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Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring

Low-security prison in Texas, US

Summary

Low-security prison in Texas, US

Field	Value
prison_name	Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring
image	FCI Big Spring.jpg
image_size	275
location	Big Spring, Howard County, Texas
status	Operational
classification	Low-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
population	1,018 plus (114 plus in prison camp)
opened	1979
managed_by	Federal Bureau of Prisons
warden	Chad Humphrey

the federally-owned prison

The Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring (FCI Big Spring) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Texas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has a satellite prison camp which houses minimum-security male offenders.

FCI Big Spring is located in the city of Big Spring, Texas, midway between Dallas and El Paso. The town is also the location of the privately owned and operated Big Spring Correctional Center, which contracts with the FBOP to house federal detainees at four locations. Both FCI Big Spring and the BSCC occupy buildings and facilities repurposed from the closed Webb Air Force Base.

Notable inmates (current and former)

Inmate Name	Register Number	Photo	Status	Details
Robert Courtney	14536-045		Now at FCI Englewood; scheduled for release in 2026.	Former pharmacist; pleaded guilty in 2002 to deliberately diluting the chemotherapy drugs of an estimated 4,200 cancer patients for profit; known as "The Toxic Pharmacist;" the story was featured on the CNBC television show American Greed.
Dias Kadyrbayev	95091-038		Released in 2018 and deported to Kazakhstan.	Friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, perpetrator of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing; pleaded guilty in 2015 to conspiring to obstructing justice for retrieving and disposing of evidence in order to impede the bombing investigation.
Juan Carlos de la Cruz Reyna	98832-179		url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/	title=Juan Carlos de la Cruz Reyna – Register Number: 98832-179	publisher=Federal Bureau of Prisons	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618072724/https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/	archive-date=18 June 2017	url-status=live	access-date=26 January 2019}}	Gulf Cartel leader who assaulted two U.S. federal agents in Mexico in 1999. He was convicted of assault in 2009. In 2012, he was convicted of bribery for attempting to pay off an U.S. undercover agent to arrange his release to members of his criminal group.
Anthony Pellicano	21568-112		Released in 2019 after serving a fifteen-year sentence.	Former private investigator for celebrities including Michael Jackson, Tom Cruise and Steven Seagal; convicted in 2008 of illegal wiretapping, racketeering and wire fraud. Later transferred to FCI Terminal Island. before being released in 2019.
David Duke	28213-034	[[File:Rsz davidduke (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Released in 2004	Politician and white nationalist convicted of tax fraud.
Leland Yee	19629-111	[[File:Leland Yee.jpg	80px]]	Served a 5-year sentence; released on June 26, 2020.	Former California state senator charged with public corruption and gun trafficking. Pled guilty to a felony racketeering charge in relation to money laundering, public corruption and bribery in a San Francisco Chinatown organized crime case.
Islam Said	06597-509		Serving a 10-year sentence, scheduled for release in 2028.	Son of Yaser Abdel Said. Pled guilty to harboring a fugitive, conspiring to harbor a fugitive, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Derek Chauvin	47849-509		Serving a 22 1/2 year sentence, scheduled for release in 2037.	Pleaded guilty to the murder of George Floyd on June 25, 2021.
Don Black	16692-034		Served a 2 year sentence; released November 15, 1984	Violation of the Neutrality Act.

References

"FCI Big Spring". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
(June 8, 2003). "The Toxic Pharmacist".
Law, Tara. (2 November 2018). "Friend Who Helped Boston Bomber Get Rid of Evidence Deported to Kazakhstan".
(June 2, 2015). "Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's friend gets six-year prison term". Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC.
(June 2, 2015). "Dias Kadyrbayev Sentenced to Six Years for Impeding the Boston Marathon Bombing Investigation". US Department of Justice.
"Juan Carlos de la Cruz Reyna – Register Number: 98832-179". [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]].
"Entrega Estados Unidos a presunto líder criminal de Tamaulipas".
(10 October 2012). "Gulf Cartel Figure and Five Others Sentenced to Prison in Bribery Scheme". [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]].
Harris, Elizabeth A.. (22 March 2019). "Anthony Pellicano, Notorious Detective to the Stars, Walks Free From Prison".
Barnes, Brooks. (December 15, 2008). "Pellicano Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison". The New York Times.
Burrough, Bryan, Connolly, John. "Talk of the Town".
(25 March 2015). "David Duke Gets 15-Month Sentence for Fraud".
(October 4, 1983). "Klan leader asks ACLU to join legal fight - UPI Archives".

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