Alderson Federal Prison Camp
- Alderson Federal Prison Camp
Infobox Prison
prison_name = Alderson Federal Prison Camp
location = Alderson, West Virginia
coordinates =
status = Operational
classification = Minimum (Female)
capacity = 1,050
opened = 1927
closed =
managed_by =
director =
Alderson Federal Prison Camp, also known as Federal Prison Camp, Alderson or FPC Alderson, is a federal prison in the United States for minimum-security female inmates. The prison is a prison camp with a population of around 1,050 and is located in the rural town of Alderson in southeast West Virginia, about convert|270|mi|km southwest of Washington, DC. Both Florence Harding and Eleanor Roosevelt, former and future First Ladies, and Mabel Walker Willebrandt, the Assistant U.S. Attorney General, first encouraged its establishment.
FPC Alderson opened in 1927 as the Federal Industrial Institution for Women and was the first federal prison for women. The camp comprises convert|105|acre|km2 sqmi of rolling hills. While there are no metal fences surrounding the camp, prisoners have schedules and must work. Free time is spent playing volleyball, softball or tennis.
Most of the inmates at FPC Alderson have been convicted of non-violent or white-collar crime. They sleep in bunk beds in dormitories or in cottages.
The prison is nicknamed "Camp Cupcake" by most residents and the media, and "Yale" by one-time attendee Martha Stewart.
Notable inmates
* Velvalee Dickinson - imprisoned 1944-1951
* Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme - imprisoned 1979-1987 (escaped briefly)
* Billie Holiday - imprisoned 1947-1948
* Sara Jane Moore - imprisoned 1975-1978, 1979 (escaped briefly)
* Meg Scott Phipps- imprisoned 2004-2007
* Iva Toguri D'Aquino (aka Tokyo Rose) - imprisoned 1949-1956
* Mildred Gillars (aka Axis Sally) - imprisoned 1949-1961
* Martha Stewart - imprisoned 2004-2005
* Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (leftist leader and co-founder of ACLU) - imprisoned 1955-57
References
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External links
* [http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/ald/index.jsp FPC Alderson]
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