Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix

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Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix
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Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix
Location Phoenix, Arizona
StatusOperational
Security classMedium-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population1,180 (300 in prison camp)
Opened1985
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

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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FCI Phoenix is located approximately 25 miles north of downtown Phoenix, also west of Anthem, Arizona but still within the city limits. [2]

History

An 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

On 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)

Inmate NameRegister NumberPhotoStatusDetails
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 CrisInAustin11May2007.jpg 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 00 Me And Sonny.jpg Released from custody in November 1992Founder 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 Casanova (August 2016).jpg 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 20966-112Murdered in 2005 while serving a 20 year sentenceCharged 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 Wilson37060-509Serving a 46-month sentence.Former bassist of Panic! at the Disco; convicted in 2022 of multiple felony gun and drug charges. [18] [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ "FCI Phoenix". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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