# Three FCI Schuylkill inmates indicted on weapon charges

Other February 27, 2026 · [FCI Schuylkill](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/sch-fci-schuylkill-federal-correctional-institution-pennsylvania)

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 'homemade weapon' in prison can mean a sharpened scrap of metal or plastic—not exactly a clandestine machine shop. Still prohibited, just less cinematic than the phrase sounds.

## 3 stories on file

- Mar 2, 2026 [3 FCI Schuylkill inmates indicted for possessing homemade weapons](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxQaktrQ19QZkZsZUZNbmRsWDRSWFlxLXdwWURkbW1xTDk0bkF5Y2QzZnZnTjVXcFc3ZFV0Q19lNjNtSkhTN1JsMlQ2TVBWZjg2Ry1fM3NSSTZUS2JfUFBYaTJuMXR2bXBVYmwzalVkdWNPY3ctb2VBak1UOG9Mc09zMjRjSEo3MUNtUzczUGhxWi12RXR1d3FMOGc2M0pGTUp5R3c?oc=5) Corrections1
- Feb 28, 2026 [Three Inmates at FCI Schuylkill Indicted on Federal Weapon Charges](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiekFVX3lxTE4yR0lXa1NZaXRWN2VRSFhWU2ZPR0RFaVdfQUhldDdHYkdEOHhWVm50dDJ1SXpUSEFCeVh0Wi1zeGIzMUJYbzlkZW4xa1V6SXpXZXdlaEdnOVVXSE0wRG5zWkcxdjFVUFp2T29pUEtydS1jNWNseHFPaDZB?oc=5) Skook News
- Feb 27, 2026 [Three FCI Schuylkill inmates federally indicted for possession of weapons](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugFBVV95cUxNU29mblZzSWZXT29Vbldia3FUd01ZWjBBbC1VOXJtNUVjVlEySkZ1OGxjbGtOYmlfaDIxLUY2c2ZUSmtvS0dEbGxnZGFKSzRDU3h0ZEZLcDNrX0ctR0oySDVRUlluLUlNMjBwWXVZUTNZTVFCejdvWV90YVpMWlNMUHN6OW5OZ2pyMGxxYW1zb2FlWmdJRXJOMlYyWVJzWnB0Ylp3YllsUGpWVXlFWVZDQTA4bk1wZVJYSHc?oc=5) Pottsville Republican Herald

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