Federal Correctional Institution, Milan
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| Location | Mostly in York Charter Township, a portion in Milan Washtenaw County, |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Low-security |
| Population | 1,600 |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
The Federal Correctional Institution, Milan (FCI Milan) is a U.S. federal prison in Michigan, with most of the prison in York Township,[1] and a portion in Milan.[2] It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
This prison is a low-security facility for male inmates. Its adjacent Federal Detention Center houses pretrial and holdover inmates.[3] The institution covers approximately 332 acres (1.34 km2) and consists of 59 buildings with a total gross floor area of 504,200 square feet (46,840 m2).[citation needed]
The facility is 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Detroit, 15 miles (24 km) south of Ann Arbor, and 30 miles (48 km) north of Toledo.[3]
History
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FCI Milan was activated on April 6, 1933, as a "Federal Detention Farm" and has undergone mission changes throughout its history. FCI Milan held female inmates from 1933 to 1939, housed offenders sentenced under the Federal Youth Corrections Act of 1950, and was once a medium-security institution.[citation needed] The only federal execution in Michigan occurred on July 8, 1938, when Anthony Chebatoris was hanged for the murder of Henry Porter, a truck driver from Bay City, whom Chebatoris mistook for a police officer during a bank robbery.
Helen Gillis and Evelyn Frechette, the wives of notorious bank robbers Baby Face Nelson and John Dillinger, served one-year sentences at FCI Milan in the mid-1930s after being convicted of aiding their husbands as they evaded authorities.[4][5]
Facility and inmate programs
[edit]FCI Milan covers 300 acres (120 ha) and offers a Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), which offers inmates completing its 500-hour residential program up to a 12-month sentence reduction and up to six months in a halfway house. There are very strict guidelines for admission due to the program's popularity.
The Life Connections Program (LCP) is an 18-month residential voluntary multi-faith restorative justice program which is offered in only four other federal prisons. The program is designed to reduce recidivism and bring reconciliation to the victim, community and inmate through personal transformation using the participant's faith commitment.
FCI Milan offers a unique program in federal prisons in conjunction with Milan High School where inmates can earn a high school diploma. Milan is the only federal prison which has a high school diploma program.[6]
Notable incidents
[edit]2019 inmate murder
[edit]On January 2, 2019, inmate Christian Maire was found beaten and stabbed to death. Maire, who was serving a 40-year sentence for his role in a child pornography production ring,[7] was attacked by inmates Adam Taylor Wright, Jason Dale Kechego, and Alex Albert Castro. Wright and Castro began stabbing Maire before Kechego stomped on Maire's head multiple times before tossing him down a flight of stairs. Wright and Kechego began attacking other inmates and correctional officers responding to the scene. All three men were charged with second-degree murder. Wright and Castro were sentenced to 24 years in prison, while Kechego was sentenced to 28 years. All sentences are running consecutive to previous convictions.[8][9][10] Wright, Castro, and Kechego are all currently housed at ADX Florence.
Notable inmates
[edit]| Inmate Name | Register Number | Photo | Status | Details |
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| Vicente Zambada Niebla | N/A | 
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Sentenced to 15 years in 2019.[11] | Alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, which imports hundreds of tons of cocaine into the US from Mexico each year and is responsible for thousands of drug-related murders in both countries; extradited to the US in 2010.[12] |
| Tony Chebatoris | N/A | 
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Executed July 8, 1938 | Murderer and bank robber. Only person ever executed inside Michigan since its admission to the Union. |
| Jeremy Hammond | 18729-424 | 
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Released from custody on March 5, 2021. | Activist and computer hacker; sentenced 10 years in federal prison for computer fraud in 2013 for hacking the private intelligence firm Stratfor. |
| Oliver Schmidt | 09786-104 | Released from custody on September 24, 2020. | Alleged mastermind and engineer behind the Volkswagen emissions scandal; arrested in January 2017. Sentenced to 7 years. | |
| Tommy G. Thompson | 07332-104 | Release date unknown. | Involved in scandal after his discovery of the SS Central America on September 11, 1988. His many technology inventions and eventual discovery were documented in the biography, "Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea" (Gary Kinder) and Thompson's own book, "America's Lost Treasure". Arrested in 2015 at a West Palm Beach, Florida hotel for contempt of court. | |
| Rafiq Abdus Sabir | 55312-066 | Serving a 25-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2026 | Doctor was convicted of providing medical treatment to al-Qaida in America during the Iraq War.[13] | |
| Billy McFarland | 91186-054 | .jpg)
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Released from custody on August 30, 2022. | Defrauded investors of $27.4 million by marketing and selling tickets to a festival and other events. Sentenced to 6 years in 2018. |
| Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab | 44107-039 | 
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Transferred to ADX Florence.
Serving four consecutive life sentences plus 50 years. |
A Nigerian national and Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operative, follower of the late militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki; pleaded guilty in 2011 to attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction for trying to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day 2009. He was nicknamed the "Underwear Bomber" as the bomb was sewn into his underwear. |
| Kwame Kilpatrick | 44678-039 | 
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Released January 20, 2021 | Former mayor of Detroit who was convicted of mail fraud, wire fraud, and racketeering. Was held during trial in Detroit. Would be escorted to Detroit daily by helicopters and many military vehicles. Sentenced to 28 years in federal prison. Sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump in January 2021. |
| Oliver Schmidt | 09786-104 | Sentenced to 84 months (7 years); transferred/deported to the custody of Germany in September 2020; released in January 2021 | Sentenced December 6, 2017 for role in the Volkswagen emissions scandal[14] | |
| Derrick Evans | 24839-509 | Released October 21, 2022 | Participated in the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. | |
| Larry Nassar | 21504-040 | 
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Transferred to USP Lewisburg. Serving a 60-year federal sentence; scheduled for transfer to a state prison on January 30, 2068. Afterwards, he will serve a state sentence from Michigan ranging anywhere from 40 to 175 years. | Former USA Gymnastics team physician, and Michigan State University professor and clinician, convicted on federal charges relating to the possession of thousands of items of child pornography. Also convicted for sexually assaulting hundreds of underage girls countless times over decades. |
| Derrick Shareef | 22344-424 | Serving a 35-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2036.[15] | US citizen and Al-Qaeda supporter; pleaded guilty in 2007 to the attempted use of weapons of mass destruction for plotting to detonate grenades at the Cherryvale Mall in Illinois during Christmas shopping season in 2006.[16][17] | |
| Drew Drechsel | 73733-018 | Serving a 10-year sentence, scheduled for release 03/07/2029. | Winner of American Ninja Warrior in 2019, pleaded guilty on June 1, 2023 to one count of receiving child pornography and one count of knowingly persuading, inducing, enticing and coercing a minor to travel interstate to engage in sexual activity.[18] |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: York charter township, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
Federal Correctional Institution Milan
Other sources:- "Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Milan City Council Held On December 7, 2009 at 7:30 P.M. In the Council Chambers, Milan City Hall, 147 Wabash Street, Milan, Michigan, 48160." Archived January 14, 2010, at the UK Government Web Archive City of Milan. Minutes approved December 7, 2009. Retrieved on January 5, 2010. "The City has a ten year agreement through the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide utility services to the Federal Corrections Institute and the Federal Detention Center, located in York Township, which expired September 30th."
- "Precinct Map." (Archive) York Charter Township. Retrieved on January 5, 2010.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Milan city, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
Federal Correctional Institution Milan
- The facility has a Milan address, and while most of the prison is in York Township, this map indicates a portion extends into Milan: see the red "X"s. - ^ a b "FCI Milan." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on January 5, 2010.
- ^ "Helen Wawryzniak Gillis: The Wife of Baby Face Nelson". Ellen Poulsen. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ Frechette, Evelyn. "Primary Sources: 'What I Knew About John Dillinger' -- By His Sweetheart". PBS Online. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ Zych, C. "Admission and Orientation Handbook Federal Correctional Institution Milan, Michigan Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine." Federal Bureau of Prisons. 9 (11 of 24). Retrieved on May 8, 2010.
- ^ "Eastern District of Michigan | Eight Men Sentenced for Their Roles in an International Child Pornography Production Ring | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "Eastern District of Michigan | Federal Inmate Sentenced to Over 24 Years for Murder of Fellow Inmate | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "Man who fatally stabbed fellow inmate in Michigan facility gets over 24 years in prison - CBS Detroit". www.cbsnews.com. 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "Inmate sentenced to 28 years for sex ring leader's slaying". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ Meisner, Jason (30 May 2019). "Witness against 'El Chapo' given 15 years in prison in Chicago for key role in trafficking cocaine, heroin for cartel". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019.
- ^ Goudie, Chuck. "Mexican druglord unhappy with move from Chicago". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ "Doctor guilty of agreeing to treat al-Qaida men". NBC News. May 21, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Volkswagen Senior Manager Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests". www.justice.gov. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "USA Prisoner List" (PDF). the aseerun project. June 1, 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ Arena, Kelli (December 8, 2006). "Man arrested in mall attack plot, source says". cnn.com.
- ^ Bradley, Ben. "Special Segment: The Making of a Terrorist". ABC.
- ^ "Florida Man Sentenced to 121 Months in Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography and Enticement of Minor". US Department of Justice. Retrieved 1 Sep 2024.
External links
[edit]- FCI Milan from the Federal Bureau of Prisons
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