▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Lind h ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Pen it enti ary , ▁Victor ville , ▁a ▁high - security ▁facility ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Lind h ▁was ▁tack led ▁by ▁in mate ▁Richard ▁D ale ▁Mor r ison . ▁He ▁assault ed ▁Lind h ▁at ▁prayer , ▁causing ▁bru ises ▁on ▁his ▁fore head . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Mor r ison ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁a ▁mis de mean or ▁count ▁of ▁assault . ▁ ▁Lind h ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Federal ▁Super max ▁AD X ▁Florence ▁in ▁Florence , ▁Colorado ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time . ▁He ▁served ▁his ▁sentence ▁as ▁prisoner ▁ 4 5 4 2 6 - 0 8 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁Federal ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institution ▁at ▁Ter re ▁Ha ute , ▁Indiana ▁in ▁the ▁Communic ation ▁Management ▁Unit . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁reduced ▁sentence ▁for ▁the ▁Australian ▁prisoner ▁David ▁Matthew ▁H icks , ▁Lind h ' s ▁att or ne ys ▁made ▁a ▁public ▁ple a ▁for ▁a ▁President ial ▁commut ation ▁to ▁less en ▁his ▁ 2 0 - year ▁sentence . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Lind h ▁family ' s ▁pet ition ▁for ▁cle men cy ▁was ▁denied ▁by ▁President ▁Bush ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁final ▁acts ▁in ▁office . ▁ ▁According ▁to