butner federal prison
It may not be "club Fed" but it is the closest thing that exists in the federal prison system to a country club prison. The Butner Federal Correctional Complex is about 45 minutes northeast of Durham. From the outside you could mistake Bernie Madoff will serve his 150-year sentence at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex, about 45 minutes northeast of Durham, NC. Clusterstock reports that the North Carolina prison is considered “the crown jewel” of the federal Federal Bureau of Prison Butner, NC. "One of the most difficult things to deal with in prison is the reality that you are powerless," said Jonathan Richards, author of "Federal Prison - A Comprehensive Survival Guide," who served time