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Madoff Arrives at Posh Prison

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(Newser) – Bernie Madoff has reached his destination for the next 150 years or so. Clad in a blue jumpsuit, the fraudulent financier arrived at Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina just before noon today, ABC News reports. But the 71-year-old can take heart, because he “hit the inmate lottery,” by being assigned to Butner, according to one federal sentencing attorney.

The medium security lockup he’ll reside in is “one of the crown jewels of the federal prison system,” he continued. “It looks and feels like a college campus.” The prison is full of white collar criminals, often gets interns from UNC and Duke, and has a good staff. “And I always say happy staff makes for happy inmates.”

The Butner Federal Correctional Complex is seen in Butner, NC, Monday, July 13, 2009.
The Butner Federal Correctional Complex is seen in Butner, NC, Monday, July 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
The Butner Federal Correctional Complex is seen in Butner, NC, Monday, July 13, 2009.
The Butner Federal Correctional Complex is seen in Butner, NC, Monday, July 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Prisoners are unloaded at Butner Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, NC, Tuesday, July 14, 2009.
Prisoners are unloaded at Butner Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, NC, Tuesday, July 14, 2009.   (AP Photo/Chuck Liddy, Raleigh News & Observer)
The Butner Federal Correctional Complex is seen in Butner, NC, Monday, July 13, 2009.
The Butner Federal Correctional Complex is seen in Butner, NC, Monday, July 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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mickey61988
Jul 14, 09 1:21 PM CDT
All it takes is money. Reply
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AClotfelter
Jul 14, 09 4:20 PM CDT
I don't know... I think I might prefer a hell hole... You know where you stand in a hell hole.
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Reader64481089
Jul 14, 09 1:22 PM CDT
Money talks and b/s walks, bet if one of us got federal time we would not see a place such as this..............be making little rocks out of big rocks Reply
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Serenity
Jul 14, 09 1:26 PM CDT
And hiding from our neanderthal cellmate named Peaches. Reply
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inky
Jul 14, 09 1:30 PM CDT
He actually hired an "incarceration consultant," who charges upwards of $50K, to "place" him in the best prison possible. Money talks again. Reply
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