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Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop

The Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop (FCI Bastrop) is an administrative-low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Camp Swift, Texas.[1] It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security offenders.

FCI Bastrop is located 8 miles (13 km) north of the city of Bastrop and 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Austin.[2]

Notable incidents

On November 20, 2009, inmates Leandro Luna, 52, and Adan Chavez, 53, escaped from FCI Bastrop. The two were able to simply walk away from the facility since they were being held at the minimum-security prison camp, which has no perimeter fence. Hector Gomez, a Deputy US Marshal assigned to the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, a team of law enforcement agents consisting of local authorities, Texas Rangers and US Marshals, said the escape had probably been in the works "for a long time" and that the task force believed that Luna and Chavez, who were serving sentences for narcotics convictions, were attempting to flee to Mexico. It took authorities two days to notify the public of the escape. Prison officials would not elaborate on the specifics of the escape or why the public was not notified sooner.[3][4] Six days after the escape, Mexican authorities apprehended Luna and Chavez in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, across from the border city of Del Rio, Texas. It was subsequently discovered that Luna and Chavez had stolen a Federal Bureau of Prisons vehicle during their escape, which was recovered in a parking lot in East Austin, Texas.[5]

Notable inmates

Current

Former

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Camp Swift CDP, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved 2022-12-03. Federal Correctional Institution Bastrop
  2. ^ "FCI Bastrop". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  3. ^ Hinkle, Josh (November 22, 2009). "Two escape federal prison in Bastrop". LIN Television of Texas. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Buda Police Department Joins Lone Star Fugitive Task Force". US Department of Justice. October 3, 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ^ Rydquist, Sigfrid (November 26, 2009). "Bastrop prison escapees caught". LIN Television of Texas. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Jon Woods Sentenced To 18 Years For Fraud, Money Laundering Convictions". Fort Smith/Fayetteville News | 5newsonline KFSM 5NEWS. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  7. ^ DMM, Adam Roberts (2018-09-06). "Former Arkansas State Sen. Jon Woods sentenced to prison". KHBS. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  8. ^ Goudie, Chuck (2023-02-23). "Former Chicago Bears player Sam Hurd released from federal prison". ABC7. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  9. ^ Associated Press (April 11, 2013). "Ex-NFL player Hurd pleads guilty to drug charge". sportsillustrated.com. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Jared S. (April 11, 2013). "Hurd pleads guilty to drug trafficking". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Former NFL Player Sam Hurd Pleads Guilty To Role In Cocaine And Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy". US Department of Justice. April 11, 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  12. ^ Brubaker Calkins, Laurel (January 3, 2007). "Causey Heads To Prison for Role in Enron". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  13. ^ Kristen Hays (January 3, 2007). "Prisons familiar territory in Enron storyline". The Houston Chronicle.
  14. ^ Johnson, Carrie (November 16, 2006). "Former Enron Accountant Gets 5 1/2 Years for Fraud". The Washington Post.
  15. ^ Hunt, Katherine (January 3, 2007). "Ex-Enron exec Richard Causey reports to prison: AP". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  16. ^ Brubaker-Calkins, Laurel (January 3, 2007). "Causey Heads To Prison for Role in Enron". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  17. ^ Nash, Kim S. (October 23, 1998). "What happens to computer criminals in jail?". CNN. Cable News Network. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  18. ^ Silberman, Steve (December 3, 1997). "Twice Removed: Locked Up and Barred from Net". Wired. Retrieved 25 October 2013.

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