Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood

The Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood (FCI Englewood) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Colorado. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an administrative detention center and an adjacent satellite prison camp for minimum-security offenders.

Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood
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LocationJefferson County,
near Bow Mar, Colorado
StatusOperational
Security classLow-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population1,034 (186 in prison camp)
Opened1988
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons

FCI Englewood is located in unincorporated Jefferson County.[1][2][3] FCI Englewood is located off of U.S. Route 285 and Kipling Street, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Downtown Denver.[4] The facility is named after the city of Englewood, and has a Littleton mailing address, but is not in either city.[1][5]

Notable incidents

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On April 2, 2012, FCI Englewood was placed on lockdown after a white powdery substance was found inside an envelope addressed to an inmate during a routine mail screening. A hazardous materials team was called to the prison and local and federal law enforcement authorities were notified. The substance was determined to be harmless. The Bureau of Prisons would not identify the inmate to whom the letter was addressed.[6]

On December 21, 2018, the day before the 2018–19 United States federal government shutdown began, prisoner Alan May (14675-111) checked out a vehicle for an alleged work job, and drove off the property without anyone noticing. The government agency responsible for tracking down escaped prisoners was not notified until December 26.[7] The run ended on August 3, 2023 when Deputy U.S. Marshals arrested Allen Todd May, 58, at a residence in Fort Lauderdale.[8][9]

Notable inmates (current and former)

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Current; child pornography

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Inmate Name Register Number Photo Status Details
Jared Fogle 12919-028   Serving a 15-year sentence; scheduled for release on March 24, 2029.[10] Former spokesperson for Subway sandwich restaurants; pleaded guilty in 2015 to traveling across state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct with minors and receiving child pornography.[11]
Eric Franklin Rosser 07006-028 Serving a 10-year sentence; scheduled for release on February 26, 2027. Former keyboardist for John Mellencamp pleaded guilty in 2017 watching child pornography on a bus in Montana.
Jan Rouven Fuechtener 53165-048   Serving a 20-year sentence; scheduled for release on March 29, 2033. Former magician and illusionist at Tropicana Las Vegas; convicted on child pornography charges.[12]

Current; other

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Inmate Name Register Number Photo Status Details
Michael Slager 31292-171 Serving a 20-year sentence; scheduled for release in August 16, 2032. The police officer who killed Walter Scott.

Former

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Inmate Name Register Number Photo Status Details
Mike Carona 45335-112   Released to a halfway house in June 11, 2015; served 52 months.[13][14] Former Sheriff of Orange County, California, the third-largest sheriff's office in the state; convicted of witness tampering in 2009 for ordering witnesses to lie to investigators conducting a corruption investigation.[15]
Tim DeChristopher 16156-081   Released from custody on April 19, 2013; served a 2-year sentence.[16] Co-founder of the environmental group Peaceful Uprising; convicted in 2012 of false representation for registering for a 2008 federal land auction and bidding on land worth $1.8 million in order to prevent it from being used for oil and gas exploration.[17][18]
Robert Gilbeau 56978-298   Released on 17 January 2019.[19] First active-duty admiral ever to be convicted of a felony. Lied to investigators about relationship with "Fat" Leonard Glenn Francis and pocketed $40,000 in kickbacks[20]
Scott Lee Kimball 14444-006 Was released in December 2002 while awaiting trial for fraud charges in Alaska after he had offered to become an FBI informant.

Transferred to USP Coleman and then to USP Florence High; serving a 70-year sentence.

In the year between his release and sentencing, Kimball killed three of the four people he would later plead guilty to, as well as engage in further fraud schemes that netted him thousands of dollars[21] and a 70-year sentence he is currently serving in USP Coleman.[22]
Jeffrey Skilling 29296-179   Transferred to Montgomery FPC. Served a 24-year sentence; released on February 21, 2019. [23] Committed fraud related to Enron[24]
Jeffrey Alexander Sterling 38338-044   Released on June 14, 2018 Former CIA employee convicted under the Espionage Act for revealing details about Operation Merlin to a journalist
Walter Lee Williams 65562-112 Released on November 7, 2017. Former FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive and University of Southern California professor; apprehended in Mexico in 2013; pleaded guilty in 2014 to flying to the Philippines in 2010 to have sex with underage boys he met online.[25][26]
Rod Blagojevich 40892-424   Commuted by president Trump on February 18, 2020.[27] Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009; convicted in 2011 of wire fraud, extortion and bribery for attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by then President Barack Obama in return for money or an appointment to a high-level federal government position.[28][29]
Rafael Cárdenas Vela 01659-379 Now at FDC Houston (listed as not in BOP custody), scheduled for release on January 20, 2029. Former high-ranking member of the Gulf Cartel and nephew of incarcerated former cartel boss Osiel Cardenas Guillen; pleaded guilty in 2014 to drug trafficking conspiracy for directing the importation of cocaine from Mexico into the US.[30][31]
Jake Angeli 24866-509   Held for pre-trial purposes, sentenced to 41 months. Released on May 25, 2023. Member of QAnon charged for participating in the 2021 Capitol attack[32]
Eric Justin Toth 32508-016 Serving a 25-year sentence. Currently at FCI Fort Dix; scheduled for release in August 8, 2034. Former Washington, D.C. elementary school teacher and FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive; apprehended in Nicaragua in 2013 after five years on the run; pleaded guilty in 2013 to production of child pornography.
Thomas Lane 43954-509 Served a 2-year and 6-month sentence; released on August 20, 2024 One of the police officers who was federally convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights and pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Minnesota state court.[33]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sweeney, Annie (March 15, 2012). "For Colorado neighbors, Blagojevich just another inmate". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 30, 2017. [...]is tucked into an unincorporated neighborhood of Jefferson County [...] Although named Englewood [...] isn't in either nearby town.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Jefferson County, CO" (PDF). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. p. 16 (PDF p. 17/43). Retrieved August 15, 2022. Federal Correctional Institution Englewood - The map shows the prison as being in an unincorporated area.
  3. ^ "[1] Archived February 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine "FCI Englewood Contact Information". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on July 28, 2010. "FCI Englewood Federal Correctional Institution 9595 West Quincy Avenue Littleton, CO 80123"
  4. ^ "FCI Englewood." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on January 25, 2011.
  5. ^ "Littleton ZIP Codes". City of Littleton. Retrieved June 18, 2024. Zip Code 80123 Area Within City Limits Partially
  6. ^ "Suspicious Envelope Sent To Prison Where Blagojevich Is Held". WBBM-TV.
  7. ^ "Inmate steals truck to escape Jefferson County federal prison". FOX31 Denver. December 28, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "News in Brief | Prison Legal News". www.prisonlegalnews.org. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "Inmate Locator". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Stanley, Deb (December 18, 2015). "Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle moved to Colorado prison - Englewood FCI". KMGH-TV. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  11. ^ "Ex-Subway spokesman Jared Fogle gets more than 15 years in prison". Fox News. November 19, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  12. ^ "District of Nevada | Former Las Vegas Illusionist Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Possession, Receipt, And Distribution Of Child Pornography | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. February 28, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona freed from prison early". Orange County Register. May 14, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  14. ^ Branson-Potts, Hailey (May 15, 2015). "Ex-O.C. Sheriff Michael Carona leaves prison, returns home". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  15. ^ Hanley, Christine (April 28, 2009). "Scolding and a stiff sentence for Carona". Los Angeles Times.
  16. ^ Maffly, Brian (April 17, 2013). "Activist Tim DeChristopher to be freed after 21 months in custody". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  17. ^ O'Donoghue, Ami (March 4, 2011). "Jury finds activist Tim DeChristopher guilty of both charges". Deseret News.
  18. ^ O'Donoghue, Ami (July 26, 2011). "Activist Timothy DeChristopher sentenced to 2 years in prison". Deseret News.
  19. ^ "Admiral jailed 18 months for lying about Fat Leonard". The FCPA Blog. May 18, 2017.
  20. ^ Whitlock, Craig; Perry, Tony (May 17, 2017). "Former admiral sentenced to 18 months in 'Fat Leonard' case". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  21. ^ Smith, Jordan Michael (2021). "The Snitch". The Atavist. No. 115. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  22. ^ Maass, Brian (June 9, 2021). "Serial Killer Scott Kimball Moved Out Of Colorado". KCNC-TV. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  23. ^ "Inmate locator". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on September 22, 2016. Enter "29296-179"
  24. ^ Cardona, Felisa (December 13, 2011). "FCI Englewood might be the new home for Blagojevich". Denver Post. Retrieved September 22, 2016. "(The Bureau of Prisons website lists former Enron chief executive Jeff Skilling among the prison's residents.)"
  25. ^ "Former University Professor Charged in California with Engaging in Sexual Conduct with Minors and Producing Child Pornography". US Department of Justice. June 17, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  26. ^ Lopez, Robert (June 20, 2013). "Ex-USC professor accused of sex with children to appear in court". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  27. ^ Shear, Michael D.; Haberman, Maggie (February 18, 2020). "Trump Grants Clemency to Blagojevich, Milken and Kerik". The New York Times.
  28. ^ "Blagojevich convicted on corruption charges". CNN. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  29. ^ "Blago Sentenced to 14 Years for Corruption". WMAQ-TV.
  30. ^ Chapa, Sergio (November 17, 2014). "Gulf Cartel leader "El Junior" gets 20 years in federal prison". Valley Central. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  31. ^ "Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads to Federal Prison". Federal Bureau of Investigation. November 17, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  32. ^ "QAnon Shaman, Who Faces Capitol Riot Charges, Being Housed In Denver-Area Detention Center".
  33. ^ "Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane ordered to report to federal prison in Colorado". CNN. August 17, 2022.
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