# July FCI McDowell weapon-possession plea

Other July 16, 2024 · [FCI McDowell](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/mcd-fci-mcdowell-federal-correctional-institution-west-virginia)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

A 'weapon' in prison can be anything from a sharpened scrap to something more substantial. The charge matters; the headline alone does not tell you how cinematic the object actually was.

## 3 stories on file

- Jul 18, 2024 [FCI McDowell inmate pleads guilty to possessing weapon](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxOdHRSbjVrZWczR1FrZE94SnR4RlB3ZjF3cGEzLW1GT3NVbVdFZkVWdm1nLUVSMVFCTV81OGoxclJ3REQwYzA0NEhJVTJEMVpNSUJ3ZjhJcEd5SXh6MlREQTdQRHFSOUQtVVZBWXdSMHptT2JLcnRrQ3VPWGtJN016cnpmdTgyZjQtZHNORkNPLVl4S3R6?oc=5) KNOE
- Jul 18, 2024 [FCI McDowell inmate pleads guilty to possessing weapon](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxOWEpQeUJwQnRJbWF1SUQtcHFmMGtGejNUd2NpdElOeFo0WVBZU0Q2bU5fMTZXb2dVeDV2R1IwNklscV9kd19wNnZ3RU1vcmlETm1GYTNyWlVmeFYzaTBZUTQza1ZpNEZxeVBodUVjdXhqMW1NRWhqNjFxdi1MUGxYZzZiS2w1YUZKZExYVjEtYnMxUWdpTUU0?oc=5) WWNY
- Jul 16, 2024 [FCI McDowell inmate pleads guilty to possessing weapon](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxQZHdkX2NhUG1lcFM4OEJUNnFoSkVMWEJWLUkzNm1SNWFmRTR5dU9sTG94WEVyTHVVVEVGRlZoeXRCTmtibzF2SzBOTFN6UktUMWd3aHYyb0UtbmNsOEd2cmVreWNjcEZQeVdMQXFja3FKckxpRjdzVEQyTG1mUXdyenJCaGRhRXVvaWk3a9IBoAFBVV95cUxNV0tGNzNZZUF1cWQ4UG51SFhvakoxV3Rzdk5mbWhtdllNemJwUDNzOC1LUDZURE9yRXVEM0JEWG9xNnVlNm1iQUwwcGh2dzgyYzRxdHpLUjlRV0VYVC1kRFVvdFZ0U01UZVAySkNGcE9MMXNpWUh0RFZVVzlkOHhCMExSUUhmSlE1X1d0VzZZRkYzRC1aNGcxSlp6MVBFYlI1?oc=5) WVVA

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