Federal Correctional Complex, Butner

Federal Correctional Complex, Butner

Federal Correctional Complex, Butner is a U.S. federal prison complex located in Butner, North Carolina, in the Research Triangle area of Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill. The complex consists of several facilities:

*FMC Butner, a Federal Medical Center housing male inmates of all security levels
*FCI Butner Medium, a medium-security Federal Correctional Institution
*FCI Butner Medium II, a medium-security Federal Correctional Institution
*FCI Butner Low, a low-security Federal Correctional Institution

Butner has the largest medical/psychological complex in the entire system. Butner is the home to one of the top two Drug Abuse Programs; the other is in Lexington, Kentucky. [cite web | url = http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/bux/index.jsp | title = Federal Bureau of Prisons data | publisher = www.bop.gov | accessdate = 2008-06-11]

Notable inmates include:
*Omar Abdel-Rahman, 34892-054, Islamic terrorist nicknamed "The Blind Sheik"; masterminded 1993 World Trade Center bombing
*Jonathan Pollard, 09185-016, civilian United States Navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel
*Russell Eugene Weston, Jr, 22372-016, murdered Detective John Gibson and Officer Jacob Chestnut after entering the United States Capitol [cite web | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9F07E5DE153BF930A3575BC0A9649C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fC%2fChestnut%2c%20Jacob%20J%2e | title = Judge Rules Capitol Gunman Can Be Forced to Take Medicine | publisher = Newyorktimes.com | accessdate = 2008-06-11]

References

External links

* [http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/bux/index.jsp Official profile] from the Federal Bureau of Prisons


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