The Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford (FCI Oxford) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Wisconsin. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
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| Location | New Chester, Adams County, near Oxford, Wisconsin |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | low-security |
| Population | 1,000 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
FCI Oxford is located in Adams County, in central Wisconsin, 60 miles north of Madison, the state capital.[1]
Notable incidents
editOn June 21, 2011, Timothy Washington (15022-047), a 48-year-old inmate serving a sentence for drug trafficking, stabbed another inmate with a homemade prison weapon known as a shank. The victim suffered 16 stab wounds, but survived the assault. Washington pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in February 2012 and was sentenced to an additional 33 months in prison.[2] He was transferred to USP Terre Haute and was released on February 16, 2021.[3]
Notable inmates (current and former)
edit| Inmate name | Register number | Photo | Status | Details |
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| Dan Rostenkowski | 25338-016 | 
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Released in 1997 after serving 17 months; pardoned in 2000 by President Bill Clinton.[4] | Former Illinois Congressman and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee; arrested in connection with the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal; pleaded guilty to mail fraud in 1996 for using federal money to pay for personal favors and gifts.[5][6] |
| Carlos Almonte | 61800-050 | Serving a 20-year sentence; scheduled for release on June 20, 2027. | Pleaded guilty to conspiracy for planning murders outside of America, as well as attempting to join Al Shabaab.[7] | |
| George Papadopoulos | 91344-083 | 
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Released on December 7, 2018, after serving 12 days of a 14-day sentence.[8][9] | Pleaded guilty to making a false statement to FBI investigators, a felony.[10] |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "FCI Oxford". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
- ^ "Federal Prison Inmate Sentenced for Assault". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ "Inmate Locator - Timothy C. Washington". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ "Dan Rostenkowski, Ex-Rep. Sent to Prison, Dies". CBS News. August 11, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ Rosenbaum, David E. (April 10, 1996). "Rostenkowski Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ "Dan Rostenkowski, Ex-Rep. Sent to Prison, Dies". CBS News. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ "Two New Jersey men with al Qaeda links sentenced to prison". Reuters. April 15, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Ex-Trump campaign adviser Papadopoulos reports to prison". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018.
- ^ "George Papadopoulos released from prison two days early". Fox News.
- ^ Bump, Phillip (October 30, 2017). "Paul Manafort: A FAQ about Trump's indicted former campaign chairman". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.