The Federal Correctional Complex, Allenwood (FCC Allenwood) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Pennsylvania. It is operated by the

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, a division of the

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. The prison property is located in the following townships: Gregg in Union County, and two in

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: Brady, and Clinton.

Facilities

The complex consists of three facilities: *

Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low The Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low (FCI Allenwood Low) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Gregg Township, Union County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex (FCC ...

(FCI Allenwood Low): a low-security facility *

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(FCI Allenwood Medium): a medium-security facility * United States Penitentiary, Allenwood (USP Allenwood): a high-security facility FCC Allenwood is located approximately north of

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, the state capital.

Notable inmates

* Andrew Auernheimer, hacker better known as "weev" * Carl Andrew Capasso, convicted of tax fraud; died in 2001 * James Holmes, perpetrator of the

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* LaMarr Hoyt, baseball player, convicted of drug possession * Mohammed Jabbateh, former Liberian warlord known as Jungle Jabbah; convicted of immigration fraud and perjury for lying about being a war criminal in the

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* Raymond Lederer, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1977 to 1981. Convicted of bribery in 1981 after being implicated in the

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sting. Died in 2008 at his home. * Bruce Pierce, white supremacist member of The Order and murderer of Jewish talk show host Alan Berg; died in prison in 2010 * Tommy Pitera, hitman for the

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; inmate transferred to USP McCreary in

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* John Rigas, former

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; released as of February 22, 2016. * Martin Shkreli, former

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manager and CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals; convicted of two counts of

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and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud

In popular culture

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's 1972 song "The King Alfred Plan" references Allenwood FCC as a possible location of one of the

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s set up for the

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to imprison

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in order to suppress a Black uprising, a theory derived from John A. Williams's 1967 novel ''The Man Who Cried I Am''.

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Facilities

Notable inmates

In popular culture

See also

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