U.S. Penitentiary at Marion, Illinois.

The United States Penitentiary is a medium-security prison located in Marion, Illinois. It was built in 1963 to replace Alcatraz, which closed the same year. Image File history File links USP-Marion. ... Marion is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. ...

History

Opened in 1963, Marion became the United States' highest security prison by 1978.^[1] The facility became the nation's first control unit when violence forced a longterm lockdown in 1983. Marion was one of two Supermax prisons in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the other being ADX Florence in Colorado. The lockdown ended when the prison downgraded to a medium-security facility in September 2006. Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... A lockdown is an emergency protocol to prevent people or information escaping, which usually can only be ordered by someone in command. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Supermax is the name used to describe control-unit prisons, or units within prisons, which represent the most secure levels of custody in prison systems. ... 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 ADX Florence facility from the outside The United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX) in Florence, CO. is a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, USA. It is unofficially known as ADX Florence, Florence ADMAX, Supermax, or The Alcatraz of the Rockies. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... September 2006 is the ninth month of 2006 and has begun on a Friday. ...

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. Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian 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. is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... A prison officer is a person charged with the responsibility of the supervision of prisoners in a prison. ... Merle E. Clutts (1932 - October 23, 1983) was an American correctional officer working at the federal penitentiary in Marion penitentiary, Illinois, United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In March 2005, the federal government announced the inmate population at Marion would double by 2006, from 432 to upwards of 800 inmates.^[4] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article describes the government of the United States. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was 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, which is roughly 300 miles from Chicago. The facility also controls a minimum-security camp nearby. Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ...

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

The prison consists of nine living units, B through I, and K. The H-Unit holds prisoners who are in long-term segregration. 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 cells at Marion are six feet by eight feet. Beds consist of concrete slabs with pads atop them.

Notable inmates

• John Gotti - (1940-2002) - American mobster and head of the Gambino crime family.
• Chevie Kehoe - (1973- ) - convicted white supremacist
• Tom Manning - United Freedom Front militant
• Leonard Peltier - (1944- ) - Native American activist (served at Marion June 1, 1977-1985)
• Jonathan Pollard - Israeli spy
• Pete Rose - (1941- ) - athlete charged with filing false income tax returns (served August 8, 1990 through January 7, 1991)
• Christopher John Boyce (1953- ) - Soviet spy
• Thomas Silverstein - Aryan Brotherhood leader
• John Anthony Walker (1937- ) - Soviet spy

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Former Gambino crime family Boss Carlo Gambino taken sometime in the early to mid 1970s, shortly before Gambinos death. ... Chevie OBrien Kehoe (born January 19, 1973) is a white supremacist who is most notable for his attempts to build an all-white country by overthrowing the United States. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... 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. ... The United Freedom Front (UFF) was a radical left-wing organisation which was responsible for a string of terrorist attacks, as well as purely criminal acts, in the late 1970s and 1980s. ... Leonard Peltier behind bars. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Jonathan Jay Pollard (born August 7, 1954 in South Bend, Indiana) is a convicted Israeli spy and a former United States Naval civilian intelligence analyst. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Christopher John Boyce (born February 16, 1953) was convicted of spying against the United States for the Soviet Union. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Soviet redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Aryan Brotherhood, (also known as the AB or The Brand) is a prison gang numbering about 15,000 members in and out of prison. ... John Anthony Walker, Jr. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References