Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop
{{short description|US federal prison}}
{{Infobox Prison
| prison_name = Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop
| image = FCI Bastrop.jpg
| image_size = 250
| location = Camp Swift, Bastrop County, Texas
| status = Operational
| classification = "Administrative Low"-security
| capacity = 793 (currently houses approx 1300)
| opened = 1979
| managed_by = Federal Bureau of Prisons
}}
Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop (FCI Bastrop) is an administrative-low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Camp Swift, Texas.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st48_tx/place/p4812334_camp_swift/DC20BLK_P4812334.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Camp Swift CDP, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-12-03|page=1 (PDF p. 2/3)|quote=Federal Correctional Institution Bastrop}} It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security offenders.
FCI Bastrop is located {{convert|8|mi|km}} north of the city of Bastrop and {{convert|30|mi|km}} southeast of Austin.{{cite web|title=FCI Bastrop|url=http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/bas/index.jsp|publisher=Federal Bureau of Prisons}}
Notable incidents
On November 20, 2009, inmates Leandro Luna, 52, and Adan Chavez, 53, escaped from FCI Bastrop. The two were able to simply walk away from the facility since they were being held at the minimum-security prison camp, which has no perimeter fence. Hector Gomez, a Deputy US Marshal assigned to the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, a team of law enforcement agents consisting of local authorities, Texas Rangers and US Marshals, said the escape had probably been in the works "for a long time" and that the task force believed that Luna and Chavez, who were serving sentences for narcotics convictions, were attempting to flee to Mexico. It took authorities two days to notify the public of the escape. Prison officials would not elaborate on the specifics of the escape or why the public was not notified sooner.{{cite web|last=Hinkle|first=Josh|title=Two escape federal prison in Bastrop|url=http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/crime/two-escape-federal-prison-in-bastrop|publisher=LIN Television of Texas|access-date=8 April 2013|date=November 22, 2009}}{{cite web|title=Buda Police Department Joins Lone Star Fugitive Task Force|url=http://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2011/100311.htm|publisher=US Department of Justice|access-date=8 April 2013|date=October 3, 2011}} Six days after the escape, Mexican authorities apprehended Luna and Chavez in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, across from the border city of Del Rio, Texas. It was subsequently discovered that Luna and Chavez had stolen a Federal Bureau of Prisons vehicle during their escape, which was recovered in a parking lot in East Austin, Texas.{{cite web|last=Rydquist|first=Sigfrid|title=Bastrop prison escapees caught|url=http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/crime/bastrop-prison-escapees-caught|publisher=LIN Television of Texas|access-date=8 April 2013|date=November 26, 2009}}
Notable inmates
=Current=
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| width=13%|Inmate Name
!width=9%|Register Number !width=5%|Photo !width=24%|Status !width=54%|Details |
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| align="center" | Aaron Morel 'Mo' LeBaron
| align="center" | 72697-079 | |Sentenced to 540 months; scheduled for release in 2033. |Cult leader and son of Ervil LeBaron; convicted of his role in four murders. |
| align="center" | Jon Woods
| align="center" | [https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ 14657-010] | 80px |Sentenced to 220 months; scheduled for release in 2033. |Arkansas state senator from 2013 to 2017; found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, twelve counts of wire fraud, and money laundering.{{Cite web |date=2018-09-05 |title=Jon Woods Sentenced To 18 Years For Fraud, Money Laundering Convictions |url=https://5newsonline.com/2018/09/05/jon-woods-sentenced-to-18-years-for-fraud-money-laundering-convictions/ |access-date=2019-01-27 |website=Fort Smith/Fayetteville News {{!}} 5newsonline KFSM 5NEWS |language=en}} Woods was accused of soliciting and accepting kickbacks for the distribution of government funds.{{Cite web |last=DMM |first=Adam Roberts |date=2018-09-06 |title=Former Arkansas State Sen. Jon Woods sentenced to prison |url=https://www.4029tv.com/article/former-arkansas-state-sen-jon-woods-sentenced-to-prison/22995264 |access-date=2019-01-27 |website=KHBS |language=en}} |
=Former=
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/bas/index.jsp Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop] – Official website
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Category:Buildings of the United States government in Texas
Category:Buildings and structures in Bastrop County, Texas
Category:1979 establishments in Texas
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