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John Ford Reports to Prison Monday, April 28

MEMPHIS, TN - Former State Senator John Ford walked into a federal prison in Pollock, Louisiana on Monday, April 28, 2008 to begin his prison sentence of 5 and 1/2 years.

Ford was convicted in April 2007 on bribery charges; he took more than $55,000 to influence votes in the Tennessee legislature. Ford was indicted during an FBI undercover operation, "Operation Tennessee Waltz," which worked to expose public corruption.

The United States Penitentiary (USP) in Pollock is a high-security facility in central Louisiana, which houses male offender. A satellite prison camp located next to the main facility houses minimum security offenders. The prison is surrounded by the Kisatchie National Forest, and is about 15 miles south of Alexandria, LA.

USP Pollock houses about 135 inmates who sleep in dorm-style bunk beds. There are no bars and no guards, and Ford will be allowed to have visitors during regular visiting hours. He will also have access to a phone.

Ford will be required to wear a uniform of khaki pants and a khaki shirt and will have to work. He could be assigned to work in the camp kitchen or help maintain the prison grounds.

What do you think? It's your turn to Speak Up! Memphis.

Published Monday, April 28, 2008 10:58 AM by APhillips

Comments

 

Static said:

John you best stay awake with a shank, but we know you going to get re-married while you are in the lock-up......


It is estimated that there are over 300,000 instances of prison rape a year.

Sexual attacks in prison are considered rape when penetration occurs. It is estimated that inmates are approached with unwanted sexual advances over 80,000 times per day in the United States alone.

   Keep in mind that many experts consider county and local jails to be more likely places for rapes than prisons. There is a reason for this. You are more likely to be raped while in prison if:

 1. You are young.
 2. You come from a middle-class background.
 3. You are white.
 4. You are not smart or have no gang affiliations.
 5. Physically you are of small stature.

April 28, 2008 11:45 AM
 

jwood37 said:

John Ford , you are a dispeakable person, a disgrace to your public position of
trust, a dishonest liar, an irresponsible winer and just not a good person. You
deserve more than 66 months. You deserve hard time in a six by nine cell with no
sunlight and just a 40 watt bulb outside a cell. I hope you are not mistreated to
badly in your new luxury hotel. I don't think you and other like that cronie Rick Peete
will ever learn. I hope your family sues you for supporty and your trial coming up in
Nashville adds a little more time to your vacation time you are on now. Criminals
like you need to be treated like felons and given the "full monty." It's just a shame
you are up for such preferential treatment and not real justice. Hope we never hear
your name or see your lying, cheating, dishonest, irresponsible, criminal face ever
again. Good ridance!  
April 28, 2008 5:23 PM
 

Arkman said:

I am glad he got FEDERAL TIME so he will have to do ALL 5 1/2 years!! I think there are alot more political figures in Memphis who need to be there with him! I think the FBI for the great work they did on this, and cannot wait to hear about more of the corrupt officials who get a knock at the door and they can say "THIS IS THE FBI OPEN THE DOOR WE HAVE A WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST"!!!!!!!!!!!
April 28, 2008 6:10 PM
 

KianaBooh said:

He is blessed he was gonna get 60 to 80 years. He got a hook-up.
April 28, 2008 6:50 PM
 

tommy18 said:

well its about time the sentent him to prisoni thought he wasn't going to never get put in jail and i think its is totally unfair that he's in such special type prison whats wrong with the prisons in memphis .he should do all the time for what he did isn't that what the commercial says "do the crime you do ALL the time"
April 28, 2008 7:51 PM
 

Diego said:

All I want to know is, Who's next? I cant wait to see how many more big shots get nailed. It's long overdue.
April 30, 2008 7:57 PM
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