Facility Name: | FCI Florence |
Facility Type: | Federal Prison |
Address: | 5880 HWY 67 SOUTH FLORENCE, CO, 81226 |
Phone: | 719-784-9100 |
Email: | FLF/[email protected] |
Capacity: | 1396 |
Date Established: | 1993 |
Offender Gender: | Male Offenders |
Security Level: | FCI – Medium, Camp – Minimum |
BOP Region: | North Central Region |
Judicial District: | Colorado |
City: | South Florence |
Postal Code: | 81226 |
State: | Colorado |
County: | Fremont |
Official Website: | https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/flf/ |
FCC Florence is commonly known as the Federal Correctional Complex, Florence. This facility is a prison in Colorado. The facility houses male inmates. It is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
The FCC Florence consists 4 different facilities including the following:
FPC Florence: Minimum-security Prison
FCI Florence: Medium-security Prison
USP Florence High: High-Security Prison
USP Florence ADX: Supermax Prison
FCI Florence opened their doors back in 1993. This was a year after FPC Florence opened their doors.
USP Florence and USP Florence ADX opened their doors in 1994.
FCC Florence is situated nearly 100 miles away from Denver, Colorado.
FCI Florence 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.
Inmates in FCC Florence can receive letter correspondences from their family and friends. To send them a letter, you will need to verify which of the four buildings they are being held in.
The FCI Florence mailing address is as follows:
Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Florence
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 6000
Florence, CO 81226
The FPC Florence mailing address is as follows:
Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Florence
Satellite Prison Camp
P.O. Box 5000
Florence, CO 81226
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
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 Florence 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.
The last way to stay in touch with an inmate at FCI Florence 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.
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.
FCI Florence Admissions & Orientation Handbook
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.
List and prices of items sold at the commissary in FCI Florence
List and prices of items sold at the commissary in FCI Florence Camp
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.
Inmates can receive visits from their family and friends that are on their approved visitors list. Visitors over the age of 16 must present a government ID before they will be permitted into the visitation area. Minors under the age of 16 must be accompanied by their legal guardian.
As of right now, FCI Florence is not allowing visitors. This can happen due to lockdown or punishment.
However, FPC Florence, USP Florence, and USP Florence ADX is all accepting visitors.
This will depend on what rank the inmate is. There are three ranks:
Here is the point schedule for visitations:
FCI
LSCI
USP
Monday | |
Tuesday | |
Wednesday | |
Thursday | |
Friday | |
Saturday | 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM;8:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Sunday | 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM;8:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Holiday | 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM;8:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
The visiting starts in first in, first out type of fashion. No new visitors will be allowed in 45 minutes before the end of the visit day. 45 minutes before the end of the visit day officers start escorting those who were first in out of the visitor room.
Refer the map below to find the driving directions
FCI Florence has 8 housing buildings. Each building is lined with two-person cells. The FPC Florence has 2 housing buildings. These buildings are dormitory style.
USP Florence housing consists of either one to two-person cells.
USP Florence ADX has 10 housing buildings. These buildings can be anything from a special housing unit, control unit, or a regular general population unit. All cells in USP Florence ADX only accommodate one inmate.
While inmates are serving their time out in the FCC Florence, they can take advantage of the endless programs and services they offer. This includes:
• Commissary
• Library Services
• Recreational Program
• Psychology Services
• Medical Services
• Residential Drug Abuse Program
• Drug Education Class
• Non-Residential Drug Abuse Program
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Narcotics Anonymous
• People In Prison Entering Sobriety Program
• GED Prep
• English-as-a-Second Language Program
• Social Education-Life Skills
• Adult Continuing Education
• Career Counseling/Release Preparation
• Advanced Occupational Education
• UNICOR