Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer

The Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer (FCI Gilmer) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in West Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male inmates.

Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer

Location	Gilmer County, near Glenville, West Virginia
Status	Operational
Security class	Medium-Security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population	1,730 (160 in prison camp)
Managed by	Federal Bureau of Prisons

FCI Gilmer is located in central West Virginia, 85 miles (137 km) northeast of Charleston and 150 miles (240 km) from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Notable inmates (current and former)

Inmate Name	Register Number	Status	Details
Hector Rivera	90335-054	Serving a life sentence	Leader of a robbery crew which stole millions of dollars in diamonds and other jewels from businesses in the Diamond District in Manhattan, New York; convicted in 2009 of committing Hobbs Act robbery and using a firearm during crimes of violence.[2]
Edward Brown	03923-049	Serving a 37 year sentence, scheduled for release in 2034	Tax protester, participated in a standoff
Earl Simmons	76031-054	Served a year in prison released January 25, 2019	Rapper known as DMX, pleaded guilty to tax fraud in 2018

See also

• List of U.S. federal prisons
• Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Incarceration in the United States

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