalis Type Album Last album Live at the House of Tribes br 2005 This album From the Plantation To The Penitentiary br 2007 From the Plantation to the Penitentiary is an United States American album by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis . It was released in 2007, and reached second place on Billboard s Top Jazz chart. His brother Delfeayo Marsalis is the album s producer. Jennifer Sanon is a featured guest on track 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6. The music and lyrics are written by Wynton Marsalis. Mixed By Patrick L. Smith Track listing class wikitable align center align center Title align center Time 1 From The Plantation To The Penitentiary 11 48 2 Find Me 9 34 3 Doin Y Our Thing 8 37 4 Love And Broken Hearts 7 40 5 Supercapitalism 6 55 6 These Are Those Soulful Days 8 04 7 Where Y All At? 5 48 Personnel Wynton Marsalis trumpet Walter Blandding tenor and soprano saxophone Dan Nimmer piano Carlos Henriquez bass Ali Jackson musician Ali Jackson Drums Jennifer Sanon vocals Charts 2007 Billboard Top Jazz ... a 082 p2p en.html Wynton Marsalis From the Plantation to the Penitentiary Revolution newspaper ... jazz from the plantation to the penitentiary From the Plantation to the Penitentiary on Wynton Marsalis ... more details
Infobox prison prison name Oregon State Penitentiary image Image Oregon State Pen.JPG 280px location Salem, Oregon Salem , Oregon , United States br Coord 44.932 123.005 type landmark region US OR source googlemapssatellite display inline,title status Operational classification Maximum male capacity opened 1866 closed managed by Oregon Department of Corrections director Oregon State Penitentiary OSP , the first state prison in Oregon , United States , was originally located in Portland, Oregon Portland in 1851. In 1866 it was moved to a convert 26 acre m2 sing on site in Salem, Oregon Salem and enclosed by a reinforced concrete wall averaging convert 25 ft m in height. OSP is operated by the Oregon Department of Corrections as Oregon s only maximum security prison. The penitentiary currently has special housing units for maximum custody inmates disciplinary segregation offenders with Mental illness psychiatric problems and inmates Capital punishment sentenced to death . Executions, which are performed by lethal injection in Oregon, are conducted at the penitentiary. The 196 bed, self contained Intensive Management Unit provides housing and control for those death row and male inmates who disrupt or pose a substantial threat to the general population in all department facilities. Most housing in the penitentiary is in large cell blocks with most inmates housed in single man cells that have been converted to double man cells to increase capacity. The penitentiary also has a full service infirmary and an administrative segregation protective custody unit. Oregon State Penitentiary has a separate minimum security facility located on its grounds. ref http www.oregon.gov DOC OPS PRISON osp.shtml Oregon State Penitentiary . Oregon Department of Corrections . Retrieved on November 2, 2010. ref It was first opened in 1964 as Oregon s first women s prison, ref name OSPMinclose Zaitz ... February 01, 2012 ref Notable inmates File Oregon State Penitentiary gate.JPG thumb Old formal gates ... more details
Infobox Prison prison name United States Penitentiary, McCreary image location McCreary County, Kentucky McCreary County , Kentucky coordinates status Operational classification Maximum Male , Care Level 2 capacity opened closed managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons director The United States Penitentiary McCreary USP McCreary is a high security Federal Bureau of Prisons federal prison in the United States , located in unincorporated area unincorporated McCreary County, Kentucky McCreary County , Kentucky , near Pine Knot, Kentucky Pine Knot . ref http www.bop.gov DataSource execute dsFacilityAddressLoc?start y&facilityCode mcr USP McCreary Contact Information . Federal Bureau of Prisons . Retrieved on February 22, 2011. USP MCCREARY U.S. PENITENTIARY 330 FEDERAL WAY PINE KNOT, KY 42635. ref ref http factfinder.census.gov servlet MapItDrawServlet?geo id 16000US2161122& bucket id 50&tree id 420&context saff& lang en& sse on Pine Knot CDP, Kentucky . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved on February 22, 2011. ref It is approximately convert 88 mi km north of Knoxville, Tennessee , convert 125 mi km south of Lexington, Kentucky and convert 208 mi km south of Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati , Ohio . USP McCreary houses male offenders, with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp which also houses male offenders. References Reflist External links Portalbox Kentucky United States Government Criminal justice http www.bop.gov locations institutions mcr index.jsp USP McCreary coord missing Kentucky DEFAULTSORT United States Penitentiary, Mccreary Category Federal Correctional Institutions in the United States Category Prisons in Kentucky Category Buildings and structures in McCreary County, Kentucky US prison stub Kentucky struct stub ... more details
West Tennessee State Penitentiary WTSP is a Tennessee Department of Correction prison located in unincorporated area unincorporated Lauderdale County, Tennessee Lauderdale County , Tennessee , near Henning, Tennessee Henning . ref name WTSPProfile http www.state.tn.us correction institutions wtsp.html West Tennessee State Penitentiary . Tennessee Department of Correction . Retrieved on September 26, 2010. ref Site 1 of WTSP formerly housed the Cold Creek Correctional Facility . ref http treasury.tn.gov risk DivCodes.html Risk Management . Tennessee Department of Treasury . Retrieved on September 26, 2010. 249 West TN State Penitentiary Site 1 formerly Cold Creek Correctional Facility Fort Pillow ref The West Tennessee High Security Facility WTHSF became operational in 1990. ref http web.archive.org web 20040728031111 www.state.tn.us correction pdf timeline2003.pdf HISTORICAL TIMELINE 1700 2003 . Tennessee Department of Correction . 12 12 16 . Retrieved on September 26, 2010. ref In 1999 the Cold Creek Correctional Facility CCCF closed. CCCF was replaced by a medium security complex built next to WTHSF. The two complexes and the CCCF minimum security annex were operationally combined and became the WTSP. ref http web.archive.org web 20040728031111 www.state.tn.us correction pdf timeline2003.pdf HISTORICAL TIMELINE 1700 2003 . Tennessee Department of Correction . 14 14 16 . Retrieved on September 26, 2010. ref References reflist External links Portalbox Tennessee http www.state.tn.us correction institutions wtsp.html West Tennessee State Penitentiary . Tennessee Department of Correction . http web.archive.org web www.state.tn.us correction whsf.html West Tennessee High Security Facility . Tennessee Department of Correction . Archive coord missing Tennessee Category Buildings and structures in Lauderdale County, Tennessee Category Prisons in Tennessee Category 1990 establishments in the United States Tennessee stub ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Old Idaho Penitentiary State Historic Site nrhp type image Image Id state penitentiary old facade.jpg caption A facade of the Old Idaho State Penitentiary. location 2445 Old Penitentiary Rd. br Boise, Idaho Boise , Idaho in Ada County, Idaho Ada County nearest city Boise ref cite web ... of Idaho The Old Idaho Penitentiary State Historic Site , also known as the Idaho Territorial Prison ... States . From its beginnings as a single cell house, the Prison penitentiary grew to a complex of several ... penitentiary Idaho State Historical Society Old Idaho Penitentiary ref Prison history Over its one hundred and one years of operation, the penitentiary received more than 13,000 convicts, with a maximum ... of her husbands to collect upon their life insurance. ref Old Idaho Penitentiary State Historic ... living conditions in the prison. The 416 resident inmates were moved to a modern penitentiary south of Boise and the Old Idaho Penitentiary was closed on December 3, 1973. ref cite journal last Marsh ... link title Guide to the Idaho Old Penitentiary Former Guards Oral History Project 1950s 1970s publisher ... 3AGuide to the Idaho Old Penitentiary Former Guards Oral History Project 3A 1940s 1970s&as publication ... Old Idaho Penitentiary.jpg thumb Layout of the Old Idaho Penitentiary The Territorial Prison was completed ... to execute prisoners by hanging. Of the 10 executions in the Old State Penitentiary, 6 occurred here ... x8 cells with one inmate per cell. Cell House 4 1952 was the largest and most modern cell house at the penitentiary ... Idaho State Historical Society. Old Idaho Penitentiary State Historic Site Brochure . Boise, ID ISHS ... web title Old Idaho Penitentiary timeline work Education Programs publisher Idaho State Historical ... of Idaho. These items were placed on exhibition as the J.C. Earl Exhibit at the Old Idaho Penitentiary ... Criminal justice http history.idaho.gov old idaho penitentiary Idaho State Historical Society Old Idaho Penitentiary http history.idaho.gov old idaho penitentiary inmates catalog Inmates Catalog 1864 ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 File Santa Fe gas chamber.jpg right thumb The gas chamber The Penitentiary of New Mexico PNM is a men s prison located in unincorporated area unincorporated Santa Fe County, New Mexico Santa Fe County , convert 15 mi km south of central Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe , on New Mexico State Road 14 . ref http corrections.state.nm.us directory intro.html Directory . New Mexico Corrections Department . Retrieved on December 7, 2009. ref ref http corrections.state.nm.us prisons pnm.html Penitentiary of New Mexico, Santa Fe . New Mexico Corrections Department . Retrieved on December 7, 2009. ref It is operated by the New Mexico Corrections Department . The complex consists of three separate facilities. The facilities are now referred to as Level V opened 1985 , Level VI opened 1985 and Level II opened 1990 for the minimum restrict facility, based upon the New Mexico adaptation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons system for inmate Prisons in the United States classification and restriction. ref cite web url http corrections.state.nm.us prisons pnm.html title Adult Prisons Division Penitentiary of New Mexico, Santa Fe accessdate 2008 11 21 date 21 November 2008 publisher New Mexico Corrections Department ref The regular daily population is about 790 inmates, whose ... for a specified period of time. History Opened in 1885, the New Mexico Penitentiary had been authorized ... Development of the New Mexico Penitentiary pp. 119&ndash 132 In DeMark, Judith Boycw editor ... population. ref New Mexico State Penitentiary Board of Commissioners 1924 Annual Report of the Board of Penitentiary Commissioners for the 11th Fiscal Year 1923 pp.1&ndash 2, OCLC 21427912 ref ... unit . In 1980 the main unit was the scene of one of the most violent New Mexico State Penitentiary ... New Mexico State Penitentiary riot References Reflist External links http corrections.state.nm.us prisons pnm.html Penitentiary of New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexico Corrections Department Category Buildings ... more details
Refimprove date August 2009 Cleanup date August 2009 The Missouri State Penitentiary, also known as The Walls ... Penitentiary. ref http web.archive.org web 20060507093131 http www.doc.missouri.gov division adult ... on September 18, 2010. ref Early history The Missouri State Penitentiary was constructed in the early ... msp.html The History of MSP , from the website on the penitentiary operated by the Jefferson ... on the penitentiary operated by the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved ... of funding. Warden Wyrick File Missouri State Penitentiary Warden Donald W. Wyrick.gif thumb ..., longest tenured and last official Warden of the Missouri State Penitentiary, also known as The Walls ... as a Guard, he became Warden of the Missouri State Penitentiary during the most turbulent time in its history. Warden Wyrick was credited on many occasions for keeping the old penitentiary under control when events brought the penitentiary to a boiling point. His extensive knowledge of prisons and extraordinary ... the United States and other countries as being the most superlative Warden of any penitentiary. He ... Man of the Big House, Missouri State Penitentiary, A Warden s Warden and If Only The Old Walls Could .... In 1954 there was a riot at the Missouri State Penitentiary. The Highway Patrol, National Guard, and police ... to be 5 million dollars. No inmates were able to escape during the incident. In 1956, the penitentiary ... in 2004. James Earl Ray was admitted to the penitentiary on March 17, 1960. On April 23, 1967, prisoner 00416J escaped from the Missouri State Penitentiary in a bread box that was supposed to contain .... It was the last execution to take place at the Missouri State Penitentiary and the first execution by means of lethal injection. In 1991, the name Missouri State Penitentiary was changed to the Jefferson City Correctional Center. In 2003 it was changed back to Missouri State Penitentiary so there was no confusion ... of M.S.P. to escape. They were only off by about 11 months. The Missouri State Penitentiary was closed ... more details
Infobox Prison prison name United States Penitentiary, Florence image location Fremont County, Colorado near Florence, Colorado Florence coordinates status Operational classification United States Penitentiary capacity opened 1993 closed managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons director The United States Penitentiary in Florence is a high security prison located in the Florence Federal Correctional Complex in Fremont County, Colorado , near Florence, Colorado Florence . ref http www.bop.gov DataSource execute dsFacilityAddressLoc?start y&facilityCode flp USP Florence High Contact Information . Federal Bureau of Prisons . Retrieved on December 30, 2009. ref ref http www.florenceco.govoffice2.com vertical Sites 7B1349C3AD 3029 4971 B421 8AF5DF6EF4AD 7D uploads 7B15478627 68C6 43E3 86C1 8B16ED42D3B6 7D.PDF Zoning Map . Florence, Colorado City of Florence, Colorado . Retrieved on December 30, 2009. ref History The prison was built because of the growing need for a place to house high security inmates. Before the complex was built, the city of Florence was experiencing an economic crisis with an unemployment rate of 17 . When the citizens were polled by mail about building the complex in Florence, 97 of respondents were in favor of the project. The Federal Correction Complex was going to provide approximately 1000 temporary jobs and close to 900 permanent jobs to the community. In anticipation of these jobs the community raised 160,000 to purchase the convert 600 acre km2 needed to build the prisons. ref http www. unix.oit.umass.edu kastor cem1 articles cu in us.html ref The United States Penitentiary in Florence USP Florence was built in 1993 by the DLR Group , a major architect firm ... The Penitentiary is a part of the Florence Federal Correctional Complex , which is situated on convert ... States Penitentiary is located adjacent to ADX Florence , the supermax prison. In the early years of the penitentiary, a group of officers known as the Cowboys were indicted and then convicted of abusing ... more details
Infobox prison prison name Wetumpka State Penitentiary image File Main building at Wetumpka Prison.jpg 280px caption Main building at the turn of the 20th century location Wetumpka, Alabama coordinates coord 32 33 2 N 86 11 28 W region US display inline,title status Closed classification capacity population populationdate opened Start date 1842 closed 1942 nrhp Infobox NRHP embed yes name Alabama State Penitentiary nrhp type built 1839 41 architect W.H. Thomas architecture added May 8, 1973 area convert 3 acre sigfig 1 governing body Local refnum 73000342 ref name nris NRISref version 2009a ref The Wetumpka State Penitentiary WSP , originally known as the Alabama State Penitentiary , was the first state prison established in Alabama. ref name TutwilerProfile http www.doc.state.al.us facility.asp?id 18 Tutwiler Prison for Women . Alabama Department of Corrections . Retrieved on September 5, 2010. ref Built on the east bank of the Coosa River in Wetumpka, Alabama , it was nicknamed the Walls of Alabama or Walls. For much of its existence the prison housed both men and women in separate quarters. ref name ADOCHist http www.doc.state.al.us history.asp ADOC History . Alabama Department of Corrections . Retrieved on September 6, 2010. ref The historic site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1973. ref name nris History On January 26, 1839, the Alabama Legislature , under Governor of Alabama Arthur P. Bagby , enacted a criminal code that authorized the creation of the first prison in Alabama. On August 21 of that year the state purchased a site along the Coosa River in Wetumpka, as the site was centrally located within the state. Bagby placed the first cornerstone of the prison in October of that year. By 1841 the 84,889 prison was completed. It had 208 cells and was surrounded by convert 25 ft cm adj on walls. The first prisoner entered the prison ... State Penitentiary. The previous Wetumpka prison s usage decreased, and beginning in 1945 the State ... more details
Infobox Film name Penitentiary image size image caption director Jamaa Fanaka producer Jamaa Fanaka br Alicia Dhanifu br Robert Edelen br Irving Parham writer Jamaa Fanaka starring Leon Isaac Kennedy br Wilbur White br Thommy Pollard br Hazel Spears br Donovan Womack cinematography Marty Ollstein editing ... 1979 runtime 93 min. country USA language English language English budget Penitentiary is a 1979 Blaxploitation ... before pleasure, and I m sure you re a real pleasure. ref name Penitentiary Kennedy, Isaac, Dir. Penitentiary ... be afforded by Fanaka. Despite these limitations Penitentiary was still the top grossing independent ... look at contemporary prison life, Penitentiary is a solid third feature for Jamaa Fanaka and rates ... name Penitentiary Though this might seem like simple discourse, the dialogue brings to mind the ideology ... to see films like Penitentiary reflecting this theme on the widescreen. More important ... decade. The first sequel, Penitentiary II , was released in 1982. ref cite web url http www.imdb.com title tt0084485 title Penitentiary II 1982 publisher imdb.com accessdate 2012 04 26 ref It was a direct ... Company Credits for Penitentiary II 1982 publisher imdb.com accessdate 2012 04 26 ref in April 1982 ... penitentiary2.htm title Penitentiary II publisher boxofficemojo.com accessdate 2012 04 26 ref The second sequel, Penitentiary III , was released in 1987. ref cite web url http www.imdb.com title tt0084485 title Penitentiary III 1987 publisher imdb.com accessdate 2012 04 26 ref The plot centers ... title tt0093714 companycredits title Company Credits for Penitentiary III 1987 publisher ... web url http boxofficemojo.com movies ?id penitentiary3.htm title Penitentiary III publisher boxofficemojo.com ... v4 item.asp?item id 8213 title Penitentiary DVD publisher DVDempire.com accessdate 2012 04 26 ref ref cite web url http www.dvdempire.com Exec v4 item.asp?item id 8214 title Penitentiary II DVD publisher ... http www.cult labs.com forums penitentiary 7251 penitentiary specs thread.html title Penitentiary DVD ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Eastern State Penitentiary nrhp type nhl image ESP.jpg caption The exterior of Eastern State Penitentiary. location 2027 Fairmount Avenue br Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fairmount ... ref name nris NRISref 2007a ref governing body State refnum 66000680 The Eastern State Penitentiary ... 1829 until 1971. The penitentiary refined the revolutionary system of separate incarceration first .... ref Paul Kahan, Eastern State Penitentiary A History Charleston, SC The History Press, 2008 ref Notorious ...?ResourceId 507&ResourceType Building title Eastern State Penitentiary accessdate 2008 01 09 work National ... true penitentiary, despite the fact that the Walnut Street Jail, which opened in 1776, was called a penitentiary as early as 1790 . The word penitentiary derives from the word penitence. Eastern State ... to prevent them from being recognized by other prisoners. ref Rowan, H. n.d. . Eastern State Penitentiary ... 2009 11 esp Reference to the prison doors of Eastern State Penitentiary. Pictures on website. ref Each ... during the early years of the Penitentiary were common petty criminals incarcerated ... time offenders often served two years. The Penitentiary was intended not simply to punish, but to move .... In 1988, the Eastern State Penitentiary Task Force successfully petitioned Mayor Wilson Goode to halt ... Image Eastern State Penitentiary aerial crop.jpg thumb right 200px Eastern State Penitentiary s radial plan served as the model for hundreds of later prisons. When the Eastern State Penitentiary ... public structure in the country. ref name penitentiary1994 Johnston, Norman. Eastern State Penitentiary .... Haviland found most of his inspiration for his plan for the penitentiary from prisons and asylums ... constant surveillance. The design for the penitentiary which Haviland devised became known as the hub ... completed the architecture of the Eastern state penitentiary in 1836. Each cell was lit only by a single ... State Penitentiary operates as a museum and historic site, open year round. Guided tours are offered ... more details
Infobox Prison prison name United States Penitentiary, Pollock image location unincorporated area unincorporated southeastern Grant Parish, Louisiana Grant Parish , Louisiana . coordinates status Operational classification Maximum Male , Care Level 2 capacity opened closed managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons director The United States Penitentiary, Pollock , is a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility for male offenders in unincorporated area unincorporated southeastern Grant Parish, Louisiana Grant Parish in central Louisiana . ref name USPPol http www.bop.gov locations institutions pol index.jsp USP Pollock . Federal Bureau of Prisons . Retrieved on May 29, 2010. ref ref http www.bop.gov DataSource execute dsFacilityAddressLoc?start y&facilityCode pol USP Pollock Contact Information . Federal Bureau of Prisons . Retrieved on May 29, 2010. ref The facility, surrounded by the Kisatchie National Forest and in proximity to Pollock, Louisiana Pollock , is convert 15 mi km north of Alexandria, Louisiana Alexandria . ref name USPPol An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum security male offenders. Notable inmates class wikitable sortable style font size 85 Name Number Status Details Gene Gotti align center Currently serving Brother of Crime Boss John Gotti Richard McNair align center In April 2006, escaped from USP Pollock. ref http www.cnn.com 2006 US 04 05 louisiana.fugitive index.html Murderer escapes federal prison . CNN . Wednesday April 5, 2006. Retrieved on May 29, 2010. ref Escapee, convicted murderer External links http www.bop.gov locations institutions pol index.jsp Bureau of Prisons website http wikimapia.org 4876362 United States Federal Penitentiary Satelite image of USP, Pollock References Portalbox Louisiana Government of the United States reflist coord missing Louisiana Category Federal Correctional Institutions in the United States Category Buildings and structures in Grant Parish, Louisiana Louisiana struct stub US prison stub ... more details
Infobox Prison prison name United States Penitentiary, Beaumont image location 6200 Knauth Road br Beaumont, TX 77705 coordinates status Operational classification Medium male capacity 5,000 opened 1995 closed managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons director United States Penitentiary, Beaumont is a high security United States Penitentiary in unincorporated area unincorporated Jefferson County, Texas , near Beaumont, Texas Beaumont , and a part of the Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont . It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons BOP . In 2009, two prisoners were indicted for murdering fellow prison inmate Gabriel N. Rhone BOP register 09304 007 in 2007 with shanks made in the prison. ref cite news url http www.beaumontenterprise.com news local beaumont woman pleads guilty to accepting bribe while working as guard at federal penitentiary 01 26 2009.html title Two inmates at federal prison indicted on charge of murdering fellow inmate publisher Beaumont Enterprise year Jan 21, 2009 first last accessdate 2007 05 17 ref ref http www.bop.gov iloc2 InmateFinderServlet?Transaction NameSearch&needingMoreList false&FirstName Gabriel&Middle &LastName Rhone&Race U&Sex U&Age &x 0&y 0 Gabriel N Rhone . Federal Bureau of Prisons . Retrieved on January 13, 2010. ref References See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the ref erences tags div class references small style moz column count 2 column count 2 references div External links http www.bop.gov locations institutions bmp index.jsp Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont &ndash Official website coord missing Texas Category 1995 establishments Category Federal Correctional Institutions in the United States Category Prisons in Texas Beaumont Category Prisons in Jefferson County, Texas Category Supermax prisons prison stub ... more details
building at the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth . ref http www.landmarks stl.org architects ... Penitentiary. Phil Driscoll align center Gospel Entertainer, Trumpet player, who served ... Penitentiary, Atlanta http www.archives.gov southeast finding aids atlanta penitentiary National Archives ... FBI Division, a brief history http www.ourarchives.wikispaces.net Atlanta Federal Penitentiary 2C Inmate Case Files 2C 1902 1921 Atlanta Federal Penitentiary Inmate Case Files, 1902 1921 at the National ... GeorgiaUS struct stub US prison stub Atlanta stub de United States Penitentiary, Atlanta ... more details
Infobox prison prison name The United States Penitentiary Canaan image location USP Canaan, U.S. Penitentiary, 3057 Easton Turnpike, Waymart, PA 18472 coordinates status Operational classification Maximum male , Care level 2 ref U.S. Department of Justice http www.justice.gov oig reports BOP a0808 final.pdf ref capacity 1088 population 1474 USP , 137 Camp ref cite web url http www.bop.gov locations weekly report.jsp title Weekly Population Report publisher Bureau of Prisons date December 29, 2011 accessdate 2012 01 05 ref populationdate December 29,2011 opened closed managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons director United States Penitentiary, Canaan is a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in Canaan Township, Pennsylvania Canaan Township , Pennsylvania , near Waymart, Pennsylvania Waymart . ref http www.bop.gov DataSource execute dsFacilityAddressLoc?start y&facilityCode caa USP Canaan Contact Information . Federal Bureau of Prisons . Retrieved on February 23, 2011. 3057 EASTON TURNPIKE WAYMART, PA 18472. ref ref http factfinder.census.gov servlet MapItDrawServlet?geo id 06000US4212711056& bucket id 50&tree id 420&context saff& lang en& sse on Canaan township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved on February 23, 2011. ref USP Canaan is approximately ...?locIndex 275455 ref The United States Penitentiary Canaan is a high security prison that houses male ... to the new federal penitentiaries at United States Penitentiary, Victorville Victorville, California , United States Penitentiary, Atwater Atwater, California , United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy Inez, Kentucky , Federal Correctional Complex, Coleman Coleman, Florida , United States Penitentiary, Hazelton Hazelton, West Virginia , United States Penitentiary, Lee Pennington Gap, Virginia , United States Penitentiary, McCreary McCreary, Kentucky , Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute Terre Haute, Indiana and United States Penitentiary, Tucson . Six V shaped buildings facing each other ... more details
Refimprove date July 2010 Infobox nrhp name Puerto Rico Island Penitentiary nrhp type image Puerto Rico Island Penitentiary.JPG caption location in the Rio Piedras, in San Juan, Puerto Rico lat degrees 18 lat minutes 23 lat seconds 26 lat direction N long degrees 66 long minutes 4 long seconds 15 long direction W locmapin Puerto Rico area built 1933 architect Roldan, Francisco Higuera, Antonio architecture Art Deco, Mission Spanish Revival added March 07, 2003 governing body State refnum 03000100 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The R o Piedras State Penitentiary , also known as Puerto Rico Island Penitentiary or Oso Blanco or White Bear in English language English , was a correctional facility located in R o Piedras, Puerto Rico R o Piedras , Puerto Rico . The institution opened in 1933 under the government of James R. Beverley , and came to substitute the Puerto Rico Prison established by Spaniards in the 19th century. In 2004, the Government of Puerto Rico ordered the eviction of the state prison because it was deemed too expensive to readjust the structure to newer and modern facility standards. Building In 1926, the Federal Government hired the architect , Francisco Rold n, to design the structure. In a new approach to rehabilitation policies , Rold n added a softer design in contrast to the harsh structures that used to be the prisons of the era. The construction began officially in 1927 with the overview of a professional contracting agency and the use of prisoner workforce. The total cost of the project was 779,822. The prisoners were also used to cultivate the surrounding grounds in an effort to promote their contribution in the economy of the island. The building bears a Moorish Revival neo moorish architectural style with touches of art deco accentuated by the main entrance to the complex. There, two female statues guard it from both sides, with a detailed arch ... National Register of Historic Places DEFAULTSORT Rio Piedras State Penitentiary Category Buildings ... more details
Infobox Prison prison name United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg image Image prison jpg.jpg 260px location Kelly Township, Union County, Pennsylvania Kelly Township , Union County, Pennsylvania Union County , near Lewisburg, Pennsylvania coordinates status Operational classification High Security Penitentiary USP and Minimum Security Camp CAMP capacity USP 1,019 & CAMP 533 as of September 01, 2009. ref cite web url http www.bop.gov locations weekly report.jsp title BOP Weekly Population Report publisher Bop.gov date 2009 07 16 accessdate 2009 09 01 ref opened closed managed by U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons director Troy Williamson, Warden The United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg USP Lewisberg is a male inmate high security federal prison penitentiary USP and satellite minimum security prison camp CAMP housing some 1,000 and 500 respectively, just outside Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Lewisburg , Pennsylvania . ref http www.bop.gov locations institutions lew index.jsp Bureau of Prisons USP Lewisburg ref The Lewisburg Penitentiary was opened in 1932. ref http books.google.com books?id VCgDAAAAMBAJ&pg PA16&dq Popular Science 1932 plane&hl en&ei nm0lTaWMN8GanAevpP3fAQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 2&sqi 2&ved 0CCsQ6AEwAQ v onepage&q Popular 20Science 201932 20plane&f true New Prisons Popular Science , August 1932, pages 16 & 17 for drawings ref This penitentiary is one of four federal prisons in the county and ten prisons within Union County, Pennsylvania Union County and the adjacent counties. ref cite web url http www.facstaff.bucknell.edu marsh lewisburg tour preindustrial ... date accessdate 2009 07 21 ref History Lewisburg Penitentiary had a prison riot in November 1995 ... 400 were transferred. ref cite web title Update about what happened at Lewisburg Penitentiary url ... thrust the Penitentiary into the national spotlight, where it gained much of its current notoriety ... class toccolours collapsible width 100 colspan 2 List of past and present inmates at Lewisburg Penitentiary ... more details
The Stateville Penitentiary malaria study was a controlled study of the effects of malaria on the prisoners of Stateville Correctional Center Stateville Penitentiary near Joliet, Illinois in the 1940s. The study was conducted by the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago in conjunction with the United States Army and the State Department. The study is notable for its impacts on the Doctors Trial Nuremberg Medical Trial and subsequent medical experimentation on prisoners. Malaria As the United States military fought battles in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II Pacific theater during World War II , malaria and other tropical diseases hindered their efforts. The need for human subjects to test new antimalarial drug s was met by taking the research into the prison system. Malaria Research Project The Malaria Research Project was primarily conducted on a floor of the prison hospital in the Stateville Penitentiary. The study aimed to understand the effect of various antimalarial drugs on relapses of malaria, primarily from the 8 aminoquinoline group of compounds. The study marked the first human test of the antimalarial drug primaquine ref http history.amedd.army.mil booksdocs KOREA recad2 ch5 2.htm Clinical Treatment of Malaria, Alf S. Alving, M.D. ref . For the experiment, doctors from the University of Chicago bred Anopheles quadrimaculatus mosquito es. The mosquitoes were infected with a plasmodium vivax malaria strain that was isolated from a military patient. In the study, each patient received bites from 10 infected mosquitoes ref http www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov pagerender.fcgi?artid 438882&pageindex 2 page Procedures Used at Stateville Penitentiary for the Testing of Potential Antimalarial Agents ref . 441 inmates volunteered for the study. Infamous murderer Leopold and Loeb Nathan Leopold participated in the study and later wrote about his experiences .... Malaria research continued at Stateville Penitentiary for 29 years. The June 4, 1945 issue ... more details
and the penitentiary. Occupants in each year 2004 92 2003 115 2002 86 2001 115 2000 114 Major incidents ... Penitentiary Prince Albert . The victim, who was being charged with aggravated sexual assault, had ... 01 04 sask penitentiary fight inmate dead.html CBCnews Canada http www.ctv.ca CTVNews TopStories 20101009 saskatchewan penitentiary fight 101009 CTV NEWS Top Stories Category Correctional Service of Canada ... more details
Infobox comics location Wikipedia WikiProject Comics name Iron Heights Penitentiary image IronHeights.jpg imagesize caption Iron Heights Penitentiary as seen in Flash Iron Heights August 2001 publisher DC Comics debut Flash comics Flash Iron Heights August 2001 creators type prison y residents races locations Keystone City subcat DC Comics altcat sortkey Iron Heights Penitentiary Iron Heights Penitentiary is a fictional setting in the DC Universe , a maximum security prison which houses the many Flash comics Flash Enemies of the Flash rogues and superhuman criminals of Keystone City and Central City DC Comics Central City when captured. Iron Heights first appeared in Flash Iron Heights 2001 . Fictional history Located about three miles north of Keystone City, Iron Heights Penitentiary is known for its vicious and brutal treatment of its prisoners. Under the ruthless authority of the current Warden, Gregory Wolfe, a former prosecutor of St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis , Iron Heights has become a living hell hole to those in the prison. Possessing a personal hatred for the supervillains, Wolfe instituted a lockdown system in the building, and guards were ordered to shoot any prisoner on sight if they were trying to escape or caught outside the prison. Also, the prisoners were beaten on a daily basis. Wolfe has the superhuman ability to tense up others muscles, which he uses on the prisoners, guards, and even the Flash, making them suffer cramps or discomfort that force them to halt until his power dissipates. The supervillain prisoners are jailed in an area known as the Pipeline. The Pipeline is the dark, dank basement of Iron Heights where the prisoners are treated under awful living conditions with little food or water. The prisoners are kept in their costumes so the guards can identify them immediately. Guards have orders to shoot any mask spotted outside the Pipeline. Despite ... Asylum Belle Reve Blackgate Penitentiary Stryker s Island References Reflist External links http ... more details
coord 34.5695 117.3625 display title Infobox Prison prison name United States Penitentiary, Victorville image Image USP Victorville.jpg 195px location 13777 Air Expressway Blvd. br Victorville, California Victorville , California 92394 coordinates Coord 34 34 10.2 N 117 21 45.0 W status Operational classification Prison Security levels Maximum , care level 2 capacity 960 population 1,534 male inmates ref name BOP Weekly Population Report cite web title Weekly Population Report url http www.bop.gov locations weekly report.jsp publisher Federal Bureau of Prisons accessdate October 18, 2011 date October 13, 2011 ref br populationdate October 13, 2011 opened 2004 closed managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons director governor warden Francisco J. Quintana prisoners Refimprove date September 2010 The United States Penitentiary, Victorville USP Victorville is a high security Federal Bureau of Prisons federal prison for men in the United States . Part of the Federal Correctional Complex, Victorville , USP Victorville is located in Victorville, California Victorville , California , on the grounds of the former George Air Force Base . Construction unreferenced section date February 2011 Image USP Victorville USGS 1994.jpg thumb 235px Site at the former George Air Force Base ten years before the prison was opened. USP Victorville is a 630,000 square foot 58,500 m high security prison constructed by Hensel Phelps Construction Co. and Crosby Group of Redwood City, California for US 101.4 million security system constructed by Buford Goff and Associates, Inc. and operated by the Federal Bureau ... States Penitentiary, Atwater Atwater, California United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy Inez, Kentucky United States Penitentiary, Canaan Canaan, Pennsylvania Federal Correctional Complex, Coleman Coleman, Florida United States Penitentiary, Hazelton Hazelton, West Virginia United States Penitentiary, Lee Pennington Gap, Virginia United States Penitentiary, McCreary McCreary, Kentucky Federal Correctional ... more details
Infobox Prison prison name USP Atwater image Image USP Atwater thumb .jpg location Merced County, California coordinates coord 37 23 10 N 120 33 30 W type landmark status Operational classification High Security capacity opened closed managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons director United States Penitentiary, Atwater USP Atwater is a Federal Bureau of Prisons federal prison in the United States . Located in a former portion of Castle Air Force Base near the city of Atwater, California Atwater in unincorporated area unincorporated Merced County, California Merced County , California , it is convert 130 mi km from San Francisco . ref http www.bop.gov locations institutions atw index.jsp United States Penitentiary, Atwater . Federal Bureau of Prisons . Retrieved on May 15, 2010. ref USP Atwater is a high security facility housing adult male offenders. The institution also includes a minimum security satellite camp. Staff death outdated section date July 2011 On June 20, 2008, Correctional Officer Jose Rivera ref name officername cite web title Atwater Correctional Officer Stabbed work ksee24.com url http www.ksee24.com news local 20621269.html accessdate 2008 06 22 ref , aged 22, was pronounced dead at a local Merced County hospital from wounds received when he was assault ed and stab bed by two prison inmates . An investigation has been initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation . ref name staffdeath cite web title Penitentiary guard killed Two inmates reportedly stabbed correctional officer work mercedsunstar.com url http www.mercedsunstar.com 168 story 315405.html accessdate 2008 06 22 ref Rivera was a resident of Chowchilla, California . ref http www.bop.gov news press press releases media release staff homicide 20Jun2008.pdf Staff Homicide at the United Penitentiary USP , Atwater, California . Federal Bureau of Prisons . June 20, 2008. Retrieved on May 29, 2010. ref Notable inmates class wikitable sortable style font size 85 Name Number Status Details Auburn C ... more details
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