The United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners (also known as MCFP Springfield) is a hospital for male federal prison inmates in Springfield, Missouri. Located in Springfield at the corner of W. Sunshine Street (Missouri Route 413) and Kansas Expressway (Missouri Route 13), the Medical Center is owned and operated by the United States Department of Justice, through the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It is one of six federal institutions designed to handle the medical concerns of federal inmates.
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History
The people of Springfield offered 620 acres (2.5 km2) of land to the federal government to build the prison. Congress authorized the building of the prison in 1930.
The prison opened in 1933. The first superintendent was Dr. Marion R. King.
There were riots in 1941, 1944 and 1959.
Famous prisoners
- Robert Franklin Stroud - Birdman of Alcatraz
- Clayton Fountain - Murdered correctional officer Robert L.Hoffman at USP Marion,kept in no human contact status at MCFP Springfield subsequently.
- John Gotti - Head of the Gambino crime family
- Jose Padilla
- Larry Flynt
- Omar Abdel Rahman
- Leonard Peltier
- Vincent Gigante - "The Oddfather" and head of the Genovese crime family.
- Gene Stipe
- Manuel Noriega
- Jonathan Pollard - convicted spy working for the Mossad
- Michael Riconosciuto - January 16, 2002, admitted for prostate surgery, computer technician, methamphetamine chemist who claimed participation in the Inslaw Affair, the October Surprise conspiracy, and many other unsolved mysteries.
- Vito Genovese
- Robert Ray Courtney - The Toxic Pharmacist
- John Anthony Walker - "The US Navy Spy Ring" leader
Fictional prisoners
- John "Johnny Sack" Sacramoni, the boss of the Lupertazzi crime family in the hit television series The Sopranos, died at MCFP Springfield in the season 6 episode, "Stage 5".
References
External links
- MCFP Springfield
- MCFP Springfield on Google Maps
- Springfield-Greene County Library: Historic Postcards of MCFP Springfield
Coordinates: 37°10′39″N 93°19′29″W / 37.1776°N 93.3247°W
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