Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca
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| Location | Waseca, Minnesota |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Low-security |
| Population | 1,070 |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Managed by | Federal 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.
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History
FCI Waseca opened in 1995 as an all-male facility. 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
While they are a rarity in women's prisons, the FBI was called in to investigate a serious 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 |
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| Catherine Greig | 57820-112 | Temporarily in custody of the US Marshals Service pending further federal court hearings.[6][7] | Girlfriend of former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive and Mafia 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.[8][9] |
| Rita Crundwell | 44540-424 | Serving a 19-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2030.[10] | Former comptroller for the city of Dixon, Illinois; pleaded guilty in 2012 to wire fraud and money laundering for stealing $53 million in city funds and using it for personal expenses between 1991 and 2012; the story was featured on the CNBC television program American Greed.[11][12] |
| Shelley Shannon | 59755-065 | Serving a 20-year sentence; scheduled for release 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.[13] |
| Jamie Paulin Ramirez | 65146-066 | Serving an 8-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2017.[14] | US citizen known as "Jihad Jamie;" pleaded guilty in 2011 to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorism for using the Internet to recruit people to wage violent jihad in South Asia and Europe.[15][16][17] |
| Kristen Parker | 36339-013 | Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2035. | Heroin addict and former technician at Rose Medical Center in Colorado; pleaded guilty in 2009 to stealing clean syringes intended for patients and swapping them with used syringes contaminated with the Hepatitis C virus, causing at least 18 patients to be infected.[18][19] |
See also
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