Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup

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Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup
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Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup
Location Jesup, Georgia
StatusOperational
Security classMedium, low and minimum-security
Capacity1,180 (540 in low-security facility; 160 in prison camp)
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup (FCI Jesup) is a medium-security United States federal prison housing male inmates in Jesup, Georgia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a United States Department of Justice division. It has two adjacent satellite facilities: a low-security facility and a minimum-security prison camp, housing male offenders.

Contents

FCI Jesup is 65 miles southwest of Savannah and 105 miles northwest of Jacksonville, Florida. [1]

Facility

As of 2000, the minimum-security camp of FCI Jesup housed about 300 prisoners. Ben Reyes, who served time in the camp for bribery and conspiracy, said that the camp was "a more relaxed, more bucolic facility" than the Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont. [2]

As of 2011, FCI Jesup houses adult male prisoners in all its properties. It includes a medium-security facility for 1,150 prisoners. It also has two satellite camps, including a low-security property for 605 prisoners and a minimum-security property for 150 prisoners. [3]

Notable inmates (current and former)

NameRegister numberPhotoStatusDetails
Charles Stango 11435-082 Was serving a 10-year sentence; released from custody on March 24, 2023.Charles Stango is the head of the DeCavalcante crime family. [4]
Christopher Chaney 22396-018 Released from custody on May 19, 2021. Computer hacker; pleaded guilty in 2012 to gaining unauthorized access to protected computers for breaking into the personal online accounts of celebrities including Scarlett Johansson and Christina Aguilera and posting revealing photos of them on the Internet. [5] [6]
Larry Lawton 52224-004 Valor Awards - head shot of Larry Lawton.jpg Released in 2007. Transferred to FCI Edgefield and others. [7] Ex-jewel thief and Gambino crime family associate. Lawton now helps and inspires younger people to stay out of prison and change their life path.
Fabio Ochoa Vásquez 09017-016 Fabioochoav.png Serving a 30-year sentence, scheduled for release in 2024.Former drug lord and leading member of the Medellín cocaine trafficking cartel, along with his older brothers Juan David and Jorge Luis. His role briefly made him a billionaire. After serving a brief prison term in Colombia, He was arrested again in 1999, and accused of contributing knowledge and receiving payments for cocaine shipments. [8] [9] He was extradited to the United States in September 2001, and convicted in 2003 of trafficking, conspiracy and distribution of cocaine in the U.S. [8]
Muhammad Dakhlalla 16907-042 Serving an 8-year sentence; released from custody on June 1, 2022.Nicknamed "Mo" - Sentenced in 2016 for offenses related to his attempt to join ISIS in Syria with his fiancée, Jaelyn Young [10]
Timothy L. Tyler 99672-012 [ permanent dead link ‍] Timothy L. Tyler, 2013.jpg Sentence commuted by President Obama; released from custody on August 30, 2018. [11] Sentenced in 1992 to life in prison for possession and distribution of LSD. Tyler had been arrested twice previously and was on a three-year probation; he had previously not served any jail time. [12] [13]
Ben T. Reyes [14] 76205-079Released on December 29, 2006.A former Texas politician (member of the Texas House of Representatives and Houston City Council), he was convicted of bribery and conspiracy. [15] He was transferred to Jesup from a facility near Beaumont. [14]
Bobby Paul Edwards32836-171Serving a 10-year sentence; scheduled for release on November 6, 2026.Restaurant owner who forced mentally disabled employee to work at his restaurant. The case was high-profile over allegations that the crime was racially motivated (Edwards is white and the victim was black). [16]
Russell Wasendorf 12191-029 [ permanent dead link ‍] Mugshot Russell Wasendorf Sr.jpg Serving a 50-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2054. Peregrine Financial Group founder; pleaded guilty in 2012 to mail fraud, embezzlement and making false statements for stealing over $100 million from the clients over a 20-year period and falsifying documents to cover up the fraud. [17] [18] [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "FCI Jesup". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  2. ↑ Fleck, Tim. "The Mod Squad". Houston Press . Thursday October 12, 2000. 2. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
  3. ↑ "ADMISSION AND ORIENTATION INMATE HANDBOOK Archived 2011-01-10 at the Wayback Machine ". Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup. 2 (2/71). Retrieved on April 26, 2011.
  4. ↑ New Jersey mafia capo Charles Stango sentenced to 10 years in prison - About the Mafia(07/02/2017)
  5. ↑ "Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion and Wiretapping Scheme Targeting Celebrities". US Department of Justice. March 26, 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Christopher Chaney, so-called Hollywood hacker, gets years for posting celebrities' personal photos online". CBS News. December 18, 2012. Archived from the original on December 18, 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
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  14. 1 2 Fleck, Tim. "The Mod Squad." Houston Press . Thursday October 12, 2000. 2. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
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