Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale
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| Location | Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Low-security |
| Population | 1,700 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| Warden | J.P. Young |
The Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Louisiana. It is part of the Oakdale Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) and operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
The complex consists of two facilities:
- Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale I): a low-security facility.
- Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale II): a low-security facility.
FCI Oakdale is located in central Louisiana, 35 miles south of Alexandria and 58 miles north of Lake Charles.[1]
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Notable incidents
June 22, 2009, 29-year-old inmate Alberto Gallegos-Velazquez violently assaulted another inmate in the recreation yard at FCI Oakdale. The victim inmate, who the Bureau of Prisons did not identify, suffered a fractured skull and an intracranial hemorrhage which resulted in long-term disabilities including seizures, loss of speech, and an inability to move his right extremities. Gallegos-Velazquez subsequently pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury and was sentenced an additional 51 months in prison and ordered to pay over $158,000 in restitution.[2][3]
Notable inmates
Current
| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
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| Bernard Ebbers | 56022-054 | Serving a 25-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2028. | Former CEO of Worldcom; convicted in 2005 of orchestrating an $11 billion accounting fraud that brought down the telecommunications company in 2002.[4] |
| William J. Jefferson | 72121-083 | Serving a 13-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2023. | Louisiana Congressman from 1991 to 2009; convicted in 2009 of bribery, racketeering and money laundering for using his influence to promote the interests of international companies in exchange for $400,000 in bribes.[5][6] |
| Max Butler | 09954-011 | Serving a 13-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2019. | Computer hacker; pleaded guilty in 2009 to wire fraud for stealing credit card information from 2 million customers, which was used in $86 million fraudulent charges; received the longest sentence for computer hacking in US history.[7][8] |
| Paul Schlesselman | 22539-076 | Serving a 10-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2017. | White supremacist; pleaded guilty in 2010 to plotting the assassination of then-Presidential nominee Barack Obama in 2008; co-conspirator Daniel Cowart was sentenced to 14 years.[9][10][11] |
| Justin Solondz | 98291-011 | Serving a 7-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2017. | Member of the group Earth Liberation Front; pleaded guilty to conspiracy and arson for planning and executing the University of Washington firebombing incident.[12][13] |
Former
| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
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| Edwin Edwards | 03128-095 | Released from custody in 2011; served 10 years.[14] | Four-term Governor of Louisiana; convicted in 2000 of racketeering, conspiracy and extortion for demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars from businessmen applying for riverboat casino licenses from 1991 through 1997.[15] |
| Don Siegelman | 24775-001 | Serving a 6-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2017.[16] | Governor of Alabama from 1999 to 2003; convicted in 2006 of conspiracy, bribery, and obstruction of justice for naming HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy to a state health planning board in return for a $500,000 campaign contribution.[17] |
| Andrew Fastow | 14343-179 | Released from custody in 2011; served 5 years.[18] | Former Chief Financial Officer of Enron; pleaded guilty to wire fraud and securities fraud in 2004 for his role in the company's 2001 collapse.[19] |
See also
References
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