Federal Correctional Institution, Pollock Explained

Prison Name:Federal Correctional Institution, Pollock
Location:Grant Parish,
near Pollock, Louisiana
Status:Operational
Classification:Medium-security
Population:1,600
Opened:2007
Managed By:Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Pollock (FCI Pollock) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Grant Parish, Louisiana.[1] It is part of the Pollock Federal Correctional Complex and operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

FCC Pollock is located in central Louisiana, approximately 15miles north of Alexandria.[2]

History

FCI Pollock was constructed between 2005 and 2007. It was built by Flintco, an Oklahoma-based construction company which DiversityBusiness.com listed as the top Native American owned company in 2010.[3] [4]

Notable Inmates (current and former)

The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 eliminated parole for federal inmates. However, inmates sentenced for offenses committed prior to 1987 are eligible for parole consideration.[5]

width=13%Inmate Namewidth=10%Register Numberwidth=25%Statuswidth=52%Details
Gene Gotti04193-016Served 29 years of a 50-year sentence; paroled on September 14, 2018.†[6] [7] Former caporegime of the Gambino crime family in New York City and brother of Boss John Gotti; convicted in 1989 of running a multimillion-dollar heroin ring.[8] [9]
Shi Lei88784-022Scheduled for release in 2033. Now at FCI Yazoo CityFormer cook; convicted in 2005 of using violence to seize and exercise control of a vessel in international waters for murdering Captain Chen Chung-She and First Mate Le Da Feng during an unsuccessful hijacking attempt in 2002.[10]
Jacques Roy44132-177Serving a 35 year sentence. Scheduled for release in 2040. Currently at FMC Fort Worth.Physician; indicted in 2012 for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud for allegedly masterminding the largest healthcare fraud in US history, which involved 11,000 patients and resulted in $375 million being fraudulently billed to Medicare and Medicaid.[11] [12]
Richard Scutari34840-080Scheduled for release in 2025. Now at FCI Mendota.Former security chief for the white supremacist group The Order and FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive; pleaded guilty in 1986 to committing a $3.8 million armored car robbery to finance an effort to overthrow the US government.[13] [14]

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Grant Parish, LA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-08-15. 18 (PDF p. 19/30). Federal Correctional Institution Pollock Medium.
  2. Web site: FCI Pollock. Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  3. Web site: Bergeron. Angelle. Crime Pays: Precast Pollock prison benefits contractors, community. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.. 16 March 2013.
  4. Web site: Capital Asset Plan and Business Case Summary: FCI Pollock, LA. Federal Bureau of Prisons. 16 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130531165246/http://www.justice.gov/jmd/2008justification/exhibit300/bop_fci_pollock_la.pdf. 31 May 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: History of the Federal Parole System. US Department of Justice. 16 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130313150144/http://www.justice.gov/uspc/history.htm. 13 March 2013.
  6. News: Marzulli. John. Gotti's jailed kid bro shows strain. 14 October 2015. New York Daily News. April 19, 2007.
  7. Web site: PICTURED: John Gotti's younger brother Gene is spotted outside his Long Island home following his release from prison after serving 29 years for heroin trafficking . . 2018-10-29 . 2018-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181029152055/https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/pictured-john-gotti%E2%80%99s-younger-brother-gene-is-spotted-outside-his-long-island-home-following-his-release-from-prison-after-serving-29-years-for-heroin-trafficking/ar-BBNtwO7 . dead .
  8. News: Morgan. Thomas. Gene Gotti Guilty in Heroin and Racketeering Case. 16 March 2013. The New York Times. May 24, 1989.
  9. Web site: May. Allan. John Gotti, the Last Mafia Icon. 2013 Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc.. 16 March 2013.
  10. Web site: Lum. Curtis. Former cook sentenced to 36 years for boat killings. Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu Advertiser. 28 August 2016. February 24, 2006.
  11. Web site: Dallas Doctor Arrested For Alleged Role In Nearly $375 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme. US Department of Justice. 14 May 2013. February 28, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121126031235/http://www.justice.gov/usao/txn/PressRelease/2012/feb28roy_HCF_pr.html. 26 November 2012.
  12. Web site: Fink. Jack. Rockwall Doctor Charged In Biggest U.S. Healthcare Fraud Ever. CBS. 14 May 2013. February 28, 2012.
  13. News: Reuters. AROUND THE NATION; Figure in Plot Gets 60-Year Prison Term. 16 March 2013. The New York Times. June 7, 1986.
  14. Web site: Extremism in America: Richard Scutari. 2005 Anti-Defamation League. 16 March 2013.