Jeremy Mack Sentenced to 30 Years and 5 Months in Prison for Murder in Federal Penitentiary

Jeremy Mack, 50, has been sentenced to 30 years and 5 months in federal prison for the murder of his cellmate, Stephen Cannada, in the general population housing unit at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. Mack was also ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution. The incident occurred on September 3, 2021, when correctional officers responded to a duress alarm and found Mack standing near the door with lights off, with blood on his hands and forearms. Cannada was lying on the floor in a pool of blood and was later pronounced deceased by medical staff.

Key Takeaways:

• Jeremy Mack pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and was sentenced to 30 years and 5 months in federal prison.
• Mack was serving a life sentence at the time of the incident for Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking and Drug Trafficking, Sex Trafficking of Children by Force, Fraud or Coercion, Witness Tampering, and Obstruction of Justice.
• The medical examiner ruled the official cause of death to be multiple stab wounds to the neck and abdomen.
• The FBI and the Bureau of Prisons investigated the case, with the sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson.
• U.S. Attorney Tom Wheeler thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Jayson W. McGrath for prosecuting the case.
• The sentencing sends a clear message that violence within federal prisons will not be tolerated, and individuals will be held accountable under the law.

Statistics:

• 30 years and 5 months: the length of Jeremy Mack's prison sentence
• $3,000: the amount of restitution Mack was ordered to pay
• September 3, 2021: the date of the incident
• 50: Jeremiah Mack's age at the time of sentencing
• 2: number of stab wounds to the neck and abdomen that caused Cannada's death
• 1: number of individuals involved in the incident (Jeremy Mack and Stephen Cannada)

Sources:

• United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
• U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson