A view of the United States Disciplinary Barracks.

The United States Disciplinary Barracks (or USDB, popularly known as Leavenworth or the Castle) is a military prison located on Fort Leavenworth, a United States Army facility in Kansas. The prison should not be confused with the nearby United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3000x2000, 1792 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): United States Disciplinary Barracks Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3000x2000, 1792 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): United States Disciplinary Barracks Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Military Prison is where the level military operates some type of military prison system. ... In 1827, Colonel Henry Leavenworth established a post on the bluffs overlooking the western bank of the Missouri River to protect the fur trade, safeguard commerce on the Santa Fe Trail and maintain the peace among the inhabitants. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... The United States Penitentiary (USP), Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth, Kansas on 1,583 acres (6. ...

USDB is the United States Military's only maximum-security facility and houses service members convicted at court-martial for violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Although prison inmates come from all branches of the military, only commissioned officers, enlisted prisoners serving sentences longer than seven years, and prisoners convicted of offenses related to national security serve their sentence at the USDB. Enlisted prisoners with sentences under seven years are housed in smaller facilities, such as the Regional Correction Facility at Fort Knox, Kentucky or the Marine Corps Brig at Quantico, Virginia. The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... Maximum Security was a comic book published by Marvel Comics in 2001 as the core of a company-wide crossover. ... A court-martial (plural courts-martial) is a military court that determines punishments for members of the military subject to military law. ... The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) is the foundation of military law in the United States. ... A convict is a person that has been convicted of a crime. ... In the military, a commissioned officer is a member of the service who derives authority directly from a sovereign power, and as such holds a commission from that power. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Military service. ... Security measures taken to protect the Houses of Parliament in London, England. ... The U.S. Bullion Depository at Ft. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ... The Marine Corps Base Quantico, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, is one of the largest United States Marine Corps bases in the world. ...

Guards for the prison are drawn from service members trained at the United States Army Military Police School located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri Fort Leonard Wood is a United States Army Basic Combat Training (BCT) post located in the Missouri Ozarks. ...

John T. Neufeld was a Mennonite conscientious objector sentenced to 15 years hard labor in the Disciplinary Barracks. Neufeld was paroled to do dairy work and released after serving five months of his sentence.^[1]

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History

Originally known as the United States Military Prison, it was established by Act of Congress in 1874. Prisoners were used for the majority of construction, which began in 1875 and was completed in 1921. The facility was able to house up to 1,500 prisoners. From 1895 until 1903 prisoners from the USDB were used to construct the nearby United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth until around 400 federal prisoners were moved there to complete the work. An Act of Vaginapenis is a bill or resolution adopted by both houses of the United States Congress to which one of the following events has happened: Acceptance by the President of the United States, Inaction by the President after ten days from reception (excluding Sundays) while the Congress is...

A new 521-capacity facility was built to replace the aging structures and was opened in 2002. Although there was some interest in preserving the old structures, it was deemed to be too expensive and demolition of the old structures began in 2004.

The Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery serves as the burial site for deceased prisoners that are not claimed by the family members. There were 300 graves dating from between approximately 1894 and 1957, 56 of which are unmarked and 14 more that belong to German prisoners of war. It is unlikely that there will be further burials at the site as it is expected that the family of the deceased will make funeral arrangements.^[2] Fort Leavenworth Miliary Prison Cemetery is a burial ground maintained by the Fort Leavenworth Military Prison. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ...

Capital punishment

The USDB houses the U.S. Military's death row inmates. There have been 29 executions at the USDB, including twelve German prisoners of war executed in 1944 for murder.^[3] The last execution carried out at the prison, which was also the last execution by the U.S. Military, was the execution of Army Pfc. John A. Bennett, on April 13, 1961, for the rape and attempted murder of an 11-year-old Austrian girl. All executions at the USDB thus far have been by hanging, but lethal injection has been specified as the military's current mode of execution. There are currently nine prisoners on death row at the USDB, the most recent addition being Andrew Paul Witt, the only Air Force member currently on the Military death row.^[4] Three of the nine, Jessie Quintanilla, James Murphy and William Kreutzer, Jr., are awaiting retrial or resentencing. For information about the Record company see Death Row Records For information about the computer game see Deathrow (game) Death Row is a term which refers to the section of a prison that houses individuals awaiting execution. ... John A. Bennett (died 13 April 1961) was a Private First Class in the United States Army who was convicted of the rape and murder of an 11-year-old Austrian girl. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hanging is the suspension of a person by a ligature, usually a cord wrapped around the neck, causing death. ... This article is about the execution and euthanasia method. ... SGT William J. Kreutzer, Jr. ...

List of inmates currently on the United States Military USDB Death Row

 Name / Service / Rank / Registration number 

• Ronald A. Gray, / USArmy / SPC / 733786-88-01

-Convicted in April 1988 at Fort Bragg, N.C. on charges of rape, forcible sodomy and murder of two women and attempted murder of a third woman.

• William J. Kreutzer, / USARMY / SGT / 76651-95-01

-Convicted June 1996 at Ft. Bragg, N.C.on charges of one specification of premeditated murder and 18 specifications of attempted murder, as well as one specification of violating a general order by transporting weapons on post and one specification of larceny of government property.

• Dwight J. Loving, / USArmy / PVT / 74276-88-01

-convicted in April 1989 at Fort Hood, Texas, on two counts of murder and one attempted murder of three taxi drivers. Dwight J. Loving is one of two U.S. Army soldiers on military death row. ...

• Kenneth G. Parker, USMC / LCpl / 76500-92-03

-Convicted in 1993 of premeditated murder at Camp Lajeune, N.C.

• Wade L. Walker, / USMC / USMC / LCpl / 76499-92-03

-Convicted in 1993 of premeditated murder at Camp Lajeune, N.C. Convicted in the same incident as Parker.

• Jessie A. Quintanilla, / USMC / SGT / 76951-96-03

- convicted October 1996 at Camp Pendleton, California, for murder of one officer and attempted murder of another.

• James T. Murphy, / USArmy / SGT / ?

-Convicted of killing his wife and drowning their two children.

• Hasan Akbar, / US Army / SGT / ?

-Convicted in April 2005 on charges of first degree-murder and attempted first-degree murder after attacking troops in command tents with grenades and a rifle in Kuwait in 2003. Sgt. ...

• Andrew P. Witt, / USAF / SrA / ?

-convicted in October 2005 of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder in the deaths of another airman and his wife and the wounding of another airman at Robbins Air Force Base, Ga. This page may meet Wikipedia’s criteria for speedy deletion. ...

See also

• List of individuals executed by the United States military

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Notes

1. ^ Mock, Melanie Springer (2003). Writing Peace: The Unheard Voices of Great War Mennonite Objectors. Cascadia Publishing House, pp. 203-220. ISBN 1-931038-09-0. 
2. ^ Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery from Internment.net
3. ^ List of U.S. Military Executions from the Death Penalty information Center
4. ^ The U.S. Military Death Penalty from the Death Penalty information Center

External links

• U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Official Website

• U.S. Army Corrections System - Procedures for Military Executions Army Regulation 190–55, made available through the Federation of American Scientists (.pdf)