Apr. 23—An inmate formerly housed at the United States Penitentiary Hazelton was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court after being found guilty of killing a fellow inmate on March 6, 2015. In March 2020, Stephen C. Crawford, 45, was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with voluntary manslaughter, assault with a dangerous weapon […]
Apr. 11—Employees at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Hazelton in Bruceton Mills are seeing some light through the bars after the Federal Bureau of Prisons sent its approval of a much-needed employment incentive in an effort to address ongoing staffing challenges at the facility. On Wednesday, Hazelton staff were told about the approval of their […]
Mar. 4—Two more inmates died at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Hazelton in Bruceton Mills over the weekend, adding to recent turmoil within the high-security correctional facility that houses around 1, 300 individuals. The penitentiary is one of the correctional facilities that make up the Federal Corrections Complex. According to press releases, both men died […]
Feb. 8—Staff members at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Hazelton are infuriated, claiming administration is taking no measures to respond to several assaults, two against prison staff, that occurred inside the facility Wednesday and Thursday. Justin Tarovisky, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 420 union president, was unable to provide specific details about what […]
Jan. 24—The death of a 68-year-old inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Hazelton over the weekend is being investigated as a homicide, a source at the prison confirmed. The Dominion Post agreed not to identify the source. A press release from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) earlier this week stated inmate Kenneth Harrington […]
Jan. 23—An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Hazelton died Sunday afternoon after he was found unresponsive, according to a press release from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The release states employees initiated life-saving measures on 68-year-old Kenneth Harrington on Sunday, after he was found unresponsive in an undisclosed area of the medium-security Bruceton […]
Dec. 21—A woman visiting Hazelton penitentiary on Dec. 19 was arrested after she allegedly attempted to pass a controlled substance to an inmate in a visiting room. Deputy J.T. Knotts, with the Preston County Sheriff’s Department, reported he was called to the prison complex after a female visitor, identified as Sakile Grace Fidderman, 23, of […]