Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix
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Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix (FCI Phoenix) is a U.S. federal prison located in Phoenix, Arizona
. Operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons
, it is a medium-security facility housing male inmates and also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security female offenders. The combined prison complex held 1,358 inmates as of January 13, 2011.
The prison is located 25 miles (40.2 km) north of downtown Phoenix
, off the Black Canyon Freeway
at the exit for Pioneer Road. It generally holds convict
s from the U.S. District Court of Arizona
, the federal court for the area.
system was overwhelmed with incoming inmates. The facility was opened in April 1985 with two housing units, each containing 66 rooms at the time. By 2002, it employed 349 staff and held 1,525 inmates.
, bassist for the Meat Puppets
, was imprisoned in the Federal Correctional Institute at Phoenix for assaulting a security guard at a post office in Tempe, Arizona
. While incarcerated at the prison, Kirkwood met Jerry Posin
, who had been a drummer for Steppenwolf
, and joined in Posin's exercise routine. The two eventually joined in jazz and other original music performances at the facility. Kirkwood's time in prison was credited with helping him go cold turkey
from his drug addiction. According to Kirkwood, "It was actually pretty tolerable."
On November 4, 2005, Earl Krugel
, an activist for the Jewish Defense League
, was bludgeoned to death by another inmate with a block of concrete. Krugel, who had been convicted for attempting to bomb a mosque in California, had only been in the prison for three days. David Frank Jennings, the inmate charged with the death, had no apparent ties to Krugel.
On January 9, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner
was denied bail and transferred to the facility by federal authorities while awaiting trial for charges related to the 2011 Tucson shooting
.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. Operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a federal law enforcement agency subdivision of the United States Department of Justice and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. The system also handles prisoners who committed acts considered felonies under the District of Columbia's...
, it is a medium-security facility housing male inmates and also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security female offenders. The combined prison complex held 1,358 inmates as of January 13, 2011.
The prison is located 25 miles (40.2 km) north of downtown Phoenix
Downtown Phoenix
Downtown Phoenix is the central business district of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is located near the geographic center of the Phoenix metropolitan area or Valley of the Sun. Phoenix, being the county seat of Maricopa County and the capital of Arizona, serves as the center of politics,...
, off the Black Canyon Freeway
Interstate 17
Interstate 17 , also known as the Black Canyon Freeway, is an intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Arizona, United States. I-17's southern terminus lies within Phoenix, at Interstate 10, and its northern terminus is in Flagstaff, at Interstate 40...
at the exit for Pioneer Road. It generally holds convict
Convict
A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison", sometimes referred to in slang as simply a "con". Convicts are often called prisoners or inmates. Persons convicted and sentenced to non-custodial sentences often are not termed...
s from the U.S. District Court of Arizona
United States District Court for the District of Arizona
The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Arizona. Court is held in the cities of Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Yuma, and Prescott. The district was created on June 20, 1910, by 36 Stat. 557...
, the federal court for the area.
History
An environmental impact study was prepared in 1980 for the proposed prison, which was being planned while the federal prisonFederal prison
Federal prisons are run by national governments in countries where subdivisions of the country also operate prisons.In the United States federal prisons are operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In Canada the Correctional Service of Canada operates federal prisons. Prison sentences in these...
system was overwhelmed with incoming inmates. The facility was opened in April 1985 with two housing units, each containing 66 rooms at the time. By 2002, it employed 349 staff and held 1,525 inmates.
Notable inmates
In 2004, Cris KirkwoodCris Kirkwood
Christopher "Cris" Kirkwood is an American musician who is the bassist and a founding member of the Meat Puppets, an alternative punk rock band.-Biography:...
, bassist for the Meat Puppets
Meat Puppets
The Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in January 1980, in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood , his brother Cris Kirkwood , and Derrick Bostrom . The Kirkwood brothers met Bostrom while attending Brophy Prep High School in Phoenix...
, was imprisoned in the Federal Correctional Institute at Phoenix for assaulting a security guard at a post office in Tempe, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
. While incarcerated at the prison, Kirkwood met Jerry Posin
Jerry Posin
Jerry Miles Posin is an American drummer known for his contributions to Steppenwolf in the late 1970s. During this time he penned at least two songs heard at Steppenwolf concerts, "It's Alright" and "Sinsemilla", now available only on bootleg recordings. He later was the drummer for Blues Image...
, who had been a drummer for Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf (band)
Steppenwolf are a Canadian-American rock group that was prominent in the late 1960s. The group was formed in 1967 in Los Angeles by vocalist John Kay, guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Rushton Moreve, keyboardist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmonton after the dissolution of Toronto group The...
, and joined in Posin's exercise routine. The two eventually joined in jazz and other original music performances at the facility. Kirkwood's time in prison was credited with helping him go cold turkey
Cold turkey
"Cold turkey" describes the actions of a person who abruptly gives up a habit or addiction rather than gradually easing the process through gradual reduction or by using replacement medication....
from his drug addiction. According to Kirkwood, "It was actually pretty tolerable."
On November 4, 2005, Earl Krugel
Earl Krugel
Earl Leslie Krugel was the West Coast coordinator of the Jewish Defense League. In 2005, he was sentenced to prison on charges of terrorism after he confessed plotting, with the group's leader Irv Rubin, to blow up the office of Arab-American congressman Darrell Issa and the King Fahd mosque in...
, an activist for the Jewish Defense League
Jewish Defense League
The Jewish Defense League is a Jewish organization whose stated goal is to "protect Jews from antisemitism by whatever means necessary"...
, was bludgeoned to death by another inmate with a block of concrete. Krugel, who had been convicted for attempting to bomb a mosque in California, had only been in the prison for three days. David Frank Jennings, the inmate charged with the death, had no apparent ties to Krugel.
On January 9, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner
Jared Lee Loughner
Jared Lee Loughner is an American man who is charged with the January 8, 2011 Tucson, Arizona shooting that killed six people, including Chief U.S. District Court Judge John Roll. The shooting also left 14 others injured, including U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords...
was denied bail and transferred to the facility by federal authorities while awaiting trial for charges related to the 2011 Tucson shooting
2011 Tucson shooting
On January 8, 2011, a mass shooting occurred near Tucson, Arizona. Nineteen people were shot, six of them fatally, with one other person injured at the scene during an open meeting that U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords was holding with members of her constituency in a Casas Adobes Safeway...
.
| Inmate | Number | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Kirkwood Cris Kirkwood Christopher "Cris" Kirkwood is an American musician who is the bassist and a founding member of the Meat Puppets, an alternative punk rock band.-Biography:... |
81499-008 | Released July 7, 2005 | Assault Assault In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more... with a deadly weapon Deadly weapon A deadly weapon, sometimes dangerous weapon, is a statutory definition listing certain items which can inflict mortal or great bodily harm. In addition, deadly weapon statutes often contain "catch all" provisions which describe abilities used to designate other implements as deadly weapons.Whether... |
| Earl Krugel Earl Krugel Earl Leslie Krugel was the West Coast coordinator of the Jewish Defense League. In 2005, he was sentenced to prison on charges of terrorism after he confessed plotting, with the group's leader Irv Rubin, to blow up the office of Arab-American congressman Darrell Issa and the King Fahd mosque in... |
20966-112 | Killed by inmate on November 4, 2005 | Conspiracy Conspiracy (crime) In the criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future, and, in some cases, with at least one overt act in furtherance of that agreement... to commit a bombing |
| Jared Lee Loughner Jared Lee Loughner Jared Lee Loughner is an American man who is charged with the January 8, 2011 Tucson, Arizona shooting that killed six people, including Chief U.S. District Court Judge John Roll. The shooting also left 14 others injured, including U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords... |
15213-196 | Transferred to USP Tucson on February 24, 2011. | Attempted assassination Assassination To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be... of a member of Congress, killing and attempting to kill an employee of the federal government killing four other people, and injuring 12 others. |
| Jerry Posin Jerry Posin Jerry Miles Posin is an American drummer known for his contributions to Steppenwolf in the late 1970s. During this time he penned at least two songs heard at Steppenwolf concerts, "It's Alright" and "Sinsemilla", now available only on bootleg recordings. He later was the drummer for Blues Image... |
97188-012 | Released May 7, 2009 | — |
| Timothy P. Villagomez Timothy P. Villagomez Timothy Pangelinan Villagomez was the Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands who served under current Governor Benigno R. Fitial until his resignation on April 26, 2009. Villagomez took office as Lieutenant Governor on January 9, 2006, after being elected as a ticket during the 2005... |
00590-005 | Transferred to USP Tucson United States Penitentiary, Tucson United States Penitentiary, Tucson is a prison operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons located in Tucson, Arizona. Located southeast of Downtown Tucson near Interstate 10 and Wilmot Road, the institution is part of a larger Federal Correctional Complex that includes Federal Correctional... |
Bribery Bribery Bribery, a form of corruption, is an act implying money or gift giving that alters the behavior of the recipient. Bribery constitutes a crime and is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or... , conspiracy to defraud Fraud In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation... , theft Theft In common usage, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting and fraud... , wire fraud Wire fraud Mail and wire fraud is a federal crime in the United States. Together, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343, and 1346 reach any fraudulent scheme or artifice to intentionally deprive another of property or honest services with a nexus to mail or wire communication.... |
See also
- List of U.S. federal prisons
- Arizona State Prison Complex - TucsonArizona State Prison Complex - TucsonArizona State Prison Complex – Tucson is one of 13 prison facilities operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections . ASPC-Tucson is located in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, 127 miles south from the state capital of Phoenix, Arizona....
- Federal Correctional Complex, TucsonFederal Correctional Complex, TucsonTucson Federal Correctional Complex is a prison complex operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Located 10 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona near Interstate 10 on Wilmot Road, the complex consists of:...
- Federal Correctional Institution, TucsonFederal Correctional Institution, TucsonThe Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson is a prison operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons in the state of Arizona. Located 10 miles southeast of Tucson near Interstate 10 and Wilmot Road, the medium security institution is part of a larger Federal Correctional Complex that also includes a...
- United States Penitentiary, TucsonUnited States Penitentiary, TucsonUnited States Penitentiary, Tucson is a prison operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons located in Tucson, Arizona. Located southeast of Downtown Tucson near Interstate 10 and Wilmot Road, the institution is part of a larger Federal Correctional Complex that includes Federal Correctional...
External links
- Official profile from the Federal Bureau of PrisonsFederal Bureau of PrisonsThe Federal Bureau of Prisons is a federal law enforcement agency subdivision of the United States Department of Justice and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. The system also handles prisoners who committed acts considered felonies under the District of Columbia's...