Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton
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| Location | Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Low-security (with minimum-security prison camp) |
| Population | 1,960 (620 in prison camp) |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
The Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton (FCI Elkton) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates near Elkton, Ohio. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. It also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses low and minimum-security male inmates.
FCI Elkton is located in central Columbiana County, Ohio and is 45 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
Notable incidents
In 2010, a federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio, charged FCI Elkton inmate William J. Platz, age 61, with drawing and distributing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct to another inmate between August 2007 and April 2008.[2] Platz was already serving an 11-year sentence for a child pornography conviction in 2000 and was a co-conspirator with Eric Rosser. Rosser was an FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive until his capture in 2001.[3] Platz subsequently pleaded guilty and was sentenced to additional prison time, which he is serving at the Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville, a low-security facility in Texas. He is scheduled for release in 2016.[4]
Notable Inmates (current and former)
| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
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| Peter Gotti | 99109-012 | Serving a 25-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2032.[5] | Boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City after his brother John Gotti's death in 2002; convicted in 2004 of extorting money from contractors and conspiring to murder Sammy Gravano, who testified against John Gotti during his 1992 trial.[6] |
| Glenn Shriver | 44634-039 | Released from custody in 2013; served 4 years.[7] | American citizen; pleaded guilty in 2010 to attempting to obtain a position with the Central Intelligence Agency in order to access classified national defense information and transmit it to intelligence officers of the People’s Republic of China.[8] |
| Samuel Mullet, Sr. | 57560-060 | Serving an 11-year sentence; scheduled for released in 2021.[9] | Leader of an ultraconservative Amish sect; convicted in 2012 of hate crime conspiracy for masterminding home invasions and forcible beard cuttings in an attempt to shame mainstream members of the Amish community.[10][11][12] |
See also
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References
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