The Federal Medical Center, Lexington (FMC Lexington) is a United States federal prison in Kentucky for male or female inmates requiring medical or mental health care. It is designated as an administrative facility, which means that it holds inmates of all security classifications. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp for female inmates.
The site opened on May 15, 1935, on 1,000 acres (400 ha) under the name "United States Narcotic Farm" then changed shortly after to "U.S. Public Health Service Hospital." In 1967, it changed its name again to "National Institute of Mental Health, Clinical Research Center." Its original purpose was to treat people who "voluntarily" were admitted with drug abuse problems and treat them, with mostly experimental treatments; it was the first of its kind in the United States. The 1,050-acre (420 ha) site included a farm where patients would work.[2]
Throughout the life of the institution as a prison/hospital, approximately two-thirds of those sent to the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital were considered volunteers. While many traveled to the institution on their own to volunteer for treatment, other so-called volunteers were in fact motivated to go there in lieu of federal sentencing. The remaining one-third of the prison's population, which reached 1,499 inmates at its peak, were there due to federal charges either directly or indirectly related to drug use.
In 1974, the institution became a federal prison but maintained a "psychiatric hospital" title until 1998, the year 2 inmates killed another with a fire extinguisher. Most psychiatric patients were subsequently moved to other federal medical centers, although the change in mission was due to the psychiatric function being transferred to a new Federal Medical Center in Devens, Massachusetts, and not the homicide.
In William S. Burroughs' book Junkie, the autobiographical main character spends a period of time at "Lexington," where he checks himself in voluntarily in order to quit his heroin addiction. Burroughs and his son, William Seward Burroughs III, were both patients at the facility.[3][4]
In Alexander King's book Mine Enemy Grows Older, King recounts his sojourns at "Lexington Bluegrass Hospital," where he "heard the best jazz ever played anywhere" by a continually changing lineup of famous jazz musicians, all there voluntarily for treatment for heroin addiction.
In Gayl Jones' novel Corregidora, set around Lexington, KY, the character Jeffrene is described, late in the story, as working at the narcotics hospital.
Notable inmates (current and former)edit
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† Inmates released from custody prior to 1982 are not listed on the Federal Bureau of Prisons website.
Leader of the Universal Divine Saviors religious cult; convicted of terrorismconspiracy in 2009 for masterminding a foiled plot to bomb the Sears Tower in Chicago. Four co-conspirators were also convicted.[5][6]
Released in 2001 after her sentence was commuted by President Bill Clinton; served 16 years of a 58-year sentence.
Political activist and former member of the May 19th Communist Organization, a terrorist group which carried out bombings of government facilities and bank robberies in the 1980s; convicted of possessing explosives in 1984.[8][9]
Held at FMC Lexington in the 1970s; served 27 months.
Bop and hard bop trumpeter; convicted of fraud and theft for impersonating an Army officer in order to steal $10,000 from the Atomic Energy Commission of San Francisco.[13]
Served 36 years of a 60-year sentence; released on parole on December 16, 2022. Died on July 6, 2023.
Convicted in connection with a 1981 bank robbery and shootout during which Brink's guard Peter Paige, as well as Sergeant Edward O'Grady and Police Officer Waverly Brown of the Nyack Police Department in New York State, were killed. Shakur is the stepfather of late rapper Tupac Shakur.[17]
Currently held at FMC Lexington. Scheduled release date of November 13, 2028.
Currently serving 7 years. She was sentenced in 2022. Convicted in connection with the Georgia case, which her and her husband Todd Chrisley were charged with bank fraud and tax evasion. The couple was indicted in 2019 on the bank and tax evasion charges. The couple was found guilty on these charges in November 2022. The couple was sentenced to a combined 19 years - Todd was given 12 years and Julie was given seven years. They both self surrendered to start their sentences on January 17, 2023.
Currently held at FMC Lexington. Scheduled release date of January 2031.
American former cheerleader and convicted child sex offender who received national recognition after appearing in the 2020 NetflixdocuseriesCheer. In September and December 2020, he was charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with production of child pornography and other child-related sex crimes: "sexual exploitation of children, receiving child pornography, traveling with the attempt to engage in sexual conduct with a minor, enticement and other charges.
^Thomas R. Kosten and David A. Gorelick (January 2002). "The Lexington Narcotic Farm" (PDF). American Journal of Psychiatry. 159 (22): 22. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.159.1.22. PMID 11772684.
^"Lessons from The Narcotic Farm, Part One | Points: The Blog of the Alcohol & Drugs History Society". Pointsadhsblog.wordpress.com. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
^"Lessons of the Narcotic Farm, Part Four: The Literature of Lexington | Points: The Blog of the Alcohol & Drugs History Society". Pointsadhsblog.wordpress.com. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
^"5 Florida men get prison for plotting terrorist attacks with al Qaeda". CNN. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
^"Miami jury finds five guilty in Sears Tower plot". Reuters. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
^"An Exclusive Interview with Susan Rosenberg After President Clinton Granted Her Executiveclemency". Democracy Now!. 2001-01-23. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
^"Voices from Solitary: Imprisoned in the First Control Unit for Women". Solitary Watch. 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
^"Human Rights Campaign for Political Prisoners Begins" (PDF). Freedomarchives.org. March 1989. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
^"#375: 08-24-99 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STATEMENT REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF SILVIA BARALDINI". Justice.gov. 1999-08-24. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
^"Ex-Inmate Musician Returns To Jail With Guitars". Huffington Post. March 4, 2012.
^. Jazz.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
^"Helmsley Surrenders At Prison". The New York Times. 1992-04-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
^"Man pleads guilty in plot to go on 'killing spree' against blacks". CNN. 30 March 2010.
^"Tennessee Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Murders of African-Americans | OPA | Department of Justice". Justice.gov. 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
^"truTV - Funny Because it's tru". Trutv.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
External linksedit
FMC Lexington - Official Federal Bureau of Prisons website
The Narcotic Farm - Documentary film regarding the Lexington Narcotic Farm
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The Federal Medical Center Lexington FMC Lexington is a United States federal prison in Kentucky for male or female inmates requiring medical or mental health care It is designated as an administrative facility which means that it holds inmates of all security classifications It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons a division of the United States Department of Justice The facility also has an adjacent minimum security satellite camp for female inmates Federal Medical Center LexingtonLocationFayette County KentuckyStatusOperationalSecurity classAdministrative facility with minimum security prison camp Population1 950 330 in prison camp Opened1935 designated as federal prison in 1974 Managed byFederal Bureau of PrisonsWardenDavid Paul FMC Lexington is located 7 miles 11 km north of Lexington and 20 miles 32 km southeast of Frankfort the state capital 1 Contents 1 History 2 Literature 3 Notable inmates current and former 3 1 Former 3 2 Current 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Undated aerial view of the hospital The site opened on May 15 1935 on 1 000 acres 400 ha under the name United States Narcotic Farm then changed shortly after to U S Public Health Service Hospital In 1967 it changed its name again to National Institute of Mental Health Clinical Research Center Its original purpose was to treat people who voluntarily were admitted with drug abuse problems and treat them with mostly experimental treatments it was the first of its kind in the United States The 1 050 acre 420 ha site included a farm where patients would work 2 Throughout the life of the institution as a prison hospital approximately two thirds of those sent to the U S Public Health Service Hospital were considered volunteers While many traveled to the institution on their own to volunteer for treatment other so called volunteers were in fact motivated to go there in lieu of federal sentencing The remaining one third of the prison s population which reached 1 499 inmates at its peak were there due to federal charges either directly or indirectly related to drug use In 1974 the institution became a federal prison but maintained a psychiatric hospital title until 1998 the year 2 inmates killed another with a fire extinguisher Most psychiatric patients were subsequently moved to other federal medical centers although the change in mission was due to the psychiatric function being transferred to a new Federal Medical Center in Devens Massachusetts and not the homicide Literature editIn Nelson Algren s novel The Man With the Golden Arm and the 1955 screen adaptation the main character Frankie the Machine a morphine addict returns to his Chicago neighborhood after being detoxed at the Lexington Medical Center In William S Burroughs book Junkie the autobiographical main character spends a period of time at Lexington where he checks himself in voluntarily in order to quit his heroin addiction Burroughs and his son William Seward Burroughs III were both patients at the facility 3 4 In Alexander King s book Mine Enemy Grows Older King recounts his sojourns at Lexington Bluegrass Hospital where he heard the best jazz ever played anywhere by a continually changing lineup of famous jazz musicians all there voluntarily for treatment for heroin addiction In Gayl Jones novel Corregidora set around Lexington KY the character Jeffrene is described late in the story as working at the narcotics hospital Notable inmates current and former editFormer edit Inmates released from custody prior to 1982 are not listed on the Federal Bureau of Prisons website Inmate Register number Status Details Narseal Batiste 76736 004 permanent dead link Served a 13 year sentence released in 2018 Leader of the Universal Divine Saviors religious cult convicted of terrorism conspiracy in 2009 for masterminding a foiled plot to bomb the Sears Tower in Chicago Four co conspirators were also convicted 5 6 Larry Langford 27349 001 7 Served a 15 year sentence Released in 2018 Died in 2019 Former mayor of Birmingham Alabama sentenced for conspiracy to commit bribery and wire fraud Susan Rosenberg 03684 016 permanent dead link Released in 2001 after her sentence was commuted by President Bill Clinton served 16 years of a 58 year sentence Political activist and former member of the May 19th Communist Organization a terrorist group which carried out bombings of government facilities and bank robberies in the 1980s convicted of possessing explosives in 1984 8 9 Silvia Baraldini 05125 054 permanent dead link Transferred to an Italian prison in 1999 while serving a 40 year sentence Political activist from Italy convicted of racketeering in 1982 for taking part in two armored truck robberies as well as for aiding convicted murderer Assata Shakur escape from prison 10 11 Wayne Kramer Unlisted Held at FMC Lexington in the 1970s served 2 years Guitarist and co founder of the Detroit rock band MC5 convicted of selling cocaine to undercover police officers 12 Red Rodney Unlisted Held at FMC Lexington in the 1970s served 27 months Bop and hard bop trumpeter convicted of fraud and theft for impersonating an Army officer in order to steal 10 000 from the Atomic Energy Commission of San Francisco 13 Leona Helmsley 15113 054 14 Released in January 1994 after serving 18 months of a 4 year sentence Helmsley was sentenced to serve four years for income tax fraud in 1992 Daniel Cowart 22540 076 permanent dead link Served a 14 year sentence released on September 25 2020 White supremacist pleaded guilty in 2010 to plotting the assassination of then Presidential nominee Barack Obama in 2008 15 16 Mutulu Shakur 83205 012 permanent dead link Deceased Served 36 years of a 60 year sentence released on parole on December 16 2022 Died on July 6 2023 Convicted in connection with a 1981 bank robbery and shootout during which Brink s guard Peter Paige as well as Sergeant Edward O Grady and Police Officer Waverly Brown of the Nyack Police Department in New York State were killed Shakur is the stepfather of late rapper Tupac Shakur 17 Current edit Inmate Register number Status Details Julie Chrisley 72601 019 Currently held at FMC Lexington Scheduled release date of November 13 2028 Currently serving 7 years She was sentenced in 2022 Convicted in connection with the Georgia case which her and her husband Todd Chrisley were charged with bank fraud and tax evasion The couple was indicted in 2019 on the bank and tax evasion charges The couple was found guilty on these charges in November 2022 The couple was sentenced to a combined 19 years Todd was given 12 years and Julie was given seven years They both self surrendered to start their sentences on January 17 2023 Jerry Harris 55287 424 Currently held at FMC Lexington Scheduled release date of January 2031 American former cheerleader and convicted child sex offender who received national recognition after appearing in the 2020 Netflix docuseries Cheer In September and December 2020 he was charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI with production of child pornography and other child related sex crimes sexual exploitation of children receiving child pornography traveling with the attempt to engage in sexual conduct with a minor enticement and other charges See also editList of U S federal prisons Federal Bureau of Prisons Incarceration in the United StatesReferences edit BOP Our Locations Bop gov Retrieved 2015 10 07 Thomas R Kosten and David A Gorelick January 2002 The Lexington Narcotic Farm PDF American Journal of Psychiatry 159 22 22 doi 10 1176 appi ajp 159 1 22 PMID 11772684 Lessons from The Narcotic Farm Part One Points The Blog of the Alcohol amp Drugs History Society Pointsadhsblog wordpress com 2012 02 29 Retrieved 2015 10 07 Lessons of the Narcotic Farm Part Four The Literature of Lexington Points The Blog of the Alcohol amp Drugs History Society Pointsadhsblog wordpress com 2012 05 14 Retrieved 2015 10 07 5 Florida men get prison for plotting terrorist attacks with al Qaeda CNN Retrieved 2015 10 07 Miami jury finds five guilty in Sears Tower plot Reuters 12 May 2009 Retrieved 2015 10 07 Inmate Locator An Exclusive Interview with Susan Rosenberg After President Clinton Granted Her Executiveclemency Democracy Now 2001 01 23 Retrieved 2015 10 07 Voices from Solitary Imprisoned in the First Control Unit for Women Solitary Watch 2011 02 26 Retrieved 2015 10 07 Human Rights Campaign for Political Prisoners Begins PDF Freedomarchives org March 1989 Retrieved 2015 10 07 375 08 24 99 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STATEMENT REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF SILVIA BARALDINI Justice gov 1999 08 24 Retrieved 2015 10 07 Ex Inmate Musician Returns To Jail With Guitars Huffington Post March 4 2012 Rodney Red Robert Rodney Chudnick Jazz com Jazz Music Jazz Artists Jazz News Jazz com Archived from the original on 2015 09 05 Retrieved 2015 10 07 Helmsley Surrenders At Prison The New York Times 1992 04 16 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2017 09 05 Man pleads guilty in plot to go on killing spree against blacks CNN 30 March 2010 Tennessee Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Murders of African Americans OPA Department of Justice Justice gov 2010 10 22 Retrieved 2015 10 07 truTV Funny Because it s tru Trutv com Retrieved 30 January 2019 External links editFMC Lexington Official Federal Bureau of Prisons website The Narcotic Farm Documentary film regarding the Lexington Narcotic Farm 38 06 20 N 84 33 37 W 38 10556 N 84 56028 W 38 10556 84 56028 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Federal Medical Center Lexington amp oldid 1217216744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
