The United States Penitentiary, Atwater is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in California. The institution also includes a minimum-security satellite camp. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
A high security U.S. penitentiary with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp.
List of Federal prisoners in California
1 FEDERAL WAY
ATWATER, CA 95301
Email: ATW/ExecAssistant@bop.gov
Phone: 209-386-0257
Fax: 209-386-4635
Inmate Gender: Male Offenders
Population:
1,203 Total Inmates
1,097 Inmates at the USP
106 Inmates at the Camp
Judicial District: Eastern California
County: MERCED
Michael Bentanti 07163-067
Serving a life sentence for kidnapping and robbery.
Along with his friend Brian Witham, they both kidnapped and threatened to blow up their victims if they refused to rob banks for them.
Jerry Whitworth 78095-011
Serving a 365-year sentence; eligible for parole on March 15, 2196
Former senior chief petty officer for the US Navy; convicted in 1986 of espionage for selling highly classified US Navy documents to the Soviet Union for $332,000; co-conspirator and former US Navy chief warrant officer John Anthony Walker testified against him.
Bobby Banks 20110-009
Serving a 55-year sentence; scheduled for release on March 13, 2054.
Leader of the Crips street gang in Little Rock, Arkansas; convicted in 2006 of conspiracy and drug trafficking for directing a large-scale crack-cocaine distribution operation; appeared in the 1993 HBO documentary Gang War: Bangin’ In Little Rock
Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari 42771-177
Now at USP Big Sandy
Saudi Arabian national convicted in 2012 of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction by a US federal court.