Mark David Chapman is an incarcerated American who murdered former Beatle John Lennon in New York City on December 8, 1980. As Lennon walked into the archway of his apartment at The Dakota, Chapman fired five shots at Lennon from a few yards away with a Charter Arms Undercover .38 Special revolver. Lennon was hit four times from the back. Chapman remained at the scene reading J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye until he was arrested by police. He planned to cite the novel as his manifesto.

On August 25, 1981, Chapman was imprisoned at Attica Correctional Facility outside of Buffalo, New York. He fasted for 26 days in February 1982, so the New York State Supreme Court authorized the state to force-feed him. Central New York Psychiatric Center director Martin Von Holden said that Chapman refused to eat with other inmates but agreed to take liquid nutrients.He was confined to a special handling unit (SHU) for violent and at-risk prisoners, in part due to concern that he might be harmed by Lennon's fans in the general population. He had his own cell, but spent "most of his day outside his cell working on housekeeping and in the library.

Chapman first became eligible for parole in 2000 after serving twenty years in prison. Under New York state law, he is required to have a parole hearing every two years from that year beyond. Since that time, a three-member board has denied Chapman parole eleven times. Before Chapman's first parole hearing, Yoko Ono sent a letter to the board requesting that Chapman should stay behind bars for the remainder of his life. In addition, New York State Senator Michael Nozzolio, chairman of the Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee, wrote to Parole Board Chairman Brion Travis saying: "It is the responsibility of the New York State Parole Board to ensure that public safety is protected from the release of dangerous criminals like Chapman.

Chapman remains incarcerated at Attica Correctional Facility.

Chapman's personal prison I.D. badge. This is the very first badge that Chapman (inmate 81-A-3860) was issued upon entering Attica Correctional Facility on his first day in prison, he was required to carry this laminated I.D. card at all times. Signed in full in blue pen and dated August 25, 1981. (Chapman was sentenced August 24, 1981 and arrived at Attica the next day on the 25th of August to begin serving his sentence). The ID is in very good condition and has been well kept. I.D. was laminated in hard plastic by New York Dept of Corrections at time of issue which is/was normal practice. The photograph/mugshot of Chapman taken at time of I.D. issue has never been released to the public. We obtained this badge directly from a source close to the Chapman situation.

This item holds great historical significance and is a one of a kind relic of modern world, music and The Beatles history. We have never seen another Chapman I.D. on the market in the over 25 years of being involved in the true crime collectibles hobby, making this ID a truly one-off item that will only increase in value. An amazing display piece.

This badge will be shipped at our expense fully insured USPS Priority Mail Express Overnight with signature confirmation.

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