Federal Correctional Institution, Fairton
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| Location | Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, near Fairton, New Jersey |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium security (with minimum-security prison camp) |
| Population | 1,460 (120 in prison camp) |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| Warden | Steven Merendino |
The Federal Correctional Institution, Fairton (FCI Fairton) is a medium-security United States
FCI Fairton is located 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Philadelphia and 40 miles (64 km) west of Atlantic City.[1]
Notable incidents
On August 17, 2010, Brian Walters, Chief Pharmacist at FCI Fairton, pleaded guilty to stealing over $7,000 in drugs and supplies from the prison pharmacy which he supervised. An investigation revealed that from July 2008 to July 2009, Walters stole the drug
An FBI investigation in early 2012 found that FCI Fairton Correction Officer Job Brown, 39, accepted $3,600 in bribes in exchange for smuggling contraband in and out of the facility. Between January 2012 and March 14, 2012, he accepted two separate cash payments – $1,100 and $2,500 – in exchange for using his position to smuggle tobacco and vitamin supplements to a prisoner inside the facility. Brown also smuggled approximately 900 U.S. postage stamps out of the facility for the same inmate's benefit. Tobacco is prohibited at FCI Fairton, and inmates are also not allowed to possess more than 60 United States postage stamps, or vitamin supplements, which are not purchased through the prison commissary. Brown pleaded guilty to accepting
Notable inmates
| Inmate name | Register number | Status | Details |
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Nicodemo Scarfo, Jr.
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01381-748[permanent dead link] | Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2036.[6] | conspiracy, money laundering and other crimes for masterminding a scheme to steal $12 million from FirstPlus Financial Group, a Texas-based financial firm.[7]
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See also
- List of U.S. federal prisons
- Incarceration in the United States
References
- ^ "FCI Fairton". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
- ^ "FEDERAL PRISON PHARMACIST ADMITS STEALING DRUGS" (PDF). US Department of Justice. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ See: United States v. Walters, U.S.D.C. (D. NJ), Case No. 1:10-cr-00550-JEI
- ^ "FORMER FEDERAL CORRECTIONS OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO RECEIVING BRIBES" (PDF). US Department of Justice. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ "Inmate Locator: Job Brown". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ Caparella, Kitty (August 17, 1999). "Philly's New Mr. Mob Position Goes To Survivor Joey Merlino's In Jail, Joseph Ligambi Isn't, That Makes Him The Boss". philly.com. Philadelphia Media Network (Digital) LLC. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Sherman, Ted (July 28, 2014). "Philly mob scion sentenced to 30 years in corporate takeover". nj.com. New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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