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.
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| Location | Tucson, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 32°05′27″N 110°51′29″W / 32.09083°N 110.85806°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium security |
| Population | 795 |
| Opened | 1982 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
FCI Tucson is located within Tucson city limits, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of downtown Tucson.[1]
History
editOpened 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
editThe 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)
edit†Inmates released prior to 1982 are not listed on the Bureau of Prisons website.
| Inmate Name | Register Number | Photo | Status | Details |
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| Charles Keating | 97188-012 | Released 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 Henriquez | 86705-054 | Served 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 | 47849-509 | Transferred to the facility in August 2022. Transferred to FCI Big Spring, Texas, in 2024.[5] | Convicted on several state and federal charges relating to the 2020 murder of George Floyd, among other civil rights charges.[6] 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.[7] | |
| Matthew Muller | 72875-097 | 
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Scheduled release in 2049. | Perpetrator of 'Gone Girl' kidnapping. Plead guilty and no contest to kidnapping, burglary, forcible rape, battery, assault, and false imprisonment. Some of crimes detailed in American Nightmare.[8] |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "BOP: FCI Tucson". Bop.gov. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ "Feds to review security after inmate tries to shoot visitor at Tucson correctional institution". The Arizona Republic. 15 November 2022.
- ^ Shain, Jeff (October 3, 1996). "Charles Keating Released From Jail". Associated Press. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ E. Scott Reckard; David Rosenzweig (April 7, 1999). "Keating Pleads Guilty to Fraud; Legal Saga Ends". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing". CTV News. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ "Derek Chauvin transferred to Tucson prison". KTVK. 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jacobs, Eammon. "What happened to Denise Huskins' kidnapper, Matthew Muller? The case was first considered a 'Gone Girl'-style hoax". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
External links
edit- FCI Tucson at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Official site)