The Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix (FCI Phoenix) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male and female inmates in Arizona. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility houses female offenders in an adjacent minimum-security satellite prison camp. The campus houses 1,150 total inmates as of 7/15/2024.[1]
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| Location | Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium-security (with minimum-security prison camp) |
| Population | 1,180 (300 in prison camp) |
| Opened | 1985 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
FCI Phoenix is located approximately 25 miles north of downtown Phoenix, also west of Anthem, Arizona but still within the city limits.[2]
History
editAn environmental impact study was prepared in 1980 for the proposed prison,[3] which was being planned while the federal prison system was overwhelmed with incoming inmates.[4] 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.[5]
Notable events
editOn November 4, 2005, Earl Krugel, an activist for the Jewish Defense League, a far right pro-Israel organization, was in the exercise yard when another inmate bludgeoned him to death with a block of concrete. Krugel, who had been convicted for plotting to bomb the office of Arab-American Congressman Darrell Issa in California, had only been at the prison for three days. Inmate David Frank Jennings was subsequently identified as the attacker. In 2007, Jennings pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2008.[6][7][8]
Notable Inmates (current and former)
edit| Inmate Name | Register Number | Photo | Status | Details |
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| Steven Shawn Smith[9] | 12004-509[permanent dead link] | Serving a 25 year sentence. Scheduled for release in 2042. | Sex offender who communicated with an undercover FBI agent posing as a minor online and by text messages. Smith requested nude images from the undercover agent on multiple occasions. Smith also sent images of his nude genitalia to the undercover agent. Smith discussed meeting with the purported minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct and sent the officer $75 via Cash App so that the purported minor could buy a one-way bus ticket to Ohio. Smith was arrested in October 2020, shortly after sending the money to the undercover agent. In addition to communicating with the undercover agent, Smith messaged more than 170 other online users who identified themselves as minors. He received sexually explicit images from at least 21 of the purported minors and sent nude images of himself to at least 70 users. | |
| Hamid Hayat | 15804-097 | Served 14 years of a 24 year sentence. After a judge ruled his conviction was the result of poor defense, and excessive interrogation, Hyat had all charges against him dismissed, and was released from federal custody on August 9, 2019.[10] | US citizen of Pakistani descent; convicted in 2006 of providing material support to terrorists for attending an al-Qaeda training camp in Pakistan and planning attacks on hospitals, banks, grocery stores and government buildings in the United States.[11] | |
| Cris Kirkwood | 81499-008 | 
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Released from custody in 2005 after serving 11 months.[12] | Bassist for the Meat Puppets, an American rock band; pleaded guilty in 2004 to assault with a dangerous weapon for striking a security guard with a baton at a Phoenix post office.[13] |
| Sonny Barger | 82740-011 | 
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Released from custody in November 1992 | Founder and former leader of the Hells Angels, convicted in 1988 for a racketeering, and transporting firearms to Kentucky to kill members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club. |
| Caswell Senior | 20180-509 | .jpg)
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Serving a 15-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2034 | Brooklyn born hip-hop artist known professionally as Casanova who was convicted of racketeering charges.[14] |
| Jerry Posin | 57593-008 | Released from custody in 2009 after serving 5 years.[15] | Former drummer for Steppenwolf, an American rock band; played in several prison bands with Cris Kirkwood at FCI Phoenix.[16] | |
| Tyler Barriss | 29381-031 | Serving a 20 year sentence; scheduled for release in 2035. [17] Currently at FCI Herlong. | Caller during a swatting incident that resulted in the fatal shooting of Andrew Finch, an uninvolved third party. | |
| Earl Krugel | 20966-112 | Murdered in 2005 while serving a 20 year sentence | Charged with Federal terrorism. Conspiracy to bomb up a mosque, the offices of US Congressman Darrell Issa, and the offices of the Muslim Public Affairs Council. | |
| Brent Wilson | 37060-509 | Serving a 46-month sentence. | Former bassist of Panic! at the Disco; convicted in 2022 of multiple felony gun and drug charges.[18][19] |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "FCI Phoenix".
- ^ "FCI Phoenix". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
- ^ Webster, James H. (1980). "Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix, Arizona: final environmental impact statement". Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Abbey, Alan (January 13, 1984). "Federal Prisons Deluged with Flood of Inmates". Oxnard Press-Courier. p. 12. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ Mary Bosworth (2002). The U.S. Federal Prison System. SAGE Publications. pp. 285–286. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Jewish militant killed in prison". New York Times. November 6, 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Jewish extremist killed in jail". BBC News. November 6, 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "US Attorney – Federal Inmate Sentenced On Brutal Murder of Fellow Inmate". LawFuel. March 14, 2008. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Miamisburg man who solicited more than 170 minors online sentenced to 25 years in prison". November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ Bulwa, Demian. "Hamid Hayat released from prison".
- ^ Associated Press (March 13, 2013). "Appeals court upholds 2006 conviction of Calif. man for plotting terror attacks on US targets". Fox News. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Cromelin, Richard (August 8, 2007). "Prodigal Meat Puppet is back from brink of self-destruction". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Associated Press (August 3, 2004). "Cris Kirkwood sentenced to prison". NBC News. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Casanova Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison on Federal Gang Charges". Billboard. June 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ O'Neal, Sean (October 9, 2007). "Meat Puppets". A.V. Club. 2015 Onion Inc. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ O'Neal, Sean (October 9, 2007). "Interview: Meat Puppets". Onion, Inc. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Serial 'swatter' sentenced to 20 years for death of Kansas man shot by police". NBC News. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ "OG Panic! At the Disco Bassist Brent Wilson Facing Drug and Gun Charges". 4 February 2021.
- ^ "District of Nevada | Las Vegas Felon Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges | United States Department of Justice". 15 November 2022.