What is Club-Fed?
Where did this word come from?
Does FPC EGLIN have anything to do with Club-Fed?

Dear kostas996,

"Club Fed" is a nickname for minimal security Federal Prison Camps.

The name derives from the famous "Club Med" holiday villages by
replacing the "Med" which stands for "Mediterranée" (French for
"Mediterranean", since the first Club Med resorts were located in the
Mediterranean), with "Fed", for "Federal".

The reason for this interesting humorous labeling of prison facilities
lies in certain features that were added to some of the camps in the
1980s:

"The "Club Fed" image dates back to the days when federal prisons in
Eglin, Fla., and Lompoc, Calif., added outdoor tennis courts for
inmates' exercise and some legislators were dismayed by the notion of
inmates enjoying such Club Med-like amenities."
Source: Inman News Features: 'Club Fed' closed to former Homestore
execs
http://www.inman.com/inf/redhotlistingsresidential/story.asp?ID=33121

The Federal Prison Camp Eglin is indeed very much connected with the
term "Club Fed":

"Eglin is the original "Club Fed," nicknamed as such back in the 1980s
when prisoners were allowed to wear their own clothes and even go home
to have dinner with their families. Those fast and loose days are long
gone, but the nickname has stuck."
Source: ABCnews.com: The Best Prisons for White Collar Criminals
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/DailyNews/forbes_prisons_020924.html

"Convicted white-collar criminals are often sent to minimum-security
federal prison camps such as Eglin Federal Prison Camp in the Florida
Panhandle. Also known as "Club Fed" because of its spacious
recreational areas, inmates at Eglin face minimal violence and receive
minimal supervision. Apart from an eight-hour workday, they have ample
time to read, watch TV and play sports.
But these prisons, which often have no fences or guard towers, are not
country clubs. Like all inmates, prisoners at Club Fed face separation
from friends and family, and isolation from society. There are no
martinis, conjugal visits or access to computers with Internet
connections."
Source: Clarion Ledger: 'Club Fed' not as easy as nickname implies
http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0209/17/b04.html


Sources:

Inman News Features: 'Club Fed' closed to former Homestore execs
http://www.inman.com/inf/redhotlistingsresidential/story.asp?ID=33121

Clarion Ledger: 'Club Fed' not as easy as nickname implies
http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0209/17/b04.html

ABCnews.com: The Best Prisons for White Collar Criminals
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/DailyNews/forbes_prisons_020924.html

Celebrate Today: Squeasel Words - Portmanteaus or Blends
http://www.celebratetoday.com/portmanteaus.html

Federal Prison: Federal Prison Facility Guide E
http://www.federalprison.com/federalprison/html/E%20Fed%20Prison%20Facility%20Info.html

ClubMed.com
http://www.clubmed.com/

Search terms used:
"club fed" "club med"
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"FPC EGLIN" fed
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"club med"
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"called club fed" prison
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eglin "club fed"
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Hope this answers your question!
Best regards,
Scriptor