Gotti son says his name keeps him behind bars

NEW YORK (AP) — The son of late mobster John Gotti is suing the federal Bureau of Prisons, claiming the government is keeping him behind bars because of his infamous last name.

John Gotti Jr. said in court papers that he is not being allowed to move to a halfway house because of "his father's notoriety with the criminal justice system."

Gotti, 40, who filed a federal lawsuit Monday in Syracuse, N.Y., is serving six years and five months for racketeering. He has been at Ray Brook Prison since September 1999 and was eligible for early release to a halfway house last month.