Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale

Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale

Location	Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana
Status	Operational
Security class	Low-security
Population	1,700
Managed by	Federal Bureau of Prisons
Warden	J.P. Young

The Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Louisiana. It is part of the Oakdale Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) and operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

The complex consists of two facilities:

• Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale I): a low-security facility.
• Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale II): a low-security facility.

FCI Oakdale is located in central Louisiana, 35 miles south of Alexandria and 58 miles north of Lake Charles.^[1]

Notable incidents

June 22, 2009, 29-year-old inmate Alberto Gallegos-Velazquez violently assaulted another inmate in the recreation yard at FCI Oakdale. The victim inmate, who the Bureau of Prisons did not identify, suffered a fractured skull and an intracranial hemorrhage which resulted in long-term disabilities including seizures, loss of speech, and an inability to move his right extremities. Gallegos-Velazquez subsequently pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury and was sentenced an additional 51 months in prison and ordered to pay over $158,000 in restitution.^[2][3]

Notable inmates

Current

Inmate Name	Register Number	Status	Details
Bernard Ebbers	56022-054	Serving a 25-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2028.	Former CEO of Worldcom; convicted in 2005 of orchestrating an $11 billion accounting fraud that brought down the telecommunications company in 2002.[4]
William J. Jefferson	72121-083	Serving a 13-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2023.	Louisiana Congressman from 1991 to 2009; convicted in 2009 of bribery, racketeering and money laundering for using his influence to promote the interests of international companies in exchange for $400,000 in bribes.[5][6]
Max Butler	09954-011	Serving a 13-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2019.	Computer hacker; pleaded guilty in 2009 to wire fraud for stealing credit card information from 2 million customers, which was used in $86 million fraudulent charges; received the longest sentence for computer hacking in US history.[7][8]
Paul Schlesselman	22539-076	Serving a 10-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2017.	White supremacist; pleaded guilty in 2010 to plotting the assassination of then-Presidential nominee Barack Obama in 2008; co-conspirator Daniel Cowart was sentenced to 14 years.[9][10][11]
Justin Solondz	98291-011	Serving a 7-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2017.	Member of the group Earth Liberation Front; pleaded guilty to conspiracy and arson for planning and executing the University of Washington firebombing incident.[12][13]

Former

Inmate Name	Register Number	Status	Details
Edwin Edwards	03128-095	Released from custody in 2011; served 10 years.[14]	Four-term Governor of Louisiana; convicted in 2000 of racketeering, conspiracy and extortion for demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars from businessmen applying for riverboat casino licenses from 1991 through 1997.[15]
Don Siegelman	24775-001	Serving a 6-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2017.[16]	Governor of Alabama from 1999 to 2003; convicted in 2006 of conspiracy, bribery, and obstruction of justice for naming HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy to a state health planning board in return for a $500,000 campaign contribution.[17]
Andrew Fastow	14343-179	Released from custody in 2011; served 5 years.[18]	Former Chief Financial Officer of Enron; pleaded guilty to wire fraud and securities fraud in 2004 for his role in the company's 2001 collapse.[19]

See also

• List of U.S. federal prisons
• Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Incarceration in the United States

References

1. "FCI Oakdale I". Bop.gov. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
2. "FBI — Oakdale Federal Correctional Institution Inmate Sentenced on Assault Charges". Fbi.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
4. "Ebbers sentenced to 25 years in prison". NBC News Digital. Associated Press. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
5. Stout, David (August 5, 2009). "Ex-Rep. Jefferson Convicted in Bribery Scheme". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
6. Alpert, Bruce (January 21, 2014). "Former Rep. William Jefferson transferred to Oakdale prison camp". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
7. Poulsen, Kevin (February 12, 2010). "Record 13-Year Sentence for Hacker Max Vision". Wired.
8. ""ICEMAN" Computer Hacker Receives 13-Year Prison Sentence" (PDF). Justice.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
9. Date, Jack. "Feds Thwart Alleged Obama Assassination Plot". ABC News. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
10. Frieden, Terry. "Arkansas man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Obama". CNN. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
11. News Wire Services (April 16, 2010). "Obama assassination plot: Paul Schlesselman sentenced to 10 years for plotting murder spree". New York Daily News. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
12. "Firebomb maker gets 7 years for 2001 UW arson". The Seattle Times. March 16, 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
13. "Last Defendant Arrested In Uw Horticulure [sic] Center Arson Sentenced To Prison". US Department of Justice. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
14. "Former Gov. Edwin Edwards out of federal prison". NOLA Media Group. January 13, 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
15. Sack, Kevin (2000-05-10). "Former Louisiana Governor Guilty of Extortion on Casinos". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
16. Stinson, Jim (December 15, 2014). "Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman could soon be released from prison". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
17. Jim Stinson (December 15, 2014). "Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman could soon be released from prison". Alabama News. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
18. Smith, Aaron (May 18, 2011). "Enron exec Andy Fastow nears prison release". Cable News Network.
19. "Fastow Sentenced to 6 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-30. (subscription required)

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 30°49′26″N 92°38′26″W / 30.82389°N 92.64056°W