Clayton A.

Fountain's Resume'

Mr. Clayton A. Fountain

Medical Center for Federal Prisoners
Reg. No. 89129-132
P.O. Box 4000
Springfield, Missouri 65801-4000

Education:

A.A. Ohio University. Major in Social Sciences.

B.S.S. Ohio University. Major in Philosophy and Business.
C.C.D. Catholic Distance University (CDU). Catholic Catechetical
Diploma '. (special ecclesiastical teaching certificate). Major in Religious
Studies.

Currently a candidate for a Master of Arts in Religious Studies (MA) degree

at the Catholic Distance University (CDU), Hamilton, Virginia, with twenty-
four (24) semester credit hours earned and twelve (12) semester credit hours
in progress. Currently holding a graduate grade point average (GPA) of
3.800 (on a 4.0 scale).

Experience:

1995 -Present Employed in prison job as Clerk-Typist for Education and

Recreation Departments. Major duties and responsibilities include the typing
of any non-essential education and recreation material, special program
fliers, miscellaneous education and recreation forms, or any other duties
assigned by the Supervisor of Education and work supervisor. Pay grade 1,
$66.00 per month--which .is used to pay for tuition in Master of Arts in
Religious Studies (MA) degree program at the Catholic Distance University
(CDU) in Hamilton, Virginia.

1983 -Present Incarcerated at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal

Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri (SMCFP-Springfield). Confined in a
"Special Housing Unit" (SHU), under virtual isolation from all other
prisoners and limited contact
with correctional staff, for the past twenty (20) years.

1976 -Present Transferred into the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), in

April 1976.

1974 -1976 Incarcerated at the United States Disciplinary Barracks

(USDB), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; transferred into federal prison system
in April 1976.

1972 -1974 Enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps (USMC); part of a Fleet

Marine Force aboard naval ships cruising the Southeast Asia area. Confined
to brig on 6 March 1974; General Courts Martial trial and conviction for
murder on 19 July 1974.

Scholarly Productivity:

Received an award from The National Dean's List on 8 September 1999,

ID #88017-17-5537-9, and selected for inclusion in the 22nd annual edition
of The National Dean's List, 1998-1999.

Have prepared eighteen (18) critical analysis papers of literature relevant to

a study being conducted by Professor David A. Ward, Department of
Sociology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, entitled
"Study of the Effects of Long Term Confinement in Super Maximum
Custody":

1). Critical Analysis of the Article, "Code of the Streets," .by Elijah
Anderson (Atlantic Monthly, 1995.

2). Critical Analysis of the Article, "On Killing," by Dave Grossman

(Little, Brown and Co., 1997).

3). Critical Analysis of Chapter 1, from the book, Seductions of Crime, by

Jack Katz (Basic Books, 1998). -

4). Critical Analysis of the Article, "Imagining the Penitentiary," by John

Bender, dated: 6 May 1 998.

5). Critical Analysis of the Article, "Psycopathological Effects of Solitary

Confinement," by Stuart Grassian, M.D., dated: 22 July 1998.

6). Critical Analysis of the Article, "Infamous Punishment: The

Psychological Consequences of Isolation," by Craig Haney, dated: 13
August 1998.

7). Critical Analysis of the Article, "Solitary Confinement in the

Correctional Setting: Goals, Problems, and Suggestions," by Peter
Suedfield, dated: 9 January 1999.

8). Critical Analysis of the Article, "Solitary Confinement As A

Rehabilitative Technique: Reply To Lucas," by Peter Suedfield, dated:
28 January 1999.

9). Critical Analysis of the Article, "Reactions and Attributes of Prisoners

In Solitary Confinement," by Peter Suedfield et al., dated: 1 April 1999.

10). Critical Analysis of the Article, "Criminal Homicide As A

Transaction," by David F. Luckenbill, dated: 15 September1999.

11 ). Critical Analysis of the Article, "War Behind Walls," by Edward

Bunker, dated: 4 November 1999.

12). Critical Analysis of Chapter 5: "The Anatomy of Gang Violence,"

from the book, Island In The Street: Gangs and American Urban
Society, by Martin Sanchez Janknowski, dated: 30 June 2000.

13). Critical Analysis of Chapter 4: Marion Penitentiary: A Brief History

of Americas Toughest Prison, from the book, Judicial Policy Making and
the Modern State, by Malcolm F. Feeley and Edward L. Rubin, dated: 8
February 2001.

14). Critical Analysis of the Foreword, Chapter 1: Defining Desistance,

Chapter 3: Sample Prognosis: Dire, Chapter 5: Making Good: The
Rhetoric of Redemption, and Chapter 8: The Rituals of Redemption,
from the book, . Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild
Their Lives, by Shadd Maruna, with a foreword from Hans Toch, dated: 23
August 2001.

15). Critical Analysis of the Article, "The Purposes, Practices, and

Problems of Supermax Prisons," by Leena Kurki and Norval Morris, from
Volume 28 of Crime and Justice: A Review of Research, Edited by
Michael Tonry, (The University of Chicago Press: Chicago and London,
2001; pp. 385- 424), dated: 24 July 2002.

16). A Comparative Analysis of Two (2) "Special Housing Units" (SHU)

Operated By The U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) At The U.S. Medical Center
for Federal Prisoners (USMCFP) Located In Springfield, Missouri, dated: 10
January 2003.

17). Critical Analysis of "The Hole: Solitary Confinement," from the

book, In The Belly Of The Beast: Letters From Prison, by Jack Henry
Abbott, With An Introduction By Norman Mailer (pp. 43-53) (New York,
NY: Random House, 1980), dated: 28 May 2003.

18). Critical Analysis of "Chapter Three: The closed emotional world of

the security wing" (pp. 60-85), and "Chapter Four: Time am
Deterioration" (pp. 86-111) , from the book, Psychological Survival: The
Experience of Long-Term Imprisonment, by Stanley Cohen and Laurie
Taylor (New York NY: Penguin Books, 1975), dated: 3 July 2003.

As for the quality of these eighteen ( 18 ) works that have been done for
Professor Ward's study since 1992, one may refer to an analysis provided by
Professor Ward. Specifically, Professor Ward provides an analysis of the
work I have done for him, based on his communications with me in writing,
over the telephone, and through in-person visits since early 1992:

Mr. Fountain has been a significant help to me and to this project due to his
superior intellectual ability. Under conditions of confinement that would
depress and discourage most men, Mr. Fountain has challenged himself to
improve his education, his methods of dealing with frustration, his
relationship to prison staff, and making amends for his previous actions as
best he can; his religious conversion has been the key to his new way of
dealing with life's daily, and long term, annoyances and problems.

I have asked Mr. Fountain to read and critically review many articles and
sections of books relating to crime, punishment, race relations, prison life,
etc., and he has provided detailed and thoughtful analyses at a level equal to
some of the best doctoral students I supervise. Mr. Fountain's writing
provides clear evidence of superior intelligence, his ability to handle abstract
concepts, and to grapple with complex issues in criminology and penology.

In addition, I am currently working on two (2) other critical analysis papers:

one for Professor Ward and the second an independent project. The critical
analysis paper for Professor Ward is entitled, "Critical Analysis of Chapter
Four: Time and deterioration" (pp. 86-111), from the book, psychological
Survival: The Experience of Long-Term Imprisonment, by Stanley
Cohen and Laurie Taylor (New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1975)." The
second critical analysis paper, an independent project, is entitled, "Critical
Analysis of the book, Justice Denied: Clemency Appeals In Death
Penalty Cases," by Cathleen Burnett (Boston, MA: Northeastern University
Press, 2002).

Future Educational Plans:

After completion of my MA degree program at COO (in approximately three

more years), to seek admission into the Doctor of Theology (DTh) in
Systematic Theology (or, alternatively, in Religious Studies) offered by the
University of South Africa (UNISA). This is a two (2) to three (3) year
doctorate program that will cost approximately six-thousand ($6,000.00)
dollars in United States currency .

I am currently learning to master reading and translating classical Latin. My

tutor is Fr. Donald Joseph Hamilton at Assumption Abbey in Ava, Missouri.
I will also need to learn to master reading and translating classical Hebrew
and Greek. Learning to master these three (3) classical languages is needed
as preparation for the DTh program at UNISA. After I complete mastering
classical Latin, I can take classical Hebrew and Greek as undergraduate
correspondence courses from UNISA.

Scholarships am Grants:

Since Congress has eliminated all educational funding for prisoners, I need
to locate and obtain the scholarships and grants in order to pursue the DTh
program, and the two undergraduate classical language courses, at UNISA.
Unfortunately, however, I have had very little success in this endeavor as
there do not seem to be many sources for such scholarships and grants for
prisoners.

Any information about such sources of scholarships and grants is urgently

needed. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Individuals willing to
provide scholarship and grant funding may send such funds directly to Fr.
W. Paul Jones, who is the trustee for my "Doctorate Savings Plan," at the
following address:

Fr. W. Paul Jones

HC 77, Box 536
Pittsburg, MO 65724
Telephone: (417)852-4601

I have been unable to save very much towards my "Doctorate Savings Plan"
since the $66.00 a month I earn as a Clerk-Typist must go to paying off the
balance owed for my MA degree program at COO. I need to have the
$6,000.00 saved for my DTh program at UNISA over the next three (3)
years.
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Robert L. Hoffman
http://www.bop.gov/about/history/docs/fallen_hero_hoffman.pdf
Staff Position: Senior Officer Specialist
Location: USP Marion
Last Watch: October 22, 1983
On October 22, 1983, at about 8:30 p.m., Officer Robert L. Hoffman
was assigned to the Control Unit (H unit), when he observed two
officers under assault. Inmate Clayton Fountain was being returned to
his cell when he broke free, obtained a knife from another inmate,
and started to attack the two officers.

Officer Hoffman left a safe area to render assistance, then was

repeatedly stabbed by inmate Fountain. Two other staff members
were injured before the inmate was restrained. Except for Officer
Hoffman, the other staff victims survived their serious injuries.

While it is believed that inmate Fountain was inspired by the killing of

Officer Merle E. Clutts earlier that same day in the same unit, this
murder was determined to be unrelated.

At the time of his attack on Officer Hoffman, inmate Fountain was a

military prisoner (U.S. Navy) serving two life sentences for murder.
He was responsible for 5 deaths during the 10 years he had been
incarcerated, and four deaths (including Officer Hoffman's) while in
Bureau custody. Inmate Fountain received a life sentence and died at
MCFP Springfield on July 12, 2004
 White Prison Gangs
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89129-132.html

Clay Fountain

Clayton Anthony Fountain (1955 -- 2004) was born into a military family
at Fort Benning, GA. As a young man he himself entered the armed services.
While stationed in the Philippines in the 1970’s Clayton murdered his
immediate military superior, for which he was incarcerated and consigned to
the Federal Penitentiary at Marion, IL. While at Marion, Clayton murdered
three prisoners and one guard. These acts merited Clayton's designation as
“Most Dangerous Prisoner” in the federal system.

In 1983 Clayton was moved to the U.S. Medical Center for Federal
Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri. There, he was confined in a “Special
Housing Unit” (SHU) where he lived for over twenty years in virtual
isolation from everyone except for specially authorized personnel. In 2004,
Fountain died of a heart attack.

See also: AB members & associates

Why the Death Penalty

http://www.dpinfo.com/dpwhy.htm

""Officer Hoffman" was murdered by prisoner Clay Fountain. Fountain

managed to slip off his handcuffs and stab one of the three officers escorting
him back to his cell. The other two officers rushed in. One of these officers
was injured and the other, Officer Hoffman, was killed attempting to protect
his fallen comrade. Following this unprovoked, brutal stabbing, inmate
Fountain waved his arms in a victory expression as he walked down the cell
ranges in front of other inmates. This inmate was serving a life sentence for
the murder of a staff sergeant while in the United States Marines. He had
repeatedly engaged in extremely violent acts, including the murders of
inmates in 1979, 1981, and 1982. He was serving three life sentences at the
time he murdered Officer Hoffman......

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"Inmates were frequently killing each other not because of any actual slight
but because of the color of their skin. In one incident, Silverstein and an
A.B. associate, Clayton Fountain, who, according to a friend, was eager to
"make his bones," stabbed a leader of the rival gang D.C. Blacks sixty-seven
times in the shower, then dragged his bloody corpse through the tiers while
other white inmates chanted racial slurs. After Silverstein was charged with
murdering another inmate, he boasted in court, "I have walked over dead
bodies. I've had guts splattered all over my chest from race wars."

On a Saturday morning in the fall of 1983, at Marion federal prison, in

southern Illinois, Thomas Silverstein waited for guards to take him for a
routine shower. Marion, which is about a hundred miles southeast of St.
Louis, was opened in 1963, the year that Alcatraz closed, and was designed
to cope with the profusion of violent gang members--in particular, men like
Silverstein, who by then had been convicted of murdering three inmates and
had earned the nickname Terrible Tom (as he often signed his letters, with
looping strokes).

Before taking Silverstein to the bathroom, the guards frisked him, to make
sure he hadn't fashioned any weapons. (He often had pens and other
sketching tools for his art work.) They also shackled his wrists. Three guards
surrounded him, one of whom was a hard-nosed, nineteen-year veteran with
military-style gray hair named Merle Clutts. Clutts, who was to retire in a
few months, was perhaps the only guard in the unit who didn't fear
Silverstein; he once reportedly told him, "Hey, I'm running this *beep* You
ain't running it."

As the guards escorted Silverstein through the prison, he paused outside the
cell of another gang member--who, as planned, suddenly reached between
the bars and, with a handcuff key, unlocked Silverstein's shackles.
Silverstein pulled a nearly foot-long knife from his conspirator's waistband.
"This is between me and Clutts," Silverstein hollered as he rushed toward
him.

One of the other guards screamed, "He's got a shank!" But Clutts was
already cornered, without a weapon. He raised his hands while Silverstein
stabbed him in the stomach. "He was just sticking Officer Clutts with that
knife," another guard later recalled. "He was just sticking and sticking and
sticking." By the time Silverstein relinquished the knife--"The man
disrespected me," he told the guards. "I had to get him"--Clutts had been
stabbed forty times. He died shortly afterward.
A few hours later, Clayton Fountain, Silverstein's close friend, was being led
through the prison when he paused by another inmate's cell. In an instant, he,
too, was free. "You *beep* want a piece of this?" he yelled, waving a blade.
He stabbed three more guards. One died in the arms of his son, who also
worked in the prison. Fountain reportedly said that he didn't want Silverstein
to have a higher body count.

It was the first time in the history of American federal prisons that two
guards had been killed on the same day. "You got to understand," Thompson
said. "Here were guys in restraints, locked in the Hole in the most secure
prison, and they were still able to get to the guards. It sent a simple message:
We can get to you anywhere, anytime."

..this double killing caused "Supermax" prisons to be built.

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"On October 22, 1983, a Marion inmate named Thomas Silverstein managed
to shake the federal prison system to its core. Returning to his cell from his
weekly shower, handcuffed and escorted by three guards, Silverstein paused
outside the H-unit cell of another inmate, Randy Gometz. In the flash of an
eye, Gometz reached through the bars, unlocked Silverstein's cuffs with a
hidden key and passed him a "shank"--a homemade knife.

Silverstein broke away from two of his captors and cornered the third,
Officer Merle Clutts, who'd been distracted by another prisoner. By the time
Silverstein was subdued, Clutts had been fatally wounded, stabbed more
than forty times.

Later that same day, another H-unit inmate, Clay Fountain, performed a
similar handcuff trick, killed another guard and stabbed two others. Like
Silverstein, Fountain was already serving three life terms for the murders of
other inmates. Both men were reputed members of the Aryan Brotherhood,
with a pathological hatred of corrections officers; both had virtually nothing
to lose. Prison legend has it that Fountain didn't want Silverstein to "get
ahead" in the body count.

The murders triggered a lockdown of the entire prison--a lockdown that,

with few modifications, persists to this day. In testimony before Congress
and in media interviews, BOP officials still invoke the deaths of the two
guards as ample justification for their policies regarding predatory inmates."

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"In one infamous 24-hour period in 1983, two AB lifers escaped their
handcuffs and killed two guards in the most secure unit of the federal
penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. They did it, most chroniclers of the event
agree, for sport as much as spite, simply because they could -- spurring the
outcry for a federal supermax that eventually led to the construction of
ADX, the "Alcatraz of the Rockies." Yet despite being housed in the bowels
of ADX, Mills and Tyler Davis "The Hulk" Bingham have allegedly
continued to direct AB activities in other prisons, including the killing of
black inmates in Illinois and Pennsylvania during a racially charged turf war
in the late 1990s."

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Clayton’s religious conversion

Clayton writes: Not long after my placement in the SHU I underwent a five
year “trial-by-fire purification” process in which God worked to purge me of
the inner ‘poisons’ (that is, hatred, rage, bias, bitterness, revenge, vengeance,
violence, and so forth) that I had foolishly permitted to control much of my
life so that I not only failed to make responsible choices and decisions for
my life, but also ended up in prison. (From a letter to Fr Mark.)

Clayton’s conversion process resulted in his receiving Catholic baptism and

confirmation both on Easter Sunday, April 19, 1992.

Simultaneous to Clayton’s moral turnaround and religious conversions, he

embarked on an intellectual adventure as well. Through correspondence
courses, Clayton was granted, first a high school diploma, and later an AA
degree (in 1997), and a Bachelor of Specialized Studies (in 2000), the latter
two both from The Ohio University. In addition, he was awarded the
Catechetical Diploma from the Catholic Distance University in 2001. At the
time of his death, Clayton was already enrolled in the Master’s Degree
program at CDU with hopes to seek admission to a Doctor of Theology
program
In his Catholic period, Clayton made the acquaintance with our Fr Robert
and with Fr Paul Jones, one of our other two Family Brothers. These became
Clayton’s spiritual mentors. Through their guidance, Clayton was able to
sustain and deepen his conversion. He creatively turned his solitary
confinement into a rich and full eremitical life, follow a fairly detailed daily
regime of prayer, study, exercise, and work.

The monks of Assumption Abbey are proud to include Clayton among their
members. His life resembles in many ways the most dramatic stories of the
early Desert Fathers. One is reminded, too, of the story of St Bernard. Return
to Clairvaux after a trip, Bernard came across a murderer being led by the
authorities to his execution. Bernard spoke to the captain: “Give him to me,
and I will put him to death myself,” referring, of course, to the to sin and
conversion to Christ in the Cistercian monastic way of life.