United States Penitentiary, Atlanta
The United States Penitentiary, Atlanta is a US federal prison in Atlanta , the capital of the state of Georgia . It has the medium security level.
history
Construction was decided in 1899 and completed in January 1902. It accommodates an average of 1200 prisoners. Cuban refugees were interned there in the 1980s . These rebelled for eleven days in November 1987 after being left in the dark about their fate.
The main building was designed by architects Eames and Young from St. Louis , Missouri designed.
Known inmates
| Surname | Details |
|---|---|
| Ignazio Lupo | Gangster in the field of racketeering |
| Willie Aikens | Previously played major league baseball . |
| Frank Abagnale | Inspiration for the movie Catch Me If You Can |
| James J. Bulger | Boston criminal king, committed 19 murders |
| Jimmy Burke | Role model for Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas . New York mobster |
| Al Capone | Legendary criminal king from Chicago |
| Pedro Albizu Campos | Political activist from Puerto Rico |
| William Colbeck | Mobster from St. Louis, Missouri |
| Eugene V. Debs | 1920 presidential candidate of the Socialist Party |
| Roy Gardner | Railroad robbers |
| Marcus Garvey | Pan-Africanist |
| John Gotti | New York boss of the Gambino family |
| Harry Golden | Author of Only in America . |
| Charles Harrelson | Father of Woody Harrelson was to escape from ADX Florence moved |
| Kent Hovind | Well-known creationist, tax fraud. He was relocated to Tallahassee in 2010. |
| Vincent dad | Organized the French Connection and traded heroin from the New York evidence room. |
| Carlo Ponzi | Ponzi scheme fraudsters, namesake of the Ponzi scheme |
| Lou Pearlman | Founder of Backstreet Boys , 'N Sync and others. He ran the largest pyramid scheme in the United States and embezzled $ 500 million |
| Bernard Madoff | Snowballing -Betrüger |
| Nicodemo Scarfo | Philadelphia family mob boss |
| Nevin Shapiro | Money laundering, fraud |
| Don Siegelman | Former Governor of Alabama. Corruption offenses |
| Michael Vick | NFL - quarterback , organized dog fights |
| Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory | Co-founder of the Black Mafia Family . drug dealer |
| Franz von Rintelen | German spy in World War 1 |
Web links
- United States Penitentiary, Atlanta
- National Archives and Records Administration Southeast Region, Morrow, GA
- Atlanta FBI Division, a brief history
- Atlanta Federal Penitentiary Inmate Case Files, 1902-1921 at the National Archives at Atlanta
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 33 ° 42 ′ 40 " N , 84 ° 22 ′ 7" W.