The United States Penitentiary is a supermax classified prison located in Marion, Illinois. The prison was built in 1963 to replace Alcatraz which closed the same year. Supermax is the name used to describe control-unit prisons or units within prisons, representing the most secure and austere levels of custody in the prison systems of the United States and other countries. ... Marion is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. ...

History

US Penitentiary at Marion, Illinios.

Marion is one of two Supermax prisons in the United States, the other being ADX Florence in Colorado. Opened in 1963, the facility became the highest security prison by 1978.^[1] It became the United States' first control unit when violence forced a permanent lockdown in 1983. Image File history File links USP-Marion. ... The ADX Florence facility from the outside The United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX) in Florence is a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... A lockdown is an emergency protocol to prevent people or information escaping, which usually can only be ordered by someone in command. ...

The prison was originally constructed to hold 500 inmates. In 1968, a behavior modification program was implemented, called Control and Rehabilitation Effort, or CARE. Inmates placed in CARE wound up either in solitary confinement, or were subjected to "group therapy", which involved psychological sessions. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Solitary confinement, colloquially referred to as the hole (or in British English the block), is a punishment in which a prisoner is denied contact with any other persons, excluding guards, chaplains and doctors. ...

On October 22, 1983, two correctional officers, Merle E. Clutts and Robert L. Hoffman, were killed by inmates at the unit.^[2] Clutts was stabbed by Thomas Silverstein.^[3] The lockdown of all inmates was imposed on October 27, 1983. October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A prison officer is a person charged with the responsibility of the supervision of prisoners in a prison. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ...

In March 2005, the federal government announced the inmate population at Marion would double by 2006, from 432 to upwards of 800 inmates.^[4] 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Prison

Marion has an all-male inmate population. The prison is located approximately nine miles outside of Marion, Illinois, which is roughly 300 miles from Chicago. The facility also controls a minimum security camp nearby. Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois Counties Cook, DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ...

Permanent lockdown, where prisoners remain in their cells 20 hours a day with little to no human contact, occurred in 1983 following an outbreak of violence. The lockdown remains in effect today. Most prisoners spend three to five years at Marion. Before being transferred to any other prison, they must exhibit good behavior. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The prison consists of nine living units, B through I, and K. Units D, E, and F are the most restricted; the prisoners are let out from their cells for ninety minutes each day. The H-Unit holds prisoners who are in long-term segration. The I-Unit holds prisoners who are in administrative or segregated custody. The K-Unit is also referred to as the Director's Unit. Inmates held here are by order of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a subdivision of the United States Department of Justice, and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. ...

The cells at Marion are six feet by eight feet. Meals are eaten in the cell; there is no dining with other inmates. Beds consist of concrete slabs with pads atop them. Contact visits are prohibited, and any visits are conducted behind a Plexiglass partition via a telephone, while supervised and televised by an armed guard. Structure of methyl methacrylate, the monomer that makes up PMMA Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or poly(methyl 2-methylpropenoate) is the synthetic polymer of methyl methacrylate. ...

Inmates

• Chevie Kehoe
• Tom Manning
• John Gotti

A noted white supremacist, Chevie Kehoe is noted for his attempts to build an all-white country by overthrowing the United States. ... Born to a Boston postal clerk, Tom Manning is known for killing a police officer during a routine traffic stop, and for his involvement with leftist militants who bombed a series of US military and commercial institutes in the 1980s. ... John Joseph Gotti Jr. ...

References

1. ^ "Control Unit Prisons". University of Massachusetts. Retrieved on 2006-10-23.
2. ^ "Fallen Heroes". United States Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on 2006-10-23.
3. ^ "America's Most Dangerous Prisoner?". BBC News. Retrieved on 2006-10-23.
4. ^ ""Twice As Bad: Marion Penitentiary Population To Double"", Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved on 2006-10-23.

2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• USP Marion