FCI Fort Dix Inmate Search and Prison Information

FCI Fort Dix is commonly referred to as the Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix. The facility is a low-security federal prison in New Jersey. It houses male inmates only. It is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

FCI Fort Dix opened their doors back in 1992. The facility was designed to house nearly 4,800 male inmates. As of now, the facility only holds roughly 4,400 male inmates. There is 4,066 male inmates in the main campus and the remaining 335 male inmates in the satellite prison camp.

Adjacent to FCI Fort Dix is a minimum-security satellite prison camp that houses male inmates. 

FCI Fort Dix is the largest federal prison in the country with their inmate count up to 4,400 male inmates. 

FCI Fort Dix is situated on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Burlington County. The prison is roughly 40 miles away from Philadelphia.
 

How to Find Someone in FCI Fort Dix

FCI Fort Dix 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 can receive letter correspondences from their family and friends. The mailing address for the main campus is as follows: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Fort Dix
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 2000
Fort Dix, NJ 08640

The mailing address for the satellite prison camp is as follows: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Fort Dix
Satellite Prison Camp
P.O. Box 2000
Fort Dix, NJ 08640

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 Fort Dix 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 Fort Dix 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. 

The handbook is in English and in Spanish.

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

Inmates can receive visits from their family and friends too. You will need to be on their approved visitor list. Visitors over the age of 16, must present a government ID. Visitors under the age of 16, is not required to have a government ID. However, visitors under the age of 16, will need to be with their legal guardian.

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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