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The United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB) is the U.S. military's sole facility designated for maximum-security correctional needs.
Answer: True
The United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB) serves as the U.S. military's exclusive maximum-security correctional facility for male service members convicted of serious offenses.
The USDB is located on Fort Riley in Kansas and is commonly known as 'Fort Leavenworth'.
Answer: False
The United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB) is located on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, not Fort Riley. It is colloquially known as 'Leavenworth'.
The United States Army Corrections Command manages the United States Disciplinary Barracks.
Answer: True
The United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB) is managed by the United States Army Corrections Command.
What is the primary function of the United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB)?
Answer: The U.S. military's sole maximum-security correctional facility for male service members convicted of serious offenses.
The USDB serves as the U.S. military's principal maximum-security correctional facility, designated for male service members convicted of serious offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
The United States Disciplinary Barracks was established by an Act of Congress in 1874, originally known as the United States Military Prison.
Answer: True
The United States Disciplinary Barracks was established by an Act of Congress in 1874 and was initially known as the United States Military Prison.
Prisoners were utilized for the bulk of the construction of the original USDB facility, a process that concluded in 1921.
Answer: True
Prisoners performed the majority of the construction work for the original United States Disciplinary Barracks facility, with the construction process concluding in 1921.
The original USDB followed the Auburn plan, which featured communal living aspects.
Answer: False
The original USDB followed the Pennsylvania plan, characterized by radiating cell blocks and individual cells, rather than the Auburn plan which incorporated communal living aspects.
The original 19th-century United States Disciplinary Barracks facility was nicknamed 'The Castle' or 'Little Top'.
Answer: True
The original 19th-century United States Disciplinary Barracks facility earned the nicknames 'The Castle' or 'Little Top' due to its imposing structure and prominent location overlooking the Missouri River.
During World War I, conscientious objectors Joseph and Michael Hofer died at Fort Leavenworth after being starved to death in solitary confinement.
Answer: True
During World War I, Joseph and Michael Hofer, Hutterite conscientious objectors, died at Fort Leavenworth in 1918 due to solitary confinement and starvation.
In 2002, the old USDB detention barracks were described as having a 'modern, sterile ambiance.'
Answer: False
In 2002, the old detention barracks were described as having a 'medieval ambiance,' characterized by well-worn stone and brick walls, rather than a modern, sterile one.
The largest buildings of the original USDB barracks, known as 'The Castle,' were demolished in 2004.
Answer: True
The primary structures of the original USDB barracks, referred to as 'The Castle,' were demolished in 2004.
What was the original capacity of the USDB facility established in 1874?
Answer: 1,500 prisoners
The original United States Disciplinary Barracks facility, established in 1874, was designed with an original capacity to house up to 1,500 prisoners.
How were prisoners involved in the construction of the original USDB?
Answer: They performed the bulk of the construction work.
Prisoners were utilized extensively for the construction of the original USDB facility, undertaking the majority of the labor involved in its development.
The original USDB followed which architectural plan, characterized by radiating cell blocks?
Answer: Pennsylvania plan
The original USDB facility was constructed based on the Pennsylvania plan, which is characterized by cell blocks radiating from a central administrative hub, emphasizing individual cell confinement.
The main buildings of the original USDB, nicknamed 'The Castle,' met what fate in 2004?
Answer: They were demolished.
The primary structures of the original USDB barracks, referred to as 'The Castle,' were demolished in 2004.
The USDB is classified as a Level III facility, indicating maximum security.
Answer: True
The USDB is classified as a Level III facility, signifying its designation for maximum security operations.
The current United States Disciplinary Barracks facility has a maximum capacity to house 1,500 prisoners.
Answer: False
The current United States Disciplinary Barracks facility has a maximum capacity of 515 prisoners. The figure of 1,500 refers to the original facility's design capacity.
Security enhancements after David Newman's 1988 escape included the installation of bars on windows and interior chain link fencing topped with razor wire.
Answer: True
Following David Newman's escape in 1988, security measures were enhanced with the installation of bars on windows and interior chain link fencing topped with razor wire.
The new, state-of-the-art USDB facility became operational in September 2002, with a construction cost of $67.8 million.
Answer: True
The modern, state-of-the-art United States Disciplinary Barracks facility commenced operations in September 2002, at a construction cost of $67.8 million.
The new 51-acre USDB site is secured by a single fence standing 14 feet high.
Answer: False
The new 51-acre USDB site is secured by two separate fences, each standing 14 feet high, not a single fence.
Housing units in the new USDB facility are described as 'bow ties,' each capable of accommodating up to 142 prisoners.
Answer: True
The housing units in the new USDB facility are characterized by a 'bow tie' design, with each unit capable of housing up to 142 prisoners.
Cells in the new USDB facility feature solid doors and windows, contributing to a quieter environment compared to the old facility.
Answer: True
The new facility's cells incorporate solid doors and windows, which contribute to a significantly quieter and more controlled environment compared to the barred cells of the previous facility.
The first incident reported in the new USDB prison occurred in August 2010, involving inmates overpowering a guard in the Special Housing Unit.
Answer: True
The first reported incident within the new USDB prison's Special Housing Unit occurred in August 2010, when inmates overpowered a guard.
What security enhancements were implemented after David Newman's escape in 1988?
Answer: Installation of bars on windows and interior chain link fencing topped with razor wire.
Following David Newman's escape in 1988, security measures were enhanced with the installation of bars on windows and interior chain link fencing topped with razor wire.
When did the current, state-of-the-art USDB facility become operational?
Answer: 2002
The modern, state-of-the-art United States Disciplinary Barracks facility commenced operations in September 2002.
How is the new 51-acre USDB site secured?
Answer: Two separate 14-foot high fences.
The new 51-acre USDB site is secured by two separate fences, each standing 14 feet high.
What feature characterizes the housing units in the new USDB facility?
Answer: 'Bow tie' configuration with two-tiered, connected triangles
The housing units in the new USDB facility are characterized by a 'bow tie' design, featuring a two-tiered, connected triangular shape.
Compared to the old facility, what is a noted improvement in the new USDB's cell design and environment?
Answer: Cells have solid doors and windows, contributing to a quieter environment.
The new facility's cells incorporate solid doors and windows, which contribute to a significantly quieter and more controlled environment compared to the barred cells of the previous facility.
What was the first significant incident reported within the new USDB prison's Special Housing Unit in August 2010?
Answer: Inmates overpowering a guard, requiring intervention by a special tactics unit.
The first significant incident reported in the new USDB prison's Special Housing Unit in August 2010 involved inmates overpowering a guard, necessitating intervention by a special tactics unit.
Service members with sentences of less than ten years are typically confined at the USDB.
Answer: False
Only male service members convicted of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice with sentences exceeding ten years are confined to the USDB. Those with shorter sentences are typically housed in other facilities, such as regional correctional facilities or brigs.
Female prisoners serving within the U.S. Department of Defense are generally incarcerated at the USDB.
Answer: False
Female prisoners serving within the U.S. Department of Defense are typically incarcerated at the Naval Consolidated Brig in Miramar, California, rather than the USDB, which primarily houses male service members.
The USDB has consistently received low ratings from the American Correctional Association (ACA) due to staffing issues.
Answer: False
Contrary to the assertion, the USDB received a perfect 100% rating from the American Correctional Association (ACA) in 2012 and has maintained this high standard in subsequent triennial inspections.
Corrections personnel at the USDB consist exclusively of Army Corrections Specialists (MOS 31E).
Answer: False
The corrections personnel at the USDB primarily consist of Army Corrections Specialists (MOS 31E), but also include liaisons from other branches of the Department of Defense and DA Civilians.
Which of the following distinguishes the USDB from smaller military correctional facilities like the Naval Consolidated Brig?
Answer: The USDB is classified as maximum security (Level III) and houses those with sentences over ten years, unlike smaller facilities.
The USDB is distinguished by its maximum security classification (Level III) and its role in housing service members with sentences exceeding ten years, differentiating it from smaller facilities like the Naval Consolidated Brig which typically house individuals with shorter sentences.
What commendation did the USDB receive from the American Correctional Association (ACA) in 2012?
Answer: A perfect 100% rating.
In 2012, the USDB received a perfect 100% rating from the American Correctional Association (ACA), reflecting high standards in its operations.
Who are the primary corrections personnel at the USDB?
Answer: Army Corrections Specialists (MOS 31E), liaisons from other branches, and DA Civilians
Corrections personnel at the USDB primarily consist of Army Corrections Specialists (MOS 31E), supplemented by liaisons from other branches of the Department of Defense and Department of the Army Civilians.
In 2009, the USDB was considered as a potential location for relocating detainees from Guantanamo Bay.
Answer: True
In 2009, the USDB was among the facilities considered for the potential relocation of detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
Deceased prisoners unclaimed by family are buried in a cemetery located near the new USDB facility.
Answer: False
Deceased prisoners unclaimed by family are buried in a cemetery located near the *original* United States Disciplinary Barracks facility.
Fourteen German prisoners of war executed for murder are buried in the USDB cemetery.
Answer: True
Fourteen German prisoners of war, executed in 1945 for the murder of a fellow prisoner, are interred in the USDB cemetery.
The USDB serves as the U.S. military's death row for inmates convicted of capital offenses.
Answer: True
The United States Disciplinary Barracks functions as the U.S. military's designated death row, housing individuals convicted of capital offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Military death row at the USDB currently holds only former U.S. military personnel convicted of murder.
Answer: It holds former U.S. military personnel and enemy combatants convicted of capital offenses.
The military death row at the USDB houses former U.S. military personnel convicted of murder and is also designated to hold enemy combatants tried by military commission who have received death sentences.
The last person executed by the U.S. military was Army PFC John A. Bennett in 1961 for rape and attempted murder.
Answer: True
Army PFC John A. Bennett was the last individual executed by the U.S. military, occurring in 1961 for the crimes of rape and attempted murder.
Lethal injection is the historical method of execution at the USDB, while hanging is the current specified mode.
Answer: False
The statement incorrectly identifies the historical and current execution methods. While lethal injection is the currently specified mode for the U.S. military, all executions conducted at the USDB to date have been by hanging.
All federal executions now take place at the United States Penitentiary Terre Haute, and the new USDB facility does not have a death chamber.
Answer: True
All federal executions are now conducted at the United States Penitentiary Terre Haute, and the current USDB facility is not equipped with a death chamber.
Where are deceased prisoners who are not claimed by their families buried?
Answer: In a cemetery near the original United States Disciplinary Barracks.
Deceased prisoners unclaimed by their families are interred in a cemetery situated near the original United States Disciplinary Barracks facility.
How many German prisoners of war are buried at the USDB cemetery, and why were they executed?
Answer: Fourteen, for the murder of a fellow prisoner.
Fourteen German prisoners of war are buried in the USDB cemetery; they were executed in 1945 for the murder of a fellow prisoner.
What is the USDB's role concerning capital punishment in the U.S. military?
Answer: It serves as the U.S. military's death row.
The United States Disciplinary Barracks functions as the U.S. military's designated death row, housing individuals convicted of capital offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Who was the last person executed by the U.S. military, and when did this occur?
Answer: John A. Bennett in 1961
Army PFC John A. Bennett was the last individual executed by the U.S. military, occurring on April 13, 1961, for the crimes of rape and attempted murder.
What is the currently specified mode of execution for the U.S. military, as opposed to the historical method used at USDB?
Answer: Currently lethal injection; historically hanging.
While lethal injection is the currently specified mode of execution for the U.S. military, all executions conducted at the USDB to date have been by hanging.
Where do all federal executions currently take place?
Answer: United States Penitentiary Terre Haute
All federal executions are now conducted at the United States Penitentiary Terre Haute.
Who is Hasan Akbar, and what crime led to his conviction?
Answer: Convicted of killing two officers and wounding fourteen others during the 2003 Iraq invasion.
Hasan Akbar was convicted for the killing of two officers and wounding fourteen others at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Nidal Hasan was convicted for his role in which significant event?
Answer: The 2009 Fort Hood shooting
Nidal Hasan was convicted for his involvement in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, during which he killed 12 soldiers and one civilian, and wounded over 30 others.
Ronald Gray was convicted for multiple murders and rapes committed while stationed where?
Answer: Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Ronald Gray was convicted of multiple murders and rapes committed in 1986 while he was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Timothy Hennis faced a new court-martial in 2010 for murders committed in 1985 due to what?
Answer: New DNA evidence.
Timothy Hennis faced a new court-martial in 2010 for murders committed in 1985, following the emergence of new DNA evidence that implicated him.
Dwight J. Loving's death sentence for robbing and murdering two cab drivers was commuted to life without parole by which President?
Answer: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama commuted the death sentence of Dwight J. Loving, who was convicted of robbing and murdering two cab drivers, to life imprisonment without parole in 2017.
Robert Bales was convicted for which atrocity committed in 2012?
Answer: The Kandahar massacre
Robert Bales was convicted for his role in the 2012 Kandahar massacre, where he killed 16 Afghan civilians, including women and children.
Chelsea Manning was convicted for disseminating classified information to which organization?
Answer: WikiLeaks
Chelsea Manning was convicted for unlawfully uploading and disseminating classified diplomatic cables and military files to WikiLeaks.
What action did President Donald Trump take regarding Clint Lorance's sentence in November 2019?
Answer: Granted him clemency, resulting in his release.
In November 2019, President Donald Trump granted clemency to Clint Lorance, who had been convicted of murder and other charges, resulting in his release from confinement.