FCI Herlong Inmate Search and Prison Information

FCI Herlong is commonly known as the Federal Correctional Institution, Herlong. The facility is a medium-security federal prison in California. The prison house male only inmates. They opened their doors in 2007. The facility is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Adjacent to the FCI Herlong is a minimum-security satellite prison camp that also houses male inmates.

FCI Herlong is situated in the northeastern part of California, relatively close to the Nevada border.

FCI Herlong is one of three prisons in Lassen County. The other two prisons in Lassen County are state prisons located in Susanville.

WHen FCI Herlong opened in 2007, half of the adults in Susanville was employed by one of the three prisons. All three prisons together house 11,000 prisoners. The three prisons today still make up as a major employer in Susanville.

How to Find Someone in FCI Herlong

FCI Herlong is a federal prison. The easiest way to lookup an inmate in federal prisons is going to the BOP website.

They have a database where you can search all federal inmates.

Sending a Mail/Care Package

Inmates at FCI Herlong can receive letters from their family and friends back home. With FCI Herlong being two facilities, you will need to double check if they are being housed in the main campus or at the satellite prison camp next to the main campus. 

The mailing address for the main campus is: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Herlong
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 800
Herlong, CA 96113

The satellite prison camp mailing address is: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Herlong
Satellite Prison Camp
P.O. Box 800
Herlong, CA 96113

Inmates can receive magazines, books, and newspapers in the mail using the address above. You will need to have them sent directly from the publisher. You can do that through sites like Amazon. All books must be paperback, hardcover books are not permitted.

Sending Money

You can put money into your inmate's commissary account by Western Union or MoneyGram. Each option you can do online or in person.

You will need to the following information

• Inmate Name
• Register Number (inmate number)
• City (always will be FBOP)
• State (always will be DC)

If you can’t get down to either Western Union or MoneyGram, you can send money directly to their PO box. That information is:

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
P.O. Box 474702
Des Moines, Iowa 50947

Do NOT send money to an inmate using the FCI Herlong address. All funds sent through the mail must be addressed to a processing center in Des Moines, Iowa. This applies to all Federal inmates, regardless of where they are incarcerated.

Email

The last way to stay in touch with an inmate at FCI Herlong is through email. Email is also through Trulincs.

The email program is funded by the inmate trust fund, which is kept up with purchases from the commissary, the telephone service, and fees paid directly to Trulincs.

Emails are monitored and screened for content not suitable for them.

Admissions and Orientation Handbook

Your first day in prison, you are bombarded with a ton of information. One booklet you will be giving is the Admissions and Orientation (A&O) Handbook. 

This handbook will supply you with general information about the prison itself alongside the prison’s rules, programs, and regulations you will have to follow while you are serving out your sentence. 

It will be in your best interest to familiarize yourself with handbook as it is your responsibility to transition smoothly to prison life. 

Commissary

The commissary was founded in 1930 by the Department of Justice. The Commissary was placed in all Federal Institutions. 

The commissary allows inmates to shop for “luxury” items while they are in prison. Funds are typically deposited by their friends, families, and their prison jobs. 

Inmates have a spending limit of $360 per month. The commissary is only open on a designated day of the week where they can utilize the shop. 

All federal prisons have their commissary list with prices available to the public.

Legal Activities

Even when in prison, you may still need legal counsel. There are strict procedures one will have to follow to obtain legal reference materials alongside their legal counsel.

There are also many opportunities to be taken advantage of to afford the proposal of legal documents when behind bars.  

All procedures for legal activities can be located here.

Visitation

Visitation is conducted on Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays between the hours of 8am to 3pm.  

The Special Housing Unit visitation is on Fridays from 8am to 3pm. Visits cannot be longer than 4 hours. 

Inmates are permitted to have no more than 5 visitors at once. Children under the age of 16 do not count towards this total. FCI Herlong has a children’s area for children between the ages of 5 to 12. Inmates will not be permitted in the children's area. Children must always be accompanied by their legal guardian. 

The visitation area can only hold 255 people at one time. When this number is reached, the first people in, will be asked to leave to make room for new visitors. The facility runs on a first in, first out basis. If you leave the visitation area for any reason, you will not be permitted back in for visitation for the remainder of the day.

All belongings should be left in your vehicle upon entering the prison. You are permitted to bring the following items into the visitation area: 

•  Comb
•  Basic Baby Items
•  Identification
•  Change Purse (needs to be clear)
•  $25 (no bills higher than a $5)
•  Feminine hygiene products
•  Handkerchief

How Often Can I Visit?

This will depend on what rank the inmate is. There are three ranks:

• LSCI – 12 points
• FCI – 5 points
• USP – 9 points

Here is the point schedule for visitations:

FCI

• Each visit is one point regardless of the day.

LSCI

• 2 points for weekend visits
• 2 points for federal holidays visits
• 1 point for weekday visits

USP

• 2 points for weekend visits
• 0 points for federal holiday visits
• 1 point for weekday visits.

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