‘Whitey’ Bulger is moved out of Florida prison

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October 25, 2018

—US Marshals Service/AP/file 2011

Notorious gangster James “Whitey’’ Bulger, who’s serving a life sentence for 11 murders, was recently moved from a federal prison in Florida to a transfer facility in Oklahoma, according to the US Bureau of Prisons website.

The agency declined to comment on the reason Bulger was moved or disclose where he will be incarcerated when he leaves the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City.

“For safety, security and privacy reasons, we can not disclose specifics regarding inmate movement or transfers,’’ a Bureau of Prisons spokesman said.

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