Federal Correctional Institution, McKean explained

Prison Name:Federal Correctional Institution, McKean
Location:Lafayette Township,
McKean County,
near Lewis Run, Pennsylvania
Status:Operational
Classification:Medium-Security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population:1,500 (330 in prison camp)
Opened:1989
Managed By:Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, McKean (FCI McKean) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Pennsylvania. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male offenders.

FCI McKean is located in northwest Pennsylvania between the towns of Bradford and Kane, 90 miles south of Buffalo, New York.[1]

Notable incidents

2013 escape

On August 21, 2013, Locksley Milwood, who was serving a sentence for participating in a drug ring that smuggled ecstasy, methamphetamine, and marijuana into the U.S. from Canada,[2] escaped from the satellite prison camp adjacent to FCI McKean. The prison camp houses minimum-security inmates in dormitory housing, has a relatively low staff-to-inmate ratio and limited or no perimeter fencing. Officers from the Pennsylvania State Police and surrounding municipal departments were alerted and participated in the search. Several hours later, an officer from the Bradford Township Police Department stopped a vehicle and found Milwood inside.[3] Milwood pleaded guilty to escape in December 2013 and was sentenced to two additional months in prison. He is currently incarcerated at the Federal Medical Center, Lexington in Kentucky and was scheduled for release in April 2017.[4]

Notable inmates

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Alphonse Persico05517-054Serving a life sentence. Soldier and former acting boss of the Colombo crime family; convicted for the murder of Michael Devine, a Staten Island nightclub owner.
Chaka Fattah72340-066Currently in custody of RRM Philadelphia.Philadelphia politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1995–2016; sentenced to 10 years in imprisonment for racketeering.[5]
Wesley Snipes43355-018Released from custody in 2013; served 2 years.[6] Actor, film producer and martial artist; convicted in 2008 of failing to file tax returns; Snipes was also ordered to pay $17 million in back taxes and IRS penalties.[7]
Joseph P. Ganim14466-014Released from custody in 2010; served 7 years.[8] Democratic Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut from 1991 to 2003; convicted in 2003 of racketeering, conspiracy and other charges for receiving over $500,000 from private businesses in exchange for steering city contracts to them; reelected in 2015.[9] [10]
Denny McLain04000-018Released from custody in 2003; served 6 years.[11] Major League baseball pitcher and two-time Cy Young Award winner; convicted in 1996 of money laundering, conspiracy, theft and mail fraud for stealing $3 million from the pension fund of a company he owned.[12] [13]
Prabhu Ramamoorthy56234-039Serving a 9-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2026.Sexually assaulted a woman on a plane while she was sleeping next to him.[14]
Christopher Green18486-050Serving a life sentenceKilled four people while robbing a post office.[15]

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FCI McKean. Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  2. Web site: 25 Accused in International Drug Ring Bust. rochesterhomepage.net. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.. 17 July 2015. June 4, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722035950/http://www.rochesterhomepage.net/story/25-accused-in-international-drug-ring-bust/d/story/3It2eUTbR0KzCu2kKxXuWw. 22 July 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Judges Sentences Inmate Caught Speeding Away from Federal Prison Camp. US Department of Justice. 17 July 2015. December 24, 2013.
  4. Web site: Federal Inmate Locator. Federal Bureau of Prisons. US Department of Justice. 17 July 2015.
  5. News: Chaka Fattah reports to federal prison to begin 10-year sentence. Griffin. Jessica. January 25, 2017. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2017-01-28.
  6. Web site: Actor Wesley Snipes released from prison. CNN. 22 April 2013. April 7, 2013.
  7. News: Wesley Snipes Gets 3 Years for Not Filing Tax Returns. 16 March 2013. The New York Times. April 25, 2008.
  8. News: Mayko. Michael P.. Ganim's sentence reduced; former mayor to be released next summer. 11 December 2015. Hearst Media Services Connecticut, LLC. October 1, 2009.
  9. Web site: United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut: FORMER BRIDGEPORT MAYOR SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN PRISON. www.doj.gov. US Department of Justice. 31 July 2015. July 1, 2003.
  10. News: Associated Press. Ganim moved to federal prison in Pa.. 31 July 2015. New Haven Register. February 11, 2009.
  11. News: Green. Jerry. There's never been any like Denny McLain. 14 November 2015. USA TODAY. October 29, 2003.
  12. Web site: Ex-Baseball Star and His Partner Are Convicted of Pension Fraud. Associated Press. 14 December 1996. www.nytimes.com.
  13. Web site: McLain Gets 8-Year Sentence on Pension Theft Conviction. From. Staff. Wire. Reports. 8 May 1997. LA Times.
  14. News: Romo . Vanessa . 2018-12-13 . Man Who Sexually Assaulted Woman On Plane Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison . en . NPR . 2022-03-13.
  15. Web site: NJ.com . Dan Ivers NJ Advance Media for . 2015-03-23 . 2 decades later, Montclair reflects on deadly post office shooting. 2022-04-07 . nj . en.