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Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee

Federal prison in Florida, United States

Federal prison in Florida, United States

FieldValue
prison_nameFCI Tallahassee
location501 Capital Circle N.E. Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
coordinates
imageFlorida Department of Corrections brick signage.JPG
captionEntrance signage
statusOperational
classificationLow security
population753 (April 29, 2021)
openedJanuary 1938
managed_byFederal Bureau of Prisons
wardenErica Strong

Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee (FCI Tallahassee), is a low security United States federal prison for female inmates in Tallahassee, Florida with a designated capacity of 812. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent detention center that houses administrative security level male inmates.

FCI Tallahassee is 3 mi east of downtown Tallahassee on US Highway 319.

History

2006 shootings

On June 21, 2006 at 7:42 a.m. local time, Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General agents attempted to arrest six correctional officers in connection with a corruption investigation into correctional officers trading drugs and other contraband for sex with female inmates.

One of the correctional officers, Ralph Hill, used a personal handgun and opened fire on the agents. The shooting began in the lobby of the building and moved into the courtyard near the US 319 highway. William "Buddy" Sentner, an agent with the DOJ Office of Inspector General, shot Hill; Hill returned fire. Both died from their wounds. A lieutenant with the Federal Bureau of Prisons was injured in the shooting and transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.

The federal officers were unarmed at the time and the correctional officers were supposed to have been unarmed as well. Michael Folmar, the FBI's special agent in charge in Jacksonville, said "This arrest situation was done in a manner to be very controlled ... where nobody would have any weapons, and we could take this down so there wouldn't be any violence, and this is exactly how it would be handled normally across the United States." The officers to be arrested, Alfred Barnes, Gregory Dixon, Alan Moore, and E. Lavon Spence were transported to Wakulla County Jail south of Tallahassee. Vincent Johnson, the last officer named in the indictment, was not involved in the sexual misconduct, but was alleged to have illegally influenced the prisoners to engage in the behavior.

All five surviving guards were convicted and sentenced to one year in prison plus three months probation in January/February 2007. However, Spence, who had suffered a stroke, was re-sentenced to one year home detention plus three months probation. The case did bring about metal detector screening and bag searches of guards coming to work - which was and is still strongly opposed by the guards' union.

Conditions

An unannounced inspection by the Justice Department's inspector general in 2023 found "alarming" conditions, with inmates being fed spoiled food, and with rodent droppings and bugs being an issue. A crumbling infrastructure and staffing issues were cited as the biggest issues facing the facility.

Notable inmates (current and former)

Inmate nameRegister No.StatusDetails
Jean McIntosh68895-066Serving a 40-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2045.Convicted for her involvement in the Philadelphia basement kidnapping.
Colleen LaRose61657-066Served 10 years; released in November 2018.US citizen known as "Jihad Jane;" pleaded guilty in 2011 to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorism and conspiracy to kill in a foreign country for using the Internet to recruit people to wage violent jihad in South Asia and Europe.
Chelsea Gerlach69097-065Released from custody in 2013; served 6 years.Member of the ecoterrorist group Earth Liberation Front (ELF); pleaded guilty in 2006 to committing arson at the Vail Ski Resort in Colorado and businesses in Oregon between 1996 and 2001; several other members were also sentenced to prison.
Maria Butina35406-016url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-maria-butina-1.5336768title=Maria Butina, convicted for conspiracy in U.S, deported to Russiadate=26 October 2019work=CBC & The Associated Pressaccess-date=26 October 2019publication-date=26 October 2019}}Convicted of the Espionage act. Was deported back to Russia after her release from Federal Custody.
Catherine May Wood05523-045Served a 20–40 year sentence; released January 16, 2020.Serial killer who murdered nursing home patients in conjunction with her partner Gwendolyn Graham.
Narcisa Veliz Novack91518-004title=Alejandro Garcia Sentenced In White Plains Federal Court To 17 Years And Six Months In Prison For The Beating Deaths Of Ben And Bernice Novackurl=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/alejandro-garcia-sentenced-white-plains-federal-court-17-years-and-six-months-prisonwebsite=www.justice.govpublisher=U.S. Department of Justiceaccess-date=27 September 2018language=endate=13 May 2015}}In 2009, Bernice Novack and her son, multi-millionaire Ben Novack Jr., were murdered three months apart. Narcy Novack, Ben's estranged wife, was convicted of orchestrating the murders.
Jaelyn Delshaun Young16906-042Served 8 years; released on 28 October 2024.American woman from Vicksburg, Mississippi, who was convicted of attempting to join ISIS with her fiancé, Muhammad "Moe" Dakhlalla. On August 11, 2016, Young was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Dakhlalla pleaded guilty and testified against Young and received 8 years in prison.
Ghislaine Maxwell02879-509Sentenced to 20 years in prison, release date of 17 July 2037.Associate of Jeffrey Epstein, convicted of sexual trafficking of minors and related offenses.
Mary Wilkerson96283-020Served 5 years in prison, released on 9 February 2020.Quality control officer of the Peanut Corporation of America convicted of obstruction of justice.
Lauren Handyurl = https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/lauren-handy-is-the-sacrifice-worthtitle = Lauren Handy: 'Is the sacrifice worth it?'date = February 10, 2025accessdate = March 24, 2025publisher = The Pillar }}
Jatavia Johnson (JT)16486-104Served 21 Months, Turned herself in June 29,2018. Released March 7, 2020American Rapper sentenced for aggravated identity theft related to fraudulent credit card charges.

References

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References

  1. "Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Audit Report". PREA Auditors of America, LLC.
  2. "FCI Tallahassee". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  3. (2006-06-22). "Sex and drug arrest triggers deadly Florida prison gunfight". [[CNN]].
  4. Associated Press. (21 June 2006). "2 federal employees die in Fla. prison shooting". MSNBC.
  5. "Six Florida Federal Prison Guards Convicted, Sentenced on Rape and Corruption Charges | Prison Legal News".
  6. (November 9, 2023). "Justice Department watchdog finds alarming conditions inside Florida federal prison".
  7. (February 4, 2024). "Filth, rats and fear of reprisals: Life inside Ghislaine Maxwell's prison".
  8. (August 22, 2018). "Woman Who Tortured, Enslaved Disabled Adults In 'Basement Of Horrors' Case Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison".
  9. Dale, Maryclaire. (January 8, 2014). "Colo. Woman Gets 8 Years in Pa. in Jihadist Plot".
  10. (August 17, 2010). "Moved to Tallahassee".
  11. Lipsher, Steve. (May 25, 2007). "Nine years for Vail eco-terrorist". Denver Post.
  12. "OAKLAND WOMAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR 2001 ARSON AT UW CENTER FOR URBAN HORTICULTURE". US Department of Justice.
  13. Yardley, William. (May 26, 2007). "Radical Environmentalist Gets 9-Year Term". The New York Times.
  14. (26 October 2019). "Maria Butina, convicted for conspiracy in U.S, deported to Russia". CBC & The Associated Press.
  15. (September 22, 2016). "'American Horror Story' Season 6 Spoilers: Who Is Gwen Graham and Cathy Wood? The Truth About The 'Roanoke' Nurses".
  16. (24 January 2020). "'Could do it again': Warning as killer freed". News.com.au.
  17. (13 May 2015). "Alejandro Garcia Sentenced In White Plains Federal Court To 17 Years And Six Months In Prison For The Beating Deaths Of Ben And Bernice Novack". U.S. Department of Justice.
  18. "Ghislaine Maxwell sent to 'low security' Tallahassee prison for role in Epstein sex-trafficking ring".
  19. (9 February 2020). "Mary Wilkerson".
  20. (February 10, 2025). "Lauren Handy: 'Is the sacrifice worth it?'". The Pillar.
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