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Prison inmates on the move to Victorville
By Mark Baylis - Staff Writer
9/10/04 About one-third of the 785 inmates from U.S. Penitentiary, Lompoc scheduled for transfer this fall and winter have been moved out of the facility since late July, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
The enormous transfer is part of the downgrading of the prison from a high-security to a medium-security federal institution.
The majority of inmates are heading to the new penitentiary in Victorville, which finished construction in November 2003 and opened its doors to inmates during the summer. Other former Lompoc inmates will be scattered to other prisons.
The transfer of inmates is expected to continue until February, said Joe Henderson, spokesperson for USP Lompoc.
USP Lompoc has been planning the move since 2001, after plans for a new prison in Lompoc were shot down following public outcry. The current 58-year-old penitentiary is one of the oldest in the country and doesn't meet the modern standards of a high-security facility.
The new penitentiary at Victorville will feature a number of security upgrades from USP Lompoc, including improved lock-down capabilities, more sophisticated technology, and walled cells instead of bars, according to prison officials.
Lompoc's penitentiary is expected to maintain its prison population of about 1,400 inmates. New inmates will be coming from other western states, according to Warden Bobby Compton. Former Lompoc inmates will compromise the majority of USP Victorville's targeted population of 1,200 to 1,500 inmates. USP Victorville is currently all former Lompoc inmates, with a total population of 280.
The downgrade in security levels at USP Lompoc also sparks a shift in prison officers at USP Lompoc. Officers trained in high-security measures will transfer to high-security prisons, but no one will lose their job, Compton said. Prison officials could not say the number of prison officers that will transfer.
More than 1,700 low- and minimum-security inmates now housed at a separate Federal Corrections Institution in Lompoc and a satellite camp will not be affected by the change.
Staff writer Mark Baylis can be reached at 736-2313, Ext. 105 or by e-mail at mbaylis@pulitzer.net.
http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2004/09/10/news/news12.prt
Prison inmates on the move to Victorville
By Mark Baylis - Staff Writer
9/10/04 About one-third of the 785 inmates from U.S. Penitentiary, Lompoc scheduled for transfer this fall and winter have been moved out of the facility since late July, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
The enormous transfer is part of the downgrading of the prison from a high-security to a medium-security federal institution.
The majority of inmates are heading to the new penitentiary in Victorville, which finished construction in November 2003 and opened its doors to inmates during the summer. Other former Lompoc inmates will be scattered to other prisons.
The transfer of inmates is expected to continue until February, said Joe Henderson, spokesperson for USP Lompoc.
USP Lompoc has been planning the move since 2001, after plans for a new prison in Lompoc were shot down following public outcry. The current 58-year-old penitentiary is one of the oldest in the country and doesn't meet the modern standards of a high-security facility.
The new penitentiary at Victorville will feature a number of security upgrades from USP Lompoc, including improved lock-down capabilities, more sophisticated technology, and walled cells instead of bars, according to prison officials.
Lompoc's penitentiary is expected to maintain its prison population of about 1,400 inmates. New inmates will be coming from other western states, according to Warden Bobby Compton. Former Lompoc inmates will compromise the majority of USP Victorville's targeted population of 1,200 to 1,500 inmates. USP Victorville is currently all former Lompoc inmates, with a total population of 280.
The downgrade in security levels at USP Lompoc also sparks a shift in prison officers at USP Lompoc. Officers trained in high-security measures will transfer to high-security prisons, but no one will lose their job, Compton said. Prison officials could not say the number of prison officers that will transfer.
More than 1,700 low- and minimum-security inmates now housed at a separate Federal Corrections Institution in Lompoc and a satellite camp will not be affected by the change.
Staff writer Mark Baylis can be reached at 736-2313, Ext. 105 or by e-mail at mbaylis@pulitzer.net.
http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2004/09/10/news/news12.prt