Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone
{{Short description|Federal prison in Sandstone, Minnesota}}
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|location = Sandstone, Pine County, Minnesota
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|status = Operational
|classification = Low-security
|population = 1,337
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|managed_by = Federal Bureau of Prisons
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The Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone (FCI Sandstone) is a low-security United States federal prison for male offenders in Sandstone, Minnesota. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BoP), a division of the United States Department of Justice.
FCI Sandstone is located approximately {{convert|100|mi|km}} northeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul and {{convert|70|mi|km}} southwest of Duluth.{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/sst/index.jsp |title=BOP: FCI Sandstone |publisher=Bop.gov |access-date=2011-05-02}}
Notable inmates (current and former)
†Inmates who were released from custody prior to 1982 are not listed on the Bureau of Prisons website.
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=Political prisoners=
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style="text-align:center;"| James P. Cannon
| style="text-align:center;"| Unlisted† | 80px | rowspan=2|Released from custody in 1945 after serving 18 months. | rowspan=2|National Secretary and Labor Secretary of the Socialist Workers Party, convicted under the Smith Act in Minneapolis in 1941. |
style="text-align:center;"| Farrell Dobbs
| style="text-align:center;"| Unlisted† | 80px |
style="text-align:center;"| Vincent R. Dunne
| style="text-align:center;"| Unlisted† | 80px | Released from custody in 1945 after serving 16 months. | Socialist Workers Party member and leader in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 544, convicted under the Smith Act in Minneapolis in 1941. |
style="text-align:center;"| Igal Roodenko
| style="text-align:center;"| Unlisted† | 80px | Released from custody in 1947 after serving 20 months. | American pacifist, conscientious objector, and member of the War Resisters League during World War II. Imprisoned for refusing to serve in the military or perform mandatory Civilian Public Service in lieu of military service.{{cite journal | jstor = 3648291 | title = 'Free American Political Prisoners': Pacifist Activism and Civil Liberties, 1945–48 | journal = Journal of Peace Research | last = Bennett | first = Scott H. | date = July 2003 | volume = 40 | number = 4 | pages = 413–433 | doi=10.1177/00223433030404004| s2cid = 145734494 }} |
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See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/sst/index.jsp Homepage for the prison]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090507181629/http://www.bop.gov/locations/locationmap.jsp Map of BOP Prisons]
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Category:Buildings and structures in Pine County, Minnesota
Category:Federal Correctional Institutions in the United States