Federal Correctional Institution, Edgefield

Federal Correctional Institution, Edgefield
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LocationEdgefield County,
near Edgefield, South Carolina
Coordinates33°45′31″N 81°55′10″W / 33.75861°N 81.91944°W / 33.75861; -81.91944
StatusOperational
Security classMedium-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population1,700 (560 in prison camp)
Opened1998[1]
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Edgefield (FCI Edgefield) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in South Carolina. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp for minimum-security male offenders, which houses between 500 and 549 inmates.

The satellite prison camp also has the Residential Drug and Alcohol Program, which is part of the prison reform and rehabilitation program for those who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs.

FCI Edgefield is located near the South Carolina-Georgia border, approximately 25 miles north of Augusta, Georgia.[2]

Notable incidents

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In 2002, an unidentified correction officer working at FCI Edgefield pleaded guilty to Georgia state charges for possession with the intent to distribute marijuana. This resulted in a sentence of three years' incarceration, followed by seven years of supervised release. A joint investigation by the Department of Justice Inspector General's Office and the Richmond County Sheriff's Office revealed that the officer took over $9,000 in bribes in exchange for receiving packages containing marijuana and passing them on to inmates.[3][4]

On May 20, 2010, the US Attorney's Office in Columbia, South Carolina, announced that two former correctional officers at FCI Edgefield, Gregory Conyers and Antonio Heath, had been indicted for accepting bribes from inmate Boyce Tisdale in exchange for smuggling contraband into the facility. Conyers and Heath subsequently pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison. Tisdale was transferred to the Federal Correctional Complex, Butner, North Carolina, and is scheduled for release in 2023.[5][6][7]

Notable inmates (current and former)

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Inmate Name Register Number Photo Status Details
Christopher Coke 02257-748 Serving a 23-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2029.[8] Currently at FCI Fort Dix. Drug kingpin; leader of the Shower Posse, a violent drug gang in Jamaica; extradited to the US after a 72-hour manhunt during which 74 people were killed; Coke pleaded guilty in 2011 to trafficking large quantities of cocaine into the US.[9]
Larry Lawton 52224-004 Moved here from FCI Jesup. Transferred to FCI Yazoo and others.[10] Released on August 24, 2007. Ex-jewel thief and organized crime member. Lawton now helps and inspires younger people to stay out of prison and change their life path.
Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela 14022-059 Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2028. Currently at FCI Loretto. Co-founder of the now-defunct Cali Cartel, which was responsible for as much as 80% of the cocaine brought into the US in the 1970s and 1980s; co-founder Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela is also serving a 30-year sentence.[11]
Quazi Nafis 81710-053 Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2038. Bangladeshi citizen; pleaded guilty in 2013 to attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction for attempting to detonate what he thought was an 800-pound bomb outside the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City.[12]
Thomas Noe 26157-018 Transferred to an Ohio state prison in 2008; serving an 18-year sentence in connection with the Ohio Coingate Scandal.[13] Republican party fundraiser; pleaded guilty in 2006 to money laundering for illegally funneling money to President George W. Bush's 2004 campaign.[14][15][16] Parole Board again says Noe should stay behind bars.[17]
Abduwali Muse 70636-054 Serving a 33-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2038. Transferred back to FCI Terre Haute Somali pirate leader; pleaded guilty to hijacking in 2010 for leading a group who seized the Merchant Vessel Maersk Alabama and took the captain hostage in 2009; US Navy SEALs killed the three other pirates involved in the hijacking and rescued the captain.[18][19]
Sami Osmakac 55958-018 Scheduled for release in 2046 Planned terrorist attacks in 2012 in Tampa, Florida.[20]
Kevin Ricks 37226-118 Scheduled for release in 2032. Former teacher who was arrested and convicted on Statutory rape and child pornography charges.[21][22][23][24]
Clayton Roueche 36994-177 Scheduled for release in 2027. Leader of the United Nations gang, a violent Canadian-based criminal organization; pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering in 2009.[25][26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FCI Edgefield | SCORE". www.score.org. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  2. ^ "FCI Edgefield". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Office of Inspector General: Semiannual Report to Congress". Department of Justice. April 1 – September 30, 2002. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Office of Inspector General: Semiannual Report to Congress". US Department of Justice. October 1, 2010 – March 31, 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Ex-Guards Accused of Sneaking Contraband into Edgefield Federal Correctional Institution". WLTX-TV Columbia. May 20, 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Three indicted in smuggling of contraband at FCI-Edgefield". WRDW-TV Augusta. May 20, 2010. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Three Charged with Bringing Drugs into Edgefield Federal Prison". Federal Bureau of Investigation. May 20, 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  8. ^ Beckford, Mark (September 2, 2012). "Coke on the move - Dudus leaves solitary confinement for general prison population". 2015 Gleaner Company Ltd. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  9. ^ Goldstein, Joseph (31 August 2011). "Christopher Coke Pleads Guilty in New York". The New York Times.
  10. ^ https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/media/publications/fbop_ser_monthly_reports_1999jan-dec.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ "Cali Cartel Leaders Plead Guilty to Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges". US Department of Justice. September 26, 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  12. ^ Long, Colleen (August 9, 2013). "Quazi Nafis Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Plot To Blow Up New York Federal Reserve". Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Offender Search Detail: Thomas W. Noe". Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  14. ^ Drew, James; Steve Eder (May 1, 2007). "Noe's wife claims he is in solitary confinement". The Blade. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  15. ^ "GOP Fundraiser Gets 18 Years In Prison". CBS News. February 11, 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  16. ^ Wilkinson, Mike (September 12, 2006). "Noe gets 27 months in federal prison for illegal Bush contributions". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  17. ^ "Parole Board again says Noe should stay behind bars". Toledo Blade. November 3, 2018.
  18. ^ Rivera, Ray (May 18, 2010). "Somali Man Pleads Guilty in 2009 Hijacking of Ship". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  19. ^ "Somali pirate sentenced to 33 years in US prison". BBC. February 16, 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  20. ^ "Appeals court upholds man's terror plot sentence". Lakeland Ledger. August 21, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  21. ^ "Kevin Ricks, former Manassas teacher, sentenced to 20 more years in prison". Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  22. ^ "Ex-Teacher In Va. Gets 25 Years For Child Porn - CBS Baltimore". www.cbsnews.com. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  23. ^ "Popular Manassas Teacher Arrested". NBC4 Washington. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  24. ^ "Former Manassas School Teacher Sentenced to 25 Years for Producing Child Pornography". Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  25. ^ "Vancouver gang leader pleads guilty, U.S. prosecutor to seek 30-year sentence - British Columbia - CBC News". Cbc.ca. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  26. ^ Carter, Mike (2011-02-15). "Local News | Canadian drug kingpin resentenced to 30 years in pen | Seattle Times Newspaper". O.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
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