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Additional Resources. Hotels Meetings U. Upcoming Events. View All Events Here. Blog Categories. Contact Information. Helpful Links. Since it first opened in , the United State Penitentiary, Leavenworth has seen its fair share of both famous and infamous inmates.

Today, we will take a look at a few of the more notorious convicts who served their time in the eastern Kansas prison. Posted in Kansas Creepy September 12, by Annie. During these uncertain times, please keep safety in mind and consider adding destinations to your bucket list to visit at a later date. James Earl Ray. Wikimedia Commons. From to , James Earl Ray was held at Leavenworth on charges of forgery; he would go on to assassinate Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. The NFL quarterback called Leavenworth "home" for 23 months after pleading guilty to operating an interstate dog fighting ring known as "Bad Newz Kennels. Continued crowding led to another annexation of the Fort Leavenworth Disciplinary Barracks from through At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the penitentiary housed 1, inmates.

Todd M. Kerstetter Texas Christian University. Keve, Paul W. Federal Corrections. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, McShane, Marilyn D. Williams III, eds. Encyclopedia of American Prisons. New York: Garland,