The Federal Medical Center, Rochester (FMC Rochester) is a United States

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in Minnesota for male inmates requiring specialized or long-term medical or mental health care. It is designated as an administrative facility, which means it holds inmates of all security classifications. It is operated by the

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, a division of the

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. FMC Rochester is located in southeastern Minnesota, east of downtown Rochester.

Facility

FMC Rochester is one of six medical referral centers within the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Health Services staff at FMC include physicians, a dentist, dental assistants, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, a radiological technician, physical therapists, laboratory technologists and a respiratory therapist. Mental Health Services through the Psychiatry and Psychology Departments are available to all inmates. These include educational groups, therapy groups, individual therapy, intensive diagnosis/assessment, and inpatient treatment. In addition, outpatient substance abuse treatment services are available. In 2009 Philip Fornaci, the director of the DC Prisoners' Project, stated that Rochester, along with

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and

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, "are clearly the "gold standard" in terms of what BOP facilities can achieve in providing medical care" and that they had provided "excellent medical care, sometimes for extremely complex medical needs."Fornaci, Philip (Director of the DC Prisoners' Project).
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Notable incidents

In July 2009, Richard Torres, a correction officer at FMC Rochester, was indicted for smuggling

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into the facility for an inmate in exchange for thousands of dollars in bribes. The contraband included cellular telephones, tobacco and

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powder. Torres was terminated and pleaded guilty to soliciting a bribe two months later and was sentenced to one year in federal prison.

Notable inmates

Current

Former

References

External links

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Buildings and structures in Rochester, Minnesota

1984 establishments in Minnesota