- Luis Felipe (murderer)
Luis Felipe (born May 11, 1961) is a
Cuba nimmigrant to theUnited States and founder of theNew York chapter of the Almighty Latin Kings and Queens Nation. In 1995, he was convicted of ordering multiplemurder s from prison by writing to his minions on the outside. Judge John S. Martin Jr. sentenced him to life imprisonment plus 45 years.Additionally, the judge added some extraordinary conditions. Surprising even
prosecutors , Judge Martin said Mr. Felipe must serve the sentence insolitary confinement . He forbade him to write or be visited by anyone except his lawyer and close relatives, of whom Mr. Felipe has none. Finally, the judge said that he himself, rather than theFederal Bureau of Prisons , would control the case. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D06E3D71631F935A15753C1A961958260 Testing the Limits of Punishment; Unusually Severe Life Sentence vs. Society's Need for Safety] NY Times, October 26, 1997]Felipe is currently incarcerated in the
Supermax prison known asADX Florence inFlorence, Colorado .References
External links
* [http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=felipe&Middle=&FirstName=luis&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=0&y=0 Luis Felipe's inmate information]
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