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Federal Medical Center, Devens

United States federal prison in Massachusetts

United States federal prison in Massachusetts

FieldValue
prison_nameFederal Medical Center, Devens
imageFMC Devens.jpg
image_size275
locationDevens, Town of Harvard,
Worcester County, Massachusetts
statusOperational
classificationAdministrative facility (with minimum-security prison camp)
population1,167 (114 in prison camp)
openedJanuary 1999
managed_byFederal Bureau of Prisons
wardenA. Boncher

Worcester County, Massachusetts The Federal Medical Center, Devens (FMC Devens) is a United States federal prison in Massachusetts for male inmates requiring specialized or long-term medical or mental health care. It is designated as an administrative facility, which means it has inmates from different security classifications, from white-collar criminals to mobsters and sex offenders. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. FMC Devens also has a satellite camp housing minimum-security male inmates.

FMC Devens is located in north-central Massachusetts, approximately 39 miles west of Boston, on the grounds of Fort Devens, which occupied the land before it was scaled back in size.

Facility and services

Upon entering FMC Devens, new inmates undergo a month-long admission and orientation program to meet prison staff, acquaint themselves with the facility, and learn the facility's rules and regulations. They are introduced to the prison's inmate count system: prisoners are checked on five times a day. New inmates also receive a physical exam and educational, vocational, and psychological tests. Inmates at Devens are subject to random, unannounced urine and breathalyzer tests, as well as searches for contraband.

FMC Devens has regular onsite specialists in cardiology, nephrology, endocrinology, surgery, neurology and pulmonology. Inmates often leave the facility to see outside specialists and for tests and medical procedures not available in the medical center, according to Sandra Howard, the clinical director at FMC Devens.

Inmates are allowed six visits a month. Physical contact is allowed so long as it is not deemed excessive. An in-house psychology department offers inmates counseling for depression and suicidal ideation, as well as sex-offender and drug-addiction programs. A chaplain offers religious services and counseling, and volunteers in a prisoner visitation service pay visits to inmates who do not receive many visitors. There are adult continuing-education classes and an electronic library where they can read up on new case law and sentencing guidelines. The prison has a recreation area for floor hockey, basketball, and soccer, a hobby craft room, and a music-practice room.

Notable inmates

Current

Inmate NameRegister NumberPhotoStatusDetails
Nicholas Cosmo 49193-053Serving a 25-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2031Pleaded guilty to fraud for stealing over $365 million from thousands of investors during a 5-year Ponzi scheme; known as the "Mini-Madoff;" Cosmo's story was featured on the CNBC television program American Greed.
Danny Heinrich 18854-041Serving a 20-year sentence; scheduled for release on December 6th, 2032Kidnapper, child molester, and murderer. Confessed in 2016 to kidnapping and murdering Jacob Wetterling in Minnesota in 1989, but never charged as part of a deal with the police to lead them to Wetterling's body. Sentenced to 20 years in prison for possession of child pornography.
Vittorio "Little Vic" Orena07540-085Serving a life sentenceFormer New York City mobster who became the acting boss of the Colombo crime family. Orena is famously known for being the leader of the Orena faction during the Third Colombo War.
Kent Igleheart71250-019Serving a 20-year sentence; eligible for release in 2034Former Roswell city councilman has pleaded guilty to four counts of producing child pornography, one count of receiving child pornography, and one count of possessing child pornography.
Ed Mangano89707-053[[File:Ed Mangano.jpg80px]]Serving a 12-year sentence; eligible for release in 2032Former Nassau County Executive; sentenced in 2019 for conspiracy to commit federal program bribery, federal program bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, honest services wire fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Reported to prison in September 2022.
James Ida43064-054[[File:James Ida (surveillance photo).jpg80px]]Former New York mobster and consigliere for Genovese Crime Family boss Liborio Bellomo; convicted in 1997 of murdering Antonio Dilorenzo and Ralph DeSimone and defrauding charities involved in the Feast of San Gennaro.
David Thai38263-053Serving a life sentenceBorn Thái Thọ Hoàng; former New York City crime boss who led the Vietnamese-American gang Born to Kill between 1988 and 1991. In 1992 he and several other Born to Kill members were convicted of racketeering. Thai was also convicted of fourteen other charges: one count of conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, one count of conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, eight counts of conspiracy to obstruct commerce by robbery or extortion, two counts of possession of an unregistered firearm and two counts of possession of a firearm without serial numbers. He was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without parole plus 43 years as well as restitution of $413,285.

Former

  • Inmates who have served time at FMC Devens.
Inmate NameRegister NumberPhotoStatusDetails
Harold T. Martin III62332-037Released from custody on May 24, 2024, after serving 7 yearsFormer contractor for the National Security Agency; convicted of one count of willful retention of national defense information
14321-052Released from custody on May 24, 2024Serial child molester and FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive until his capture in 2007; pleaded guilty in 2007 to producing child pornography, including images of himself engaging in sexual acts with underage girls.
70022-158[[File:John Franzese mug shot (cropped).jpg80px]]Released from custody on June 23, 2017, after serving 8 yearsFormer Underboss of the Colombo crime family in New York City; convicted of racketeering conspiracy in 2011 for extorting Manhattan strip clubs; suspected in numerous Mafia-related murders. He was the oldest federal inmate in the United States and the only centenarian in federal custody at the time of his release on June 23, 2017.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev95079-038[[File:DzhokharATsarnaev.jpg80px]]Sentenced to death on June 24, 2015, transferred to ADX FlorenceU.S. citizen originally from Kyrgyzstan; convicted of committing the Boston Marathon bombing with his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2013, which killed 3 people and injured over 200; Tamerlan was subsequently killed in a shootout with police.
12317-016Released from custody in November 2012 after serving 22 yearsFormer Boss of the DeCavalcante crime family in New Jersey; convicted of racketeering in 1990; pleaded guilty to extortion in 1992, and to conspiracy in 2006 in connection with the 1992 murder of acting Boss John D'Amato.
75098-012Released from custody in November 2012 after serving 1 yearPleaded guilty but mentally ill in 2012 for plotting to bomb the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan, the largest mosque in North America, in 2011.
39125-050Released from custody in December 2013 after serving 41 monthsMember of the New Jersey State Assembly from 2008 to 2009; arrested during Operation Bid Rig in 2009; convicted of bribery in 2010 for accepting $10,000 to provide environmental permits for a development project.
Andrey C. Hicks21236-055Released from custody in September 2014Found guilty of wire fraud totalling $2,375,204.06, including that of NBA star Kris Humphries.
Rajat Gupta65892-054[[File:Rajat Kumar Gupta - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2010 crop.jpg80px]]Released from custody in March 2016 after serving 2 yearsFormer director of Goldman Sachs; convicted in 2012 of insider trading for sharing inside financial information with hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam.
Damion 'D-Roc' Butler52178-054Released from custody on September 16, 2008Was Biggie Smalls former bodyguard/manager. Was one of the shooters on a February 25, 2001, shootout outside Hot 93.7 studios that involved rapper Lil' Kim against rappers Capone and Noreaga.
Lee Mroszak71424-053[[File:Lee Mroszak (Crazy Cabbie).jpg80px]]Released from custody on July 27, 2006Lee "Crazy Cabbie" Mroszak was a DJ and was a former regular guest on The Howard Stern Show. Mroszak spent one year in federal prison for tax evasion. He was arrested after saying on the November 9, 2004, Howard Stern Show that he did not file a tax return in many years. On July 29, 2005, Mroszak was imprisoned at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey. On February 27, 2006, was moved to Federal Medical Center (FMC) Devens, after he called The Howard Stern Show on a cell phone smuggled into Dix.
62785-054Served an 11-year sentence; released in 2021 to home confinementFormer manager of the now-defunct Galleon Group; convicted in 2011 of conspiracy and fraud for masterminding a $64 million insider trading scheme from 2007 to 2009; the story was featured on the CNBC television program American Greed.
John Gambino48742-079[[File:Giovanni „John“ Gambino (Mugshot).png80px]]Released on bail in September 2006Giovanni "John" Gambino was arrested after completing a prison term to be extradited to face drug charges in Italy. He was freed when a federal judge overruled the decision. The judge ruled that Gambino already served a 15-year sentence in the US for drug trafficking and murder and can't be tried again for the same charges in Italy.
Peter Madoff67118-054Released on August 13, 2020Brother of Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernard Madoff; pleaded guilty in 2012 to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and falsifying investment records for covering up and distributing funds acquired from the $65 billion scheme.
Anthony Weiner79112-054[[File:Anthonyweiner.jpg80px]]Served 15 months of a 21-month sentenceFormer American congressman from New York. Serving a 21-month sentence for exchanging sexually explicit text messages with a 15-year-old girl. Released to a New York Residential Reentry Management facility on February 17, 2019.
Kristian Saucier21868-052[[File:Kristian Saucier.jpg80px]]Released on October 10, 2017Charged with unlawful retention of national defense information and obstruction of justice.
Steven Hoffenberg35601-054[[File:Steven Hoffenberg 1962.jpg80px]]Served 18 years out of a 20-year sentence; released On October 11, 2013Former associate of Jeffrey Epstein convicted in 1997 for investment fraud.
36746-053[[File:Frank Locascio.jpg80px]]Deceased; served a life sentenceFormer acting Underboss of the Gambino crime family in New York City under Boss John Gotti; convicted of racketeering in 1992 for ordering one murder, and directing criminal activities including illegal gambling, obstruction of justice and tax fraud. He died in prison on October 1, 2021, at the age of 89.

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