Federal Prison Camp, Yankton

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Federal Prison Camp, Yankton
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Federal Prison Camp, Yankton
Location Yankton, South Dakota
Coordinates 42°52′51″N97°23′30″W / 42.8809°N 97.3918°W / 42.8809; -97.3918
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum-security
Population424 (April 2024) [1]
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Prison Camp, Yankton (FPC Yankton) is a minimum-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Yankton, South Dakota. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The prison is situated on the former campus of Yankton College, which operated until 1984. The site was converted to a prison in 1988.

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FPC Yankton is located 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Sioux City, Iowa, and 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. [2]

Forbes magazine rated FPC Yankton one of "Americas 10 Cushiest Prisons" in 2009. In describing the facility, Asher Hawkins wrote, "The winters are tough, and the nearest city of any size is at least an hour away, but Yankton is a standalone minimum-security facility with a staff that's not too tough on prisoners. White-collar cons can take classes in accounting, business administration and business management." [3]

In Twin Peaks , Special Agent Dale Cooper's doppelgänger is held at FPC Yankton. [4]

Notable inmates

Former

Inmate NameRegister NumberStatusDetails
Steve Stenger 48972-044Sentenced on August, 9, 2019. Served 22 months of a 46-month sentence.Former St. Louis County Executive. Arrested for three federal corruption charges for a pay-to-play scheme exchanging county contracts for campaign donations. [5]
John McTiernan 43029-112Surrendered to federal prison on April 3, 2013, served a 12-month sentenceDirector of Die Hard and Predator . On April 3, 2006, McTiernan was charged in federal court with making a false statement to an FBI investigator in February 2006 about his hiring the private investigator Anthony Pellicano to illegally wiretap Charles Roven, the producer of his film Rollerball, around August 2000. [6]

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References

  1. https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/yan/
  2. "BOP: FPC Yankton". Bop.gov. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  3. "In Pictures: America's 10 Cushiest Prisons". Forbes. July 13, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  4. "Twin Peaks: Agent Cooper Unleashes the Cobra and Makes His Move in Episode Seven". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  5. "Stenger will serve four years at 'cushiest' prison camp in Yankton, South Dakota". Callnewspaper. September 11, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  6. "John McTiernan, Die Hard Director, Gets Year in Prison; No Wine and Cheese, Taunts Judge". CBS News. October 10, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2022.