Federal Correctional Institution, Hazelton
| Location | Preston County, West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium-security with Secure Female Facility |
| Population | 1,948 |
| Opened | 2015 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| Warden | Leonard Oddo[1] |
The Federal Correctional Institution, Hazelton (FCI Hazelton) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates, as well as a secure facility for female inmates, located in the Preston County, West Virginia. It is the newest facility in the federal prison system and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Facility details
FCI Hazelton has a Secure Housing Unit for inmates who are considered dangerous due to previous acts of violence inside the facility, such as assaults on staff or other inmates, as well as for inmates who engage in repeated rule violations.
The facility has a Vocational Training Program, which includes building trades such as Carpentry, Dry Wall, Electrical, HVAC, Masonry, Plumbing, and Welding, Culinary Arts, Graphic Arts, and Microsoft Office.[2]
Notable inmates
| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Nunn | 11772-030 | Serving a 24-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2019. | Former world middleweight boxing champion; pleaded guilty in 2003 to conspiracy to distribute cocaine for buying $24,000 worth of cocaine from an undercover FBI Agent in 2002.[3][4][5] |
| Joaquin Valencia-Trujillo | 02440-748 | Serving a 40-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2037. | Former leader of the Cali Cartel in Colombia; extradited to the US in 2004; convicted in 2006 of drug trafficking conspiracy for directing the shipment of more than 100 tons of cocaine a year into the US over a ten-year period.[6] |
| Dennis Mahon | 30289-424 | Serving a 40-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2044. | White supremacist; convicted of conspiracy to damage buildings and property by means of explosive in 2012 for sending a mail bomb to the Office of Diversity and Dialogue in Scottsdale, Arizona in 2004, which injured two people.[7][8] |
| Hawo Mohamed Hassan | 15353-041 | Serving a 10-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2022. | Naturalized US citizen from Somalia; convicted in 2011 of providing material support for terrorism for soliciting donations in the name of charity, then funneling the funds to the Somali terrorist organization Al-Shaabab.[9][10] |
| Mahdi Mohamed | 77985-083 | Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2041.[11] | Somali convicted of piracy for the 2010 hijacking of the civilian yacht Quest, during which four US citizens were killed; the conviction marked the first time in 190 years that an American jury has convicted defendants of piracy.[12][13] |
See also
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