# FMC Devens: In the news

Every piece of coverage I've collected on FMC Devens, newest first. Local reporters catch things the BOP (the federal Bureau of Prisons) never announces, so this is often the closest thing to a public record the facility has. Links go to the original outlets.

## 2026

- Feb 6, 2026 [Federal inmate sentenced for possessing K2-laced paper at FMC Devens](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxQOHl3MU9mRWdYLUM5U3VocjhSbV9oZC1BWWp2Vk5vaEhuRmhiUTM4b2VWTWpJeDA2ZlpVMFBqR29XTl9DVFlmUnc2MDhCRzEzQXl6Q01WU3ZEOFlvbFBURUswb0xiUk1ELW5TV1BtRWJGNjQ5bHNSUXBtRXJBNkZscm9QQ29IU2s1ajg4OUJMVlRjMV8xeXZxN3RjSHFTbWRBU0dZ0gGoAUFVX3lxTE1GQUZGMm8wLXdJMDUwTVE3OVoxa1VCMVltOE1GUTBuejBTTGdFQzNKclJnUVN0WVcya2p1TXdXdHpGTGl0bGRSOHBTaFVVVXEyVXR0S1ZnS08yODBSOUJ2bmtDZU5OWXdPTm5GQ2I0RE0tb2pIcnNmaDJMQnJXSDVZbjBWSU5SNU9oUmNpd0J0R3doWXJtYTdibldjYTctVTZpZV90ZXFDUQ?oc=5) WWLP Other
- Jan 20, 2026 [Former state employee sentenced for smuggling K2-laced papers to inmate at FMC Devens](https://news.google.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?oc=5) WWLP Other

## 2023

- Jul 24, 2023 [FMC Devens employee William Tidwell charged with accepting $90K from inmate](https://news.google.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?oc=5) MassLive.com

## 2022

- Dec 20, 2022 [Seth Bourget, FMC Devens correctional officer, convicted in incident injuring handcuffed inmate](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2wFBVV95cUxQbTlac1BMUWRRU3ZYbzFOUGhkUDlLUml3Y3NvNkVGMnJQeXNnWEhrOHVJTHB3MHByOWNuX1dFeEdTNzNLdkk4Q2hUdHE2TUE3ME9hcjhhTS1Zb0JFTm9tOTR2X2dfWFk1eHRlbENsb2pBYWJsVW11WDFSMUpvNFZrV213c1hfOFY0bUlLa3pYdmdGY21uTEJVTGphc1g0MnhHc3FiWVh1Skp1UjdpMlhKUkVUT09feTFhcnFFUkY3aXltRjd5QVBWN1loYWVDSHZkYU9yMWhxRUFXTjQ?oc=5) MassLive
- Apr 7, 2022 [Guards at Devens federal prison medical center acquitted in prisoner abuse case](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxQSWtOU3paLW51b1l4aXdzb2MzcHBEMlNnOGkwMDFNYUJXS3BYWW1FSkRPYnRkUmVEWWlCODJrQnRqYVF2OXJKYUNaZ3NaZWlkeVNtNzlQNjdhUHFiNkpNWjlnNjhrZzhoQlZDcFFQMmk3R25KVG52MjJHUVpJam9DcmlScWI2T09PR3RkRVYyNHRweTVqWEhsZjllNnJ1VmRFR3dOTnRUS1JULVJZS2xKaHl5dWRtczJyRVh3?oc=5) The Boston Globe
- Jan 21, 2022 [NXIVM Target, John Tighe: His Eye-Opening Story of Five-Year Stay at Devens Federal Prison](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxNS2lIalNic1RXeG5ESHVZbGxXdko4emhubTEzdzZPYzFGM0poeDJQUzhFb25JV1BDSjc1cWljMGZiOWxYODBhZkU0OEhIMkpaMGtRTXFIbzZzMUxxcG8zMDd5Y3dYRlJUNVBmLURYMG5SZjFwVWU5NnY0NDVfbkNsenk3R24wcklaMWtmX05KdWZqZzkzX2xKSFZlUFlhamRScXRKcFVJaWlNeUJzMWVkYmJn?oc=5) frankreport.com

First-person accounts can be useful facility context, but one person's five-year experience should not be treated as a universal description of FMC Devens.

Coverage is collected automatically and reviewed by hand before it lands here. Headlines are the outlets' words, not mine.

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