The Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute (FCC Terre Haute) is a United States

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complex for male inmates in

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; much of the complex grounds is in

Terre Haute Terre Haute ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, about 5 miles east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a ...

, though portions are in

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Vigo County. It is operated by the

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, a division of the

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, and consists of two facilities: *

Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute The Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute (FCI Terre Haute) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Indiana. It is part of the Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute (FCC Terre Haute) and is operated by the ...

(FCI Terre Haute): Established in 1960, it is a medium-security facility with a

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which holds inmates who are deemed to require increased monitoring of communications with others. *

United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute (USP Terre Haute) is a maximum-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Terre Haute, Indiana. It is part of the Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute (FCC Terre Haute) and is operat ...

(USP Terre Haute): Established in 1940, it is a high-security facility which holds federal death row for men and also has a prison camp for minimum-security male offenders.

SCU

United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute uses a Special Confinement Unit to separate Federal death sentenced inmates. Male inmates are transferred from other facilities, like state and federal prisons, for engagement in the Special Confinement Unit. USP Terre Haute opened the SCU on July 13, 1999.

Segregated housing

Inmates considered high risk are immediately placed in a secure wing with more rules and supervision. These prisons are restricted segregation, which involves a twenty-three hour cell lock in, usually in solitary confinement. Inmates are allowed a thirty minute lunch and thirty minutes of yard time.

History

Gonorrhea experiments

The

Terre Haute prison experiments The Terre Haute prison experiments were conducted by Dr. John C. Cutler in 1943 and 1944 under Dr. John F. Mahoney, the head of the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory of the US Public Health Service, to determine the effectiveness of treatment ...

in 1943 and 1944 were the precursor to the

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. In 1942, the sixth

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, endorsed medical experiments on STD transmission so long as volunteers were found to be exposed to infection. In 1943, a decision was made to use prisoners as volunteers, as soldiers could not be guaranteed sexual abstinence for six months, and the mentally ill were not considered appropriate research subjects. Due to legal issues, the Army Medical Corps preferred federal prisons to state run institutions, and Terre Haute had the best medical facilities. Prisoners participated with consent, receiving $100 for their involvement. A 2011 US Bioethics report states: The infection methods used by doctors did not involve natural sexual intercourse, unlike in 1947 in the

. Dr.

John Charles Cutler John Charles Cutler (June 29, 1915 – February 8, 2003) was a senior surgeon, and the acting chief of the venereal disease program in the United States Public Health Service. After his death, his involvement in several controversial and unethi ...

supported the experiment to his death.

Deaths

On September 15, 2010, prisoner Daniel L. Delaney (09416-112) murdered his cellmate while both were in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) or solitary confinement. Delaney was convicted of first degree murder for the act.Hogsett Announces Conviction of Terre Haute Federal Inmate for First-Degree Murder
"

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. April 11, 2012. Retrieved on March 29, 2016. He was transferred to

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References

External links

FCC Terre Haute
Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complexes in the United States Prisons in Indiana Buildings and structures in Terre Haute, Indiana Execution sites in the United States 1940 establishments in Indiana Buildings and structures completed in 1940