Actually, the picture is of the Disciplinary Barracks, the Federal Pen is more of a Greek Revival architecture. Unfortunately, the building is structurally unsound and has been for years. Has to come down, or will fall down on its own. The new DB is about half the size (500 inmate capacity vice 1000) and will not be used to provide for incarceration for the length of the court martial sentence. When all military appeals are exhausted, you are remanded to the federal penal system, you get a short ride in a white van to the federal pen; and, you get to meet your new best friend: Bubba! Be nice to Bubba, he's very sensitive.
While my beloved would say I know everything, I do not. While on post today, I was speaking to a guard who brought a prisoner to be seen at Ft Leavenworth hosptial (Munson). We got to talking and he did say that the numbers have been reduced but that do have a few on death row.
Not to doubt your information and you are right the numbers have been reduced a great deal. While building the new facility they started transferring many of the prisoners.
You have Jeffery McDonald (green beret found guilty of murder) allowed to be moved to a prison closer to his current wife.
There is no doubt the building needed work, but, it is quite amazing. I might try and go tomorrow and take some photo's if they don't have a problem with it. I recall the barber shop at the entrance, little things like that.
Anyway, it appears we all have something to add to the discussion.