Schuylkill federal prison, at a glance
Gil Rudawsky, Rocky Mountain News
Published July 27, 2007 at midnight
Located in the heart of Pennsylvania coal country, Schuylkill has no barbed wire or fences at its minimum security camp. Inmates at the camp are housed in cubicles that sleep two each.
Location: Minersville, Pa.
Population: 1,288 in medium-security facility, 316 in minimum security satellite camp.
Recreation: Softball/soccer field, horseshoes, weights, gymnasium, aerobics, hobby crafts (leather working, painting), pool tables and jogging track.
Work: Food services, laundry, landscaping, janitorial work. Medium security prison has an upholstery factory where prsoners makes chairs for sale to the federal government. Minimum security camp has Fedfast shipping service, which ships chairs and other office equipment to federal facilities within 48 hours.
Well-known prisoners: Imclone Systems founder Sam Waksal and former Rite-Aid vice president and board member Franklin Brown
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