Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford
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| Location | Marquette County, Wisconsin |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium-security (with minimum-security prison camp) |
| Population | 1,000 (200 in prison camp) |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| Warden | Carol Holinka |
The Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford (FCI Oxford) is a medium-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. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security male offenders.
FCI Oxford is located in central Wisconsin, 60 miles north of Madison, the state capital.[1]
Notable incidents
Although rarer than in state prisons or high-security federal prisons, serious incidents of violence do occur at low and medium-security federal prisons such as FCI Oxford. On June 21, 2011, Timothy Washington, 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, who the Bureau of Prisons did not identify, 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][3]
Notable Inmates (current and former)
| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
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| Dan Rostenkowski | 25338-016 | Released in 1997 after serving 17 months; pardoned in 2000 by President Bill Clinton. | Illinois Congressman from 1981 to 1994; 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.[4][5] |
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons. "FCI Oxford". Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ http://www.fbi.gov/milwaukee/press-releases/2012/federal-prison-inmate-sentenced-for-assault
- ^ http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=IDSearch&needingMoreList=false&IDType=IRN&IDNumber=15022-047&x=89&y=10
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/10/us/rostenkowski-pleads-guilty-to-mail-fraud.html
- ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-250_162-6764412.html