Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca

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Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca
FCI Waseca.jpg
LocationWaseca, Minnesota
StatusOperational
Security classLow-security
Population728
Opened1995
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca (FCI Waseca) is a low-security United States federal prison for female offenders in Minnesota. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.[1] The site, located 75 miles from Minneapolis, was converted into a prison in 1992 after formerly serving as a University of Minnesota campus.

History[]

FCI Waseca opened in 1995 as an all-male facility. It used many of the buildings from the former college. In 2006, FCI Waseca received its most high-profile prisoner when Jeffrey Skilling, CEO of the now defunct Enron Corporation was sent there after he was convicted of insider trading, securities fraud and other charges for making a $60 million profit by selling company stock in anticipation of the company's 2001 collapse.[2] Skilling was transferred to FCI Englewood, another low-security facility in Colorado, after FCI Waseca was converted into an all-female prison in 2008.

Notable incidents[]

The FBI was called in to investigate an act of violence at FCI Waseca in June 2011. Felicia Thomas, a 45-year-old inmate serving a sentence for arson, allegedly attempted to strangle another inmate with a rope taken from a laundry bag. Thomas pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon on January 11, 2013 and was subsequently sentenced to an additional 41 months in prison. She is currently scheduled for release in 2021.[3][4][5]

Notable inmates (current and former)[]

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Catherine Greig 57820-112 Originally sentenced to 21 months; extended following disciplinary action & was released July 2020; served over 8 years total. Girlfriend of former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive and Irish Mob figure James "Whitey" Bulger; pleaded guilty in 2012 to harboring a fugitive and identity fraud for illegally obtaining Social Security numbers, licenses and birth certificates in order to assist Bulger evade capture.[6][7]
Angela Johnson 08337-029 Serving a life without parole sentence. [8] was the first woman sentenced to death by a United States federal jury since the 1950s. She was sentenced to death for her role in the murders of five people in 1993. She was re-sentenced to life without parole in December 2014.
Shelley Shannon 59755-065 Serving a 20-year sentence under her real name, Rachelle Shannon; released in 2018. Member of the extremist group Army of God; served 10 years in state prison for the attempted murder of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller in 1993; pleaded guilty in 1995 to firebombing six abortion clinics in California, Nevada and Oregon.[9]
Lisa Biron 12775-049 Sentenced to 40 years, scheduled for release on June 17, 2047 Transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, possession of child pornography, sexual exploitation of children

See also[]

  • List of U.S. federal prisons
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons
  • Incarceration in the United States

References[]

  1. ^ "BOP: FCI Waseca". Bop.gov. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  2. ^ Nienaber, Dan (2006-12-06). "Waseca set to welcome infamous inmate - Mankato Free Press: Local News". Mankato Free Press. Retrieved 2015-11-03. (Archive)
  3. ^ "FBI — Federal Inmate Indicted for Assaulting Another Inmate". Fbi.gov. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  4. ^ "FBI — Federal Inmate Sentenced for Assaulting Another Inmate". Fbi.gov. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  5. ^ "Federal Bureau of Prisons". Bop.gov. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  6. ^ "Girlfriend gets 8 years for hiding 'Whitey' Bulger - CNN.com". Articles.cnn.com. 2012-06-12. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  7. ^ "Longtime girlfriend of "Whitey" Bulger has 8-year sentence upheld". Fox News. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  8. ^ "Inmate Locator".
  9. ^ Published: September 09, 1995 (1995-09-09). "Woman Gets 20-Year Sentence In Attacks on Abortion Clinics - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-08-04.

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Coordinates: 44°04′10″N 93°31′01″W / 44.06944°N 93.51694°W / 44.06944; -93.51694

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