Federal Prison Camp, Eglin
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Federal Prison Camp, Eglin was a Federal Bureau of Prisons
minimum security prison on the grounds of Eglin Air Force Base
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By 2006 the federal government decided to cut costs by closing Eglin and returning the buildings to the air force. The prisoners were moved to Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola
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Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a federal law enforcement agency subdivision of the United States Department of Justice and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. The system also handles prisoners who committed acts considered felonies under the District of Columbia's...
minimum security prison on the grounds of Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 3 miles southwest of Valparaiso, Florida in Okaloosa County....
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By 2006 the federal government decided to cut costs by closing Eglin and returning the buildings to the air force. The prisoners were moved to Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola
Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola
Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola is a minimum security federal prison in Saufley Field, an outlying base of the Pensacola Naval Air Station, in Pensacola, Florida, which houses male offenders. It is in the Judicial district of United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.By 2006,...
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Notable inmates
| Name | Number | Status | Details |
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| Edward Mezvinsky Edward Mezvinsky Edward "Ed" Mezvinsky is a former congressman. A Democrat, he represented Iowa's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for two terms, from 1973 to 1977.... |
Held at FCI, Eglin | a former congressman | |
| Louis Wolfson Louis Wolfson Louis Elwood Wolfson was a Wall Street financier and one of the first modern corporate raiders, labeled by Time Magazine as such in a 1956 article... |
Held at FCI, Eglin | was a Wall Street financier | |