Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana
{{Short description|Low-security United States prison in Texas}}
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| prison_name = Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana
| image = FCITexarkana.jpg
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| location = Bowie County,
near Texarkana, Texas
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| status = Operational
| classification = Low-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
| population = 1,200 (290 in prison camp)
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| managed_by = Federal Bureau of Prisons
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The Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana (FCI Texarkana), is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Bowie County, Texas.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st48_tx/county/c48037_bowie/DC20BLK_C48037.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Bowie County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-08-15|quote=Federal Correctional Institution Texarkana|page=25 (PDF p. 26/46)}} 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 for minimum-security male offenders.
FCI Texarkana is located in northeast Texas near the Arkansas border, 70 miles north of Shreveport, Louisiana, and 175 miles east of Dallas, Texas.{{cite web|title=FCI Texarkana|url=http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/tex/index.jsp|publisher=Federal Bureau of Prisons}}
Notable incidents
In early 2012, Keith Judd, a FCI Texarkana inmate serving a 17-year sentence for extortion, filed papers to run for president in the 2012 general election,{{cite web|url=http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/bayou/2011/07/06/keith-russell-judd-would-be-presidential-candidate-sits-in-a-beaumont-prison/|title=Keith Russell Judd: Would-be Presidential candidate sits in a Beaumont prison|date=July 6, 2011|work=Beaumont Enterprise|access-date=April 6, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303113224/http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/bayou/2011/07/06/keith-russell-judd-would-be-presidential-candidate-sits-in-a-beaumont-prison/|archive-date=March 3, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wvrecord.com/news/236704-texas-prisoner-says-he-should-be-on-2012-ballot|title=Texas prisoner says he should be on 2012 ballot|last=Asbury|first=Kyla|date=July 6, 2011|work=West Virginia Record|access-date=April 6, 2012}} and attained ballot status in the West Virginia Democratic primary.{{cite web|url=http://www.register-herald.com/local/x1940319654/Texas-convict-on-W-Va-ballot-for-president|title=Texas convict on W.Va. ballot for president|last=Porterfield|first=Mannix|date=March 27, 2012|work=The Register-Herald|access-date=April 6, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/bayou/2012/03/27/hail-to-the-chief-beaumont-resident-on-the-ballot-in-west-virginia/|title=Hail to the chief! Beaumont "resident" on the ballot in West Virginia|date=March 27, 2012|work=Beaumont Enterprise|access-date=April 6, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512021517/http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/bayou/2012/03/27/hail-to-the-chief-beaumont-resident-on-the-ballot-in-west-virginia/|archive-date=May 12, 2012}} On May 8, 2012, Judd won 41% of the primary vote in West Virginia against incumbent Barack Obama, a higher percentage of the vote in one state than any other primary opponent of Obama had hitherto achieved in 2012 (a figure later surpassed by John Wolfe Jr.'s showing in the Arkansas primary).{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2012/05/08/meet_keith_judd_the_death_row_inmate_winning_delegates_against_barack_obama.html
|title=Meet Keith Judd, the Superhero Inmate Winning Delegates Against Barack Obama|author= Weigel, David|author-link= David Weigel|work=Slate
|date=May 8, 2012|access-date=May 9, 2012}}{{cite news|title=Texas inmate wins 41% of vote vs. Obama in West Virginia primary|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-texas-inmate-wins-41-of-the-vote-against-obama-in-wv-primary-20120509,0,1956772.story?track=rss|author=Little, M.|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 9, 2012|access-date=May 9, 2012}} While this showing would normally have entitled Judd to delegates at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, state officials expressed some uncertainty as to whether Judd had completed the required formalities, such as filing a slate of delegates and completing paperwork.{{cite news|title=Keith Judd, Texas Inmate, Gets 40 Percent Of Votes Against Obama In West Virginia Democratic Primary | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/keith-judd-texas-inmate-g_n_1501761.html?ref=elections-2012 | author= Messina, Lawrence|work= The Huffington Post|date= May 8, 2012|access-date=May 9, 2012}} Judd, who has not qualified for any other primary ballots, contested the ballot count, alleging that ballot workers suppressed the actual total (which he said showed him in the lead) in an effort to cover up an Obama loss.Kabler, Phil (May 28, 2012). [https://archive.today/20130105134407/http://www.wvgazette.com/News/PhilKabler/201205250148 Statehouse Beat, May 27, 2011: Judd claims he won]. Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
Notable inmates (current and former)
†Inmates who were released from custody prior to 1982 are not listed on the Bureau of Prisons website.
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/tex/index.jsp FCI Texarkana] - Federal Bureau of Prisons
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