The Federal Correctional Complex, Allenwood (FCC Allenwood) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Pennsylvania. It is operated by the

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, a division of the

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. The prison property is located in the following townships: Gregg in Union County, and two in Lycoming County: Brady, and

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Facilities

The complex consists of three facilities: * Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low (FCI Allenwood Low): a low-security facility *

Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Medium The Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Medium (FCI Allenwood Medium) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Gregg Township, Union County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Allenwood Federal Correctional Com ...

(FCI Allenwood Medium): a medium-security facility * United States Penitentiary, Allenwood (USP Allenwood): a high-security facility FCC Allenwood is located approximately north of

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, the state capital.

Notable inmates

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, hacker better known as "weev" *

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, convicted of tax fraud; died in 2001 * James Holmes, perpetrator of the

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* LaMarr Hoyt, baseball player, convicted of drug possession * Mohammed Jabbateh, former Liberian warlord known as Jungle Jabbah; convicted of immigration fraud and perjury for lying about being a war criminal in the

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* Raymond Lederer, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1977 to 1981. Convicted of bribery in 1981 after being implicated in the Abscam sting. Died in 2008 at his home. * Bruce Pierce, white supremacist member of The Order and murderer of Jewish talk show host Alan Berg; died in prison in 2010 *

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, hitman for the Bonanno crime family; inmate transferred to USP McCreary in

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, former

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; released as of February 22, 2016. * Martin Shkreli, former

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manager and CEO of

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; convicted of two counts of

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and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud

In popular culture

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's 1972 song "The King Alfred Plan" references Allenwood FCC as a possible location of one of the concentration camps set up for the

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to imprison

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in order to suppress a Black uprising, a theory derived from John A. Williams's 1967 novel ''The Man Who Cried I Am''.

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Facilities

Notable inmates

In popular culture

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