Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility
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The Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility is a military prison
at at 830 Sabalu Road, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas which opened in 2010.
The 224736 square feet (20,878.7 m²) prison on 45 acres (18.2 ha) has a design specification of 512 beds with 43 in special housing and the rest in general housing and dormitory. The prison handles inmates sentenced to terms of five years or less. It also will house people who are awaiting trial.
It is one of three major federal prisons on the grounds of Fort Leavenworth. The other two are the civilian United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
on the southwest edge and the United States Disciplinary Barracks
on the northeast side by Sherman Army Airfield
. The Joint Regional Correctional Facility is across Coffin Road just southwest of the Disciplinary Barracks.
The prison opened as part of the Base Realignment and Closure
with the consolidating (and closing) of prisons in Lackland Air Force Base
, Fort Sill
and Fort Knox
.
The prison, rather than using traditional block house construction, utilizes modular cells.
The facility has 480 geothermal wells, each 280 feet (85.3 m) deep to handle its cooling and heating.
The street reaching it is named for Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu Jr., an Army Corrections non-commissioned officer killed in a small arms attack in the Afghanistan War
on 6 May 2007.
Military prison
A military prison is a prison operated by the military. Military prisons are used variously to house prisoners of war, enemy combatants, those whose freedom is deemed a national security risk by the military or national authorities, and members of the military found guilty of a serious crime...
at at 830 Sabalu Road, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas which opened in 2010.
The 224736 square feet (20,878.7 m²) prison on 45 acres (18.2 ha) has a design specification of 512 beds with 43 in special housing and the rest in general housing and dormitory. The prison handles inmates sentenced to terms of five years or less. It also will house people who are awaiting trial.
It is one of three major federal prisons on the grounds of Fort Leavenworth. The other two are the civilian United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
The United States Penitentiary , Leavenworth was the largest maximum security federal prison in the United States from 1903 until 2005. It became a medium security prison in 2005.It is located in Leavenworth, Kansas...
on the southwest edge and the United States Disciplinary Barracks
United States Disciplinary Barracks
The United States Disciplinary Barracks is a military prison located on Fort Leavenworth, a United States Army post in Kansas....
on the northeast side by Sherman Army Airfield
Sherman Army Airfield
Sherman Army Airfield is an airport located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in Leavenworth County, Kansas. Although the airport is within the confines of a United States Army Base, it has agreement with the city of Leavenworth, Kansas to permit civilian use at all hours.It derives its codes from Fort...
. The Joint Regional Correctional Facility is across Coffin Road just southwest of the Disciplinary Barracks.
The prison opened as part of the Base Realignment and Closure
Base Realignment and Closure
Base Realignment and Closure is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense and Congress to close excess military installations and realign the total asset inventory to reduce...
with the consolidating (and closing) of prisons in Lackland Air Force Base
Lackland Air Force Base
Lackland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located west-southwest of San Antonio, Texas. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 802d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command ....
, Fort Sill
Fort Sill
Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.Today, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian Wars...
and Fort Knox
Fort Knox
Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. The base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence to include the Army Human Resources Command, United States Army Cadet...
.
The prison, rather than using traditional block house construction, utilizes modular cells.
The facility has 480 geothermal wells, each 280 feet (85.3 m) deep to handle its cooling and heating.
The street reaching it is named for Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu Jr., an Army Corrections non-commissioned officer killed in a small arms attack in the Afghanistan War
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom...
on 6 May 2007.
Notable inmates
- Terrence Lee Lakin, convicted of not following to orders to deploy to AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
after he argued that the commander in chief Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
was not legally the President because of birther issues - Bradley Manning, accused of leaking government documents to Wikileaks
- John M. Russell, accused of killing 5 in the Camp Liberty killingsCamp Liberty killingsThe Camp Liberty killings occurred on May 11, 2009, at military counseling clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Sgt. John M. Russell, 44, of the 54th Engineer Battalion based at Warner Barracks in Bamberg, Germany, was taken into custody and charged with five counts of murder and one count of aggravated...