An ex-Michigan Supreme Court justice who pleaded guilty to mortgage fraud is likely heading to federal prison camp in West Virginia.
But Diane Hathaway could have it a lot worse. A judge has recommended she be sent to "FCP Alderson" in the foothills of West Virginia's Allegheny mountains.
The minimum-security facility is known as "Camp Cupcake."
Martha Stewart went there. So did an ex-beauty queen who was busted for insider trading and a famous American Jazz singer.
Aerial view
The 159-acre minimum-security prison camp is nestled in the scenic hills near Greenbrier State Forest, on the bank of Greenbrier River. The small town of Alderson, W. Va. is located east across the river.
Source: Washington Post
Main entrance to FPC Alderson
Built in 1928, the prison is actually the first federal prison for women. It uses a reformatory model where women are housed in "cottages" and there's no barbed wire. The had one famous escapee who took advantage of the low security there.
Source: Paula Johnson, "Inner Lives: Voices of African American Women In Prison."
Lynette Fromme
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was sentenced to life in prison after her attempt to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975. She escaped Alderson in 1987 but was recaptured two days later and was ultimately released in 2009.
Source: U.S. Secret Service report, ABC, Los Angeles Times.
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