Kent Hovind moved to "Hell" - Supermax prison in Colorado

[Questioninggeller]

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Kent Hovind was just moved to the federal prison's Supermax facility in Colorado this month.

For those of you not familiar with ADX, 60 Minutes did a report on it and you can watch the video here. It's been called "a clean version of hell" and holds prisoners that need "supervision."

Supermax: A Clean Version Of Hell
June 21, 2009
By CBSNews

...
"In our system, there's 114 prisons. And there's only one Supermax. It's like the Harvard of the system," Hood explains.

Except that the ivory towers of Harvard may be easier to get into. Supermax holds fewer than 500 prisoners. Most are at the facility because they're too violent to be anywhere else. But this is also where America keeps convicted terrorists, more than 40 of them.
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Some of the conditions they object to are outlined in a document: inmates get letters only from people approved by the prison and they get one, monitored, phone call a month, for 15 minutes.
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From the 60 Minutes report


So far there's no published explanation why Hovind has been moved there, but its not like one expects the prison to issue a press release when it moves every prisoner. Yet, over the years he has been shifted around to various prisons due to prison rules. Originally, he was in minimum security at the Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola. Even by his own friends/defenders version, Hovind didn't obey the rules there:

...
Brother Hovind got in trouble with the chaplain in the federal prison where he was previously held. The chaplain actually tried to get Dr. Hovind in trouble on more than one occasion. And the chaplain told him to stop holding Bible studies. The chaplain called them “unauthorized meetings.” Dr. Hovind was following the rules that no more than 5 men could meet together. He kept holding the Bible studies (only with 3-4 others at a time) and witnessing to his fellow inmates whenever he could.
...

Posted at KentHovindBlog.com


So Hovind was told to obey the rules because prison officials don't like "unauthorized" gatherings of prisoners for security/safety reasons. He continued on then was moved to medium security prisons.

Now, Hovind's "bizarre" tax arguments (as one judge described it) have been shotdown by the courts and his tax advisors are also in jail, maybe Hovind's continuing to lash out? Also keep in mind in addition to the tax charges, Hovind was convicted of threats to federal officials.

It is possible Hovind's not actually in a Supermax cell, but in one of the smaller Supermax facilities around it:

The ADX supervises a minimum security satellite prison camp (outside the secure perimeter of the ADX) that houses male offenders.

 

[Roadtoad]

Why doesn't this surprise me? Hovind has openly claimed he's above the law, so it was only a matter of time before he was locked up as bat-crap crazy and dangerous.

He's in Hell? GOOD.

 

[Monketi Ghost]

Supermax?

Guy must be good with a shiv, IIRC he's kinda small.

Maybe he's perfected Dino-Fu and is using his secret skills to organize Creationist prison gangs?

 

[Madalch]

That's something I wouldn't wish even on Hovind. He's got a real martyr complex, doesn't he?

 

[WildCat]

The only way this could get better is if Blago somehow ended up in the adjacent cell one day!

 

[sadhatter]

Why doesn't this surprise me? Hovind has openly claimed he's above the law, so it was only a matter of time before he was locked up as bat-crap crazy and dangerous.

He's in Hell? GOOD.

You know my first thought was " Okay, he is a jerk, but really?".

But recently i have been reading a lot of books on prisons, prison politics, prison weaponry, etc ( i like all survival manuals , what can i say?), and i can see Hovind having a disproportionate amount of influence there.

It is easy as hell to get people to listen to you under the banner of god ( in two of the books, specifically, fundamentalist yet sketchy christian groups, and the same kind of muslim groups are the main culprit. ) , and someone like hovind , well i could seem him taking advantage of that.

 

[Roadtoad]

You know my first thought was " Okay, he is a jerk, but really?".

But recently i have been reading a lot of books on prisons, prison politics, prison weaponry, etc ( i like all survival manuals , what can i say?), and i can see Hovind having a disproportionate amount of influence there.

It is easy as hell to get people to listen to you under the banner of god ( in two of the books, specifically, fundamentalist yet sketchy christian groups, and the same kind of muslim groups are the main culprit. ) , and someone like hovind , well i could seem him taking advantage of that.

Hovind has made threats against people. He's made it clear that he seems to think he's above the law. This man's degrees have all the weight of the cheap prizes from a box of Cracker Jacks, or the comics from Bazooka bubble gum. Enough.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Originally Posted by Paul Abramson, May 8th Said this at 4:59pm
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Brother Hovind got in trouble with the chaplain in the federal prison where he was previously held. The chaplain actually tried to get Dr. Hovind in trouble on more than one occasion. And the chaplain told him to stop holding Bible studies. The chaplain called them “unauthorized meetings.” Dr. Hovind was following the rules that no more than 5 men could meet together. He kept holding the Bible studies (only with 3-4 others at a time) and witnessing to his fellow inmates whenever he could.

Wow, that's interesting.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Hovind has made threats against people. He's made it clear that he seems to think he's above the law. ...

Not surprising given he thinks he's above scientific evidence as well.

 

[Questioninggeller]

It's confirmed by Eric Hovind that he's in the minimum security satellite camp attached to ADX:

Last Updated: June 27, 2011

Dr. Hovind has been moved to a new location. An official update will be coming soon as to the move from Jesup, GA to Florence, CO. In the meantime, the following is his new contact information:

Mailing Address:

Kent Hovind #06452-017
FPC Satellite Camp Florence
P.O. Box 5000
Florence, CO 81226 USA
...

From: http://www.drdino.com/legal/


Kent Hovind wrote:

Diesel Therapy, Again: Part One
My Journey from Jesup, Georgia to Florence, Colorado
June 9, 2011
MOVING


WOW! I was told that I “volunteered” to move out of the over-crowded Southeastern Division of the prison system. If all goes according to what I have been told, I will be moved tomorrow morning. Not sure where or why but I suspect Genesis 50:20 for the why; and, rumor has it that I will be moving to Pekin, Illinois for the where. I’ll know in a week or two and let you know. My email will follow at each place as I go on the diesel therapy. My last move took 50 days to go 100 miles!
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God has been soooo good here! Great weather, lots of free time to read and write. Nearly finished my dissertation for another doctorate in biblical ministry.
...
Thanks for your prayers in this trying time.
Kent

Source: http://www.kenthovindblog.com/?p=664

 

[Shrike]

Wow, he's really suffering isn't he?

 

[Moon-Spinner]

I wonder if Kent Hovind feels he's being persecuted?

Or maybe the sense of being persecuted was his intention all along!

 

[caniswalensis]

He shived an evolutionist during a debate over micro Vs. macro evolution.

 

[sadhatter]

You know i have been re watching oz recently and....

Really, if you have seen the show, does this not seem like a plot line from a new season? Things have calmed down at Em city, for the past few years, but then a big name evangelist and scumbag moves, in.

Makes me wish north american t.v. would do sequels to shows.

 

[Puppycow]

It's confirmed by Eric Hovind that he's in the minimum security satellite camp

Not sure that people are picking up on this.

He is not in "Supermax" folks. He's in a minimum security prison.

 

[Didaktylos]

Maybe they're sending him there to be the ultimate prison disciplinary deterrent - behave yourself or you get to be Hovind's cellmate.

 

[Antiquehunter]

I wonder if his evolved prehensile thumbs have helped to ensure he doesn't drop the soap?

 

[Roadtoad]

Hovind belongs in the Supermax side, but I'm just happy he's not out spewing his drivel.

 

[steve s]

Not sure where or why but I suspect Genesis 50:20 for the why;

Genesis 50:20
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

Martyr complex combined with delusions of grandeur.


Steve S

 

[Roadtoad]

Genesis 50:20
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

Martyr complex combined with delusions of grandeur.


Steve S

Or it could simply be sheer stupidity. Just a thought.