Is the prison in Butner, NC that Bernie Madoff was sent to a medium or maximum security prison?”
To his great relief, convicted con man Bernard Madoff is being sent to a medium security federal prison in North Carolina to serve his 150-year sentence, according to federal officials and other people involved in the case. Madoff / Butner Federal Prison The Butner Federal Correctional Complex is located in North Carolina near the Research Triangle area of Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. (/ABC News) More Photos Madoff and his wife Ruth had feared he would be sent to a much harsher maximum security facility. “She will be greatly relieved,” said someone close to Ruth. Click here to go behind the scenes of Brian Ross’ investigation into Bernie and Ruth Madoff. Federal officials said Madoff was en route today to the prison at Butner, North Carolina, which also has a medical center.
Madoff En Route to New Prison; Leaves New York for Carolina ‘Nothing Could be Finer’ Than A Medium Security Facility at Butner; A Great Relief for Ruth By BRIAN ROSS and RICHARD ESPOSITO July 13, 2009 To his great relief, convicted con man Bernard Madoff is being sent to a medium security federal prison in North Carolina to serve his 150-year sentence, according to federal officials and other people involved in the case. The Butner Federal Correctional Complex is located in North Carolina near the Research Triangle area of Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. (/ABC News) More PhotosMadoff and his wife Ruth had feared he would be sent to a much harsher maximum security facility. “She will be greatly relieved,” said someone close to Ruth.
To his great relief, convicted con man Bernard Madoff is being sent to a medium security federal prison in North Carolina to serve his 150-year sentence, according to federal officials and other people involved in the case. Madoff and his wife Ruth had feared he would be sent to a much harsher maximum security facility. “She will be greatly relieved,” said someone close to Ruth. Click here to go behind the scenes of Brian Ross’ investigation into Bernie and Ruth Madoff. Federal officials said Madoff was en route today to the prison at Butner, North Carolina, which also has a medical center.
