Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson

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Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson
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Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson
Location Tucson, Arizona
Coordinates 32°05′27″N110°51′29″W / 32.09083°N 110.85806°W / 32.09083; -110.85806
StatusOperational
Security classMedium security
Population795
Opened1982
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson (FCI Tucson) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates with an administrative facility for male and female offenders. It is part of the Tucson Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Tucson) and operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

Contents

FCI Tucson is located within Tucson city limits, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of downtown Tucson. [1]

History

Opened in March 1982, the institution was originally a metropolitan correctional center designed for a capacity of 392 inmates. The staff numbered 237 as of 2002.

In November 2022, an inmate attempted to shoot his wife during a visitation session. [2]

Facility

The facility houses approximately 770 inmates. Males are held in two-person medium security cells, and there is an administrative facility for both male and female offenders. The prison mainly holds pretrial inmates from federal court proceedings in the District of Arizona as well as short term and sentenced inmates awaiting transfer.

Notable inmates (current and former)

†Inmates released prior to 1982 are not listed on the Bureau of Prisons website.

Inmate NameRegister NumberStatusDetails
Charles Keating 97188-012Released from custody in 1998; served 5 years. [3] Owner of the now-defunct Lincoln Savings and Loan Association; pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud and wire fraud for stealing nearly $1 million from the company prior to its failure in 1989, which cost taxpayers $3.4 billion. [4]
Manuel Henriquez86705-054Served a 6-month sentence, released on April 25, 2021.Pleaded guilty to fraud and bribery, Charged in connection with the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal
Derek Chauvin 47849-509Transferred to the facility in August 2022. Scheduled release in 2038.Convicted on several state and federal charges relating to the 2020 murder of George Floyd, among other civil rights charges. [5] Chauvin was stabbed by another inmate on November 24, 2023. Prison employees performed "life-saving" measures before Chauvin was taken to a hospital for evaluation and treatment. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "BOP: FCI Tucson". Bop.gov. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  2. ↑ "Feds to review security after inmate tries to shoot visitor at Tucson correctional institution". The Arizona Republic. 15 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Shain, Jeff (October 3, 1996). "Charles Keating Released From Jail". Associated Press. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  4. ↑ E. Scott Reckard; David Rosenzweig (April 7, 1999). "Keating Pleads Guilty to Fraud; Legal Saga Ends". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Derek Chauvin transferred to Tucson prison". KTVK . 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  6. ↑ Sisak, Michael (November 24, 2023). "Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says". Associated Press . Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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