Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale
The Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Louisiana. It is part of the Oakdale Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) and operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
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Location | Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana |
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Status | Operational |
Security class | Low-security |
Population | 1,700 |
Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
Warden | Rod Myers |
The complex consists of two facilities:
- Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale I): a low-security facility.
- Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale II): a low-security facility.
FCI Oakdale is located in central Louisiana, thirty-five miles south of Alexandria and fifty-eight miles north of Lake Charles.[1]
Notable incidents
June 22, 2009, 29-year-old inmate Alberto Gallegos-Velazquez violently assaulted another inmate in the recreational yard at FCI Oakdale. The victim inmate, who the Bureau of Prisons did not identify, suffered a fractured skull and an intracranial hemorrhage which resulted in long-term disabilities including seizures, loss of speech, and an inability to move his right extremities. Gallegos-Velazquez subsequently pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury and was sentenced an additional fifty-one months in prison and ordered to pay more than $158,000 in restitution.[2][3]
Notable inmates
Current
Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
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William J. Jefferson | 72121-083 | Serving a 13-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2023. Released December 2017 on appeal | Louisiana Congressman from 1991 to 2009; convicted in 2009 of bribery, racketeering and money laundering for using his influence to promote the interests of international companies in exchange for $400,000 in bribes.[4][5] |
Max Butler | 09954-011 | Serving a 13-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2019. | Computer hacker; pleaded guilty in 2009 to wire fraud for stealing credit card information from 2 million customers, which was used in $86 million fraudulent charges; received the longest sentence for computer hacking in US history.[6][7] |
Kwame Kilpatrick | 44678-039 | Serving a 28 year sentence [8]. Scheduled to be released on January 18th 2037. | Former Mayor of Detroit.On March 11, 2013, he was convicted on 24 federal felony counts, including mail fraud, wire fraud, and racketeering.[9] On October 10, 2013, Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison.[10] |
Former
Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details | |
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Bernard Ebbers | 56022-054 | Deceased | Former CEO of Worldcom; convicted in 2005 of orchestrating an $11 billion accounting fraud that brought down the telecommunications company in 2002.[11] | |
Edwin Edwards | 03128-095 | Released from custody in 2011; served 10 years.[12] | Four-term Governor of Louisiana; convicted in 2000 of racketeering, conspiracy and extortion for demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars from businessmen applying for riverboat casino licenses from 1991 through 1997.[13] | |
Don Siegelman | 24775-001 | Serving a 6-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2017.[14] | Governor of Alabama from 1999 to 2003; convicted in 2006 of conspiracy, bribery, and obstruction of justice for naming HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy to a state health planning board in return for a $500,000 campaign contribution.[15] | |
Andrew Fastow | 14343-179 | Released from custody in 2011; served 5 years.[16] | Former Chief Financial Officer of Enron; pleaded guilty to wire fraud and securities fraud in 2004 for his role in the company's 2001 collapse.[17] | |
Justin Solondz | 98291-011 | Released in 2017; served 7 years. | Member of the group Earth Liberation Front; pleaded guilty to conspiracy and arson for planning and executing the University of Washington firebombing incident.[18][19] | |
Paul Schlesselman | 22539-076 | Released in 2017. | White supremacist; pleaded guilty in 2010 to plotting the assassination of then-Presidential nominee Barack Obama in 2008; co-conspirator Daniel Cowart was sentenced to 14 years.[20][21][22] |
See also
- List of U.S. federal prisons
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Incarceration in the United States
References
- "FCI Oakdale I". Bop.gov. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- "FBI — Oakdale Federal Correctional Institution Inmate Sentenced on Assault Charges". Fbi.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- Stout, David (August 5, 2009). "Ex-Rep. Jefferson Convicted in Bribery Scheme". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- Alpert, Bruce (January 21, 2014). "Former Rep. William Jefferson transferred to Oakdale prison camp". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- Poulsen, Kevin (February 12, 2010). "Record 13-Year Sentence for Hacker Max Vision". Wired.
- ""ICEMAN" Computer Hacker Receives 13-Year Prison Sentence" (PDF). Justice.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- "Kwame Kilpatrick Sentenced To 28 Years, 'I Really, Really, Really Messed Up'". CBS Broadcasting. October 10, 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- "Ex Detroit Mayor Faces New Corruption Charges". National Public Radio. 15 December 2010.
- Baldas, Tresa; Shaefer, Jim; Damron, Gina (10 October 2013). "'Corruption no more': Judge sends a message with 28-year sentence for Kilpatrick". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- "Ebbers sentenced to 25 years in prison". NBC News Digital. Associated Press. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- "Former Gov. Edwin Edwards out of federal prison". NOLA Media Group. January 13, 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- Sack, Kevin (2000-05-10). "Former Louisiana Governor Guilty of Extortion on Casinos". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- Stinson, Jim (December 15, 2014). "Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman could soon be released from prison". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- Jim Stinson (December 15, 2014). "Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman could soon be released from prison". Alabama News. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- Smith, Aaron (May 18, 2011). "Enron exec Andy Fastow nears prison release". Cable News Network.
- "Fastow Sentenced to 6 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-30. (subscription required)
- "Firebomb maker gets 7 years for 2001 UW arson". The Seattle Times. March 16, 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- "Last Defendant Arrested In Uw Horticulure [sic] Center Arson Sentenced To Prison". US Department of Justice. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- Date, Jack. "Feds Thwart Alleged Obama Assassination Plot". ABC News. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- Frieden, Terry. "Arkansas man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Obama". CNN. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- News Wire Services (April 16, 2010). "Obama assassination plot: Paul Schlesselman sentenced to 10 years for plotting murder spree". New York Daily News. Retrieved 16 March 2013.