Federal Correctional Institution, Pollock

The Federal Correctional Institution, Pollock (FCI Pollock) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Louisiana. It is part of the Pollock Federal Correctional Complex and operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

Federal Correctional Institution, Pollock
LocationGrant Parish,
near Pollock, Louisiana
StatusOperational
Security classMedium-security
Population1,600
Opened2007
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons

FCC Pollock is located in central Louisiana, approximately 15 miles north of Alexandria.[1]

History

FCI Pollock was constructed between 2005 and 2007. It was built by Flintco, an Oklahoma-based construction company which DiversityBusiness.com listed as the top Native American owned company in 2010.[2][3]

Notable Inmates (current and former)

The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 eliminated parole for federal inmates. However, inmates sentenced for offenses committed prior to 1987 are eligible for parole consideration.[4]

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Gene Gotti 04193-016 Served 29 years of a 50-year sentence; paroled on September 14, 2018.†[5][6] Former caporegime of the Gambino crime family in New York City and brother of Boss John Gotti; convicted in 1989 of running a multimillion-dollar heroin ring.[7][8]
Shi Lei 88784-022 Now at FCI Yazoo City Former cook; convicted in 2005 of using violence to seize and exercise control of a vessel in international waters for murdering Captain Chen Chung-She and First Mate Le Da Feng during an unsuccessful hijacking attempt in 2002.[9]
Richard Scutari 34840-080 Now at FCI Mendota Former security chief for the white supremacist group The Order and FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive; pleaded guilty in 1986 to committing a $3.8 million armored car robbery to finance an effort to overthrow the US government.[10][11]

See also

References
  1. "FCI Pollock". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  2. Bergeron, Angelle. "Crime Pays: Precast Pollock prison benefits contractors, community". The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  3. "Capital Asset Plan and Business Case Summary: FCI Pollock, LA" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Prisons. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  4. "History of the Federal Parole System". US Department of Justice. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  5. Marzulli, John (April 19, 2007). "Gotti's jailed kid bro shows strain". New York Daily News. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  6. https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/pictured-john-gotti%E2%80%99s-younger-brother-gene-is-spotted-outside-his-long-island-home-following-his-release-from-prison-after-serving-29-years-for-heroin-trafficking/ar-BBNtwO7
  7. Morgan, Thomas (May 24, 1989). "Gene Gotti Guilty in Heroin and Racketeering Case". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  8. May, Allan. "John Gotti, the Last Mafia Icon". 2013 Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  9. Lum, Curtis (February 24, 2006). "Former cook sentenced to 36 years for boat killings". Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  10. Reuters (June 7, 1986). "AROUND THE NATION; Figure in Plot Gets 60-Year Prison Term". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  11. "Extremism in America: Richard Scutari". 2005 Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

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