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The United States Disciplinary Barracks (or '''USDB''', popularly known as '''Leavenworth''', '''the DB''', or '''the Castle''') is a Military Prison located on Fort Leavenworth , a United States Army post in Kansas. The Prison should not be confused with the nearby United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth .
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The USDB is the U.S. Military 's only Maximum-security facility and houses male service members convicted at Court-martial for violations of the Uniform Code Of Military Justice . Although Inmates come from all branches of the military, only Commissioned Officers , Enlisted prisoners serving sentences longer than seven years, and prisoners convicted of offenses related to National Security serve their sentences to confinement at the USDB. Enlisted prisoners with sentences under seven years are housed in smaller facilities, such as the Regional Correctional Facility at Fort Knox , Kentucky or the Marine Corps Brig at Quantico , Virginia.

Guards for the prison are Army "correctional specialists" trained at the U.S. Army Military Police School located at Fort Leonard Wood , Missouri.

Conscientious Objector sentenced to 15 years hard labor in the Disciplinary Barracks. Neufeld was paroled to do dairy work and released after serving five months of his sentence.1]]


HISTORY

Originally known as the United States Military Prison, the USDB was established by Act Of Congress in 1874. Prisoners were used for the majority of construction, which began in 1875 and was completed in 1921. The facility was able to house up to 1,500 prisoners. From 1895 until 1903 prisoners from the USDB were used to construct the nearby United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth until around 400 federal prisoners were moved there to complete the work.

A new 521-capacity facility was built to replace the aging structures and was opened in 2002. Although there was some interest in preserving the old structures, it was deemed to be too expensive and demolition of the old structures began in 2004.

The Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery serves as the burial site for deceased prisoners that are not claimed by the family members. There were 300 graves dating from between approximately 1894 and 1957, 56 of which are unmarked and 14 more that belong to German Prisoners Of War . Note that the German soldiers were executed on two days in 1945 and these were the last mass executions by the United States Government (see Eagle Scout documentation at Prison Cemetery).

It is unlikely that there will be further burials at the site as it is expected that the family of the deceased will make funeral arrangements. Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery from Internment.net


CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

The USDB houses the U.S. military's , James Murphy and William Kreutzer, Jr. , are awaiting retrial or resentencing.


CURRENT DEATH ROW INMATES


Name / Service / Rank / Registration number

  • Ronald A. Gray , / USArmy / SPC / 733786-88-01

  • :Convicted in April 1988 at Fort Bragg, N.C. on charges of rape, forcible sodomy and murder of two women and attempted murder of a third woman.


  • William J. Kreutzer, Jr. , / USARMY / SGT / 76651-95-01

  • :Convicted June 1996 at Ft. Bragg, N.C. on charges of one specification of premeditated murder and 18 specifications of attempted murder, as well as one specification of violating a general order by transporting weapons on post and one specification of larceny of government property.


  • Dwight J. Loving , / USArmy / PVT / 74276-88-01

  • :convicted in April 1989 at Fort Hood, Texas, on two counts of murder and one attempted murder of three taxi drivers.


  • Kenneth G. Parker , USMC / LCpl / 76500-92-03

  • :Convicted in 1993 of premeditated murder at Camp Lejeune, N.C.


  • Wade L. Walker , /USMC / LCpl / 76499-92-03

  • :Convicted in 1993 of premeditated murder at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Convicted in the same incident as Parker.


  • Jessie A. Quintanilla , / USMC / SGT / 76951-96-03

  • :convicted October 1996 at Camp Pendleton, California, for the premeditated murder of his Executive Officer and attempted murder of his Commanding Officer.


  • James T. Murphy , / USArmy / SGT / ?

  • :Convicted of killing his wife and drowning their two children.


  • Hasan Akbar , / US Army / SGT / ?

  • :Convicted in April 2005 on charges of first degree-murder and attempted first-degree murder after attacking troops in command tents with grenades and a rifle in Kuwait in 2003.


  • Andrew P. Witt , / USAF / SrA / ?

  • :convicted in October 2005 of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder in the deaths of another airman and his wife and the wounding of another airman at Robbins Air Force Base, Ga.



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