Bureau of Prisons Web site lists Madoff’s location as federal prison in Georgia

October 5th, 2009 Kan. official: Illegal sex problem for all prisonsTOPEKA, Kan. — The secretary of the Kansas Department of Corrections says it has established procedures to report and document illegal sex in its prisons, but that's a problem prisons nationwide continue to struggle with.

September 10th, 2009 Traficant: I could have been hurt while in prisonYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A former Ohio congressman who was freed after seven years in federal prison said he was put in jeopardy behind bars because of his views. James Traficant spoke in an interview broadcast Thursday night on the Fox News show "On The Record With Greta Van Susteren." Traficant said life behind bars was "tough," and that it wasn't long before he was in "the hole." He said he was "put in a position to be hurt" at the federal prison in Allenwood, Pa., because it had many illegal immigrants unhappy with his idea of patrolling the Mexican border with troops.

September 10th, 2009 Sex complaints double against US prison workersWASHINGTON — Accusations of sexual abuse at the hands of federal prison workers doubled in the past eight years, according to a new government report released Thursday. Justice Department inspector general Glenn Fine found that claims made against Bureau of Prisons staff members increased dramatically from 2001 to 2008.

September 8th, 2009 BALCO lawyer released from prisonNEW YORK — The lawyer who leaked confidential grand jury testimony of Barry Bonds and other athletes to the San Francisco Chronicle five years ago was released from prison after serving 16 months of his 30-month sentence. Troy Ellerman was released Jan.

August 31st, 2009 Former Pa. powerbroker Fumo reports to prisonPHILADELPHIA — A former Pennsylvania state senator convicted on fraud charges has reported to federal prison in Kentucky. Vincent Fumo faces 4½ years in prison for defrauding the Senate and two nonprofits of several million dollars.

August 26th, 2009 'Survivor' winner still in jail after hearingBOSTON — A lawyer for "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is threatening to go to court if her client is not released soon from a Massachusetts county jail. Hatch had been serving the remainder of a prison term for tax evasion on home confinement at his sister's Newport, R.I., home.

August 6th, 2009 Parole for Manson follower, would-be Ford assassinHOUSTON — The Charles Manson follower convicted of attempting to assassinate President Gerald Ford is set to be released from a federal prison in Texas later this month after serving more than 30 years behind bars. Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was a 26-year-old disciple of the cult murderer Manson when she aimed a semiautomatic .45- caliber pistol at Ford in September 1975 in Sacramento, Calif.

July 16th, 2009 Some operations at 14 US prison factories closingDENVER — The government-owned company that employs federal prison inmates is closing some factory operations at 14 prisons and downsizing operations at four more amid multimillion-dollar losses, according to a copy of a memo provided by a prison union official. Federal Prison Industries Inc., or UNICOR, has lost $20 million year to date and has lost money the last seven months, according to the memo Wednesday from Paul Laird of the Bureau of Prisons.

July 16th, 2009 Prison factories listed in restructuring memoA list of factories listed in a Bureau of Prisons memo, which states that the government-run Federal Prison Industries Inc. is restructuring factories that employ inmates: — Prisons where factory closings were initiated Tuesday: U.S.

July 14th, 2009 Madoff leaves Atlanta lockup, headed to NC prisonWASHINGTON — Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff has left a federal prison in Atlanta and is heading to his new home in a North Carolina prison. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Linda Thomas on Tuesday said Madoff has left the penitentiary in Atlanta.

July 14th, 2009 AP source: Madoff leaves NYC prison facilityWASHINGTON — A law enforcement official says disgraced financier Bernard Madoff has been moved out of a New York prison on his way to a North Carolina facility to begin serving his 150-year sentence. The law enforcement official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to discuss prisoner transfers.

July 10th, 2009 Al-Qaida inmate gets access to Obama's booksMcLEAN, Va. — The Bureau of Prisons says it reversed course months ago to allow some of the country's most dangerous prisoners to read two books written by President Barack Obama.

June 29th, 2009 Bernie Madoff joins long white-collar prison rollA look at some other figures serving time for their involvement in high-profile financial scandals: — Jeffrey Skilling, 55, Enron's former chief executive, sentenced in October 2006 to more than 24 years in prison for role in company's collapse. The 5th U.S.

June 27th, 2009 Texas' prison guard shortage easesAUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of state convicts in Texas are going to be moving. Texas prison officials say they plan to cancel contracts to house as many as 1,900 state convicts in county lockups because the number of convicts in state prisons has fallen.

June 5th, 2009 Michigan shutting 3 prisons, 5 camps to save moneyLANSING, Mich. — Michigan officials say three prisons will close this year, along with five minimum-security prison camps, to save more than $118 million.