The United States Penitentiary, Coleman I and II (USP Coleman I and II) are high-security United States federal prisons for male inmates in Florida. It is part of the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Coleman) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
FCC Coleman is located in central Florida, approximately 50 miles (80Â km) northwest of Orlando, 60 miles (97Â km) northeast of Tampa, and 35 miles (56Â km) south of Ocala.
Former prisoner Nate A. Lindell wrote that USP Coleman II was "a so-called special-needs prison â€" a “safe†facility where informants, former cops, ex-gang members, check-ins (prisoners who intentionally put themselves in solitary confinement to be safe), homosexuals, and sex offenders can all, supposedly, walk the Yard freely. At regular BOP lockups, these types of men are in danger of being beaten, stabbed, or strangled to death." The Marshall Project stated "Coleman II did not respond to multiple requests for confirmation".
Correction Officer Michael Rudkin
Coleman Federal Prison - A Sunday afternoon drive to Coleman Federal Prison (Wildwood, Florida)
In late 2008, Michael Rudkin was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having sex with a female inmate and plotting with her to kill his wife while she was a correction officer at the Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, a federal prison for women in Connecticut. Rudkin was sent to FCC Coleman to serve his sentence. While at Coleman, Rudkin solicited the help of fellow inmates in June 2009 to find a hitman to kill his ex-wife, her new boyfriend, his former inmate paramour and a federal investigator. He provided a handwritten note giving physical descriptions and locations of the intended victims to fellow inmates. The inmates alerted authorities, who instructed the inmates to provide Rudkin with a false name and address of a "hitman." Rudkin subsequently mailed money from his inmate account to the alleged "hitman" as an advance. Rudkin was subsequently convicted of orchestrating the plot and sentenced to 90 years in prison, which he is serving at the United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute, the federal facility in Indiana.
Notable inmates (current and former)
†The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 eliminated parole for most federal inmates. However, inmates sentenced for offenses committed prior to 1987 are eligible for parole consideration.
Law enforcement murders
Financial crimes
Terrorists
Organized crime figures
Others
See also
- List of U.S. federal prisons
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Incarceration in the United States
References
External links
- USP Coleman I at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Official site)
