Federal Correctional Institution, Fairton

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Federal Correctional Institution, Fairton
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Federal Correctional Institution, Fairton
Location Fairfield Township, Cumberland County,
near Fairton, New Jersey
StatusOperational
Security classMedium security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population1,460 (120 in prison camp)
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons
Warden Steven Merendino

The Federal Correctional Institution, Fairton (FCI Fairton) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Fairfield Township, Cumerland County, New Jersey. [1] It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp housing minimum-security male offenders and a completely separate medium-security unit that houses inmates admitted into the federal Witness Security Program.

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FCI Fairton is located 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Philadelphia and 40 miles (64 km) west of Atlantic City. [2]

Notable incidents

On August 17, 2010, Brian Walters, Chief Pharmacist at FCI Fairton, pleaded guilty to stealing over $7,000 in drugs and supplies from the prison pharmacy which he supervised. An investigation revealed that from July 2008 to July 2009, Walters stole the drug nalbuphine hydrochloride, an opiate-based pain reliever, and other supplies, including hypodermic needles. Walters also ordered extra quantities of the drug through his position as Chief Pharmacist and took the drug and supplies in order to use the drug himself. The stolen drugs and needles were worth over $7,000. [3] He was sentenced on December 1, 2010, to a three-year term of probation, $7,041.44 in restitution and a $1,000 fine. [4]

An FBI investigation in early 2012 found that FCI Fairton Correction Officer Job Brown, 39, accepted $3,600 in bribes in exchange for smuggling contraband in and out of the facility. Between January 2012 and March 14, 2012, he accepted two separate cash payments – $1,100 and $2,500 – in exchange for using his position to smuggle tobacco and vitamin supplements to a prisoner inside the facility. Brown also smuggled approximately 900 U.S. postage stamps out of the facility for the same inmate's benefit. Tobacco is prohibited at FCI Fairton, and inmates are also not allowed to possess more than 60 United States postage stamps, or vitamin supplements, which are not purchased through the prison commissary. Brown pleaded guilty to accepting bribes in June 2012 and was sentenced to one year in prison. [5] [6]

Notable inmates

Inmate nameRegister numberStatusDetails
Nicodemo Scarfo, Jr. 01381-748 Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2036. [7] Soldier in the Lucchese crime family and former captain of the Jersey Crew he is also the son of deceased mobster Nicodemo Scarfo Sr.; convicted in 2014 of racketeering, conspiracy, money laundering and other crimes for masterminding a scheme to steal $12 million from FirstPlus Financial Group, a Texas-based financial firm. [8]
Lamor Whitehead 36692-510Serving a 9-year sentencePastor convicted of fraud [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Fairfield township, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 2-3 (PDF p. 3-4/7). Retrieved 2024-11-23. Federal Correctional Institution Fairton
  2. ↑ "FCI Fairton". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  3. ↑ "FEDERAL PRISON PHARMACIST ADMITS STEALING DRUGS" (PDF). US Department of Justice. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  4. ↑ See: United States v. Walters, U.S.D.C. (D. NJ), Case No. 1:10-cr-00550-JEI
  5. ↑ "FORMER FEDERAL CORRECTIONS OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO RECEIVING BRIBES" (PDF). US Department of Justice. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Inmate Locator: Job Brown". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Caparella, Kitty (August 17, 1999). "Philly's New Mr. Mob Position Goes To Survivor Joey Merlino's In Jail, Joseph Ligambi Isn't, That Makes Him The Boss". philly.com. Philadelphia Media Network (Digital) LLC. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Sherman, Ted (July 28, 2014). "Philly mob scion sentenced to 30 years in corporate takeover". nj.com. New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "NYC pastor is sentenced to 9 years for fraud, including taking a single mom's $90,000". NPR. June 18, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.

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