FDC Miami Inmate Search and Prison Information

FDC Miami is also known as the Federal Detention Center, Miami. The facility is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The federal prison is situated in Downtown Miami. It is on the corner of North Miami Avenue and Northeast Fourth Street. 

As of 2002, the FDC Miami employed over 300 people. As of 2010, the prison was home to over 1,500 female inmates. 

The FDC Miami opened their doors back in 1995. The Federal Detention Center, Miami was originally designed to hold up to 1,259 inmates. The prison typically houses inmates under the U.S. Marshals Service, female and male. The prisons mission is to provide a safe, secure, and humane environment for both inmates and staff.  Majority of the inmates housed in the FDC Miami went through the federal court process in the Southern District of Florida.

How to Find Someone in FDC Miami

FDC Miami 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 letters from their family and friends. They can also receive books, magazines, and newspapers too. The books are required to be paperback. No hardcover books will be permitted. You will need to send books, magazines, and newspapers directly from the publisher. An easy way to do that is order through a site like Amazon. 

The mailing address for the FDC Miami inmates is: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FDC Miami
Federal Detention Center
P.O. Box 019120
Miami, FL 33101

Sending Money

Inmates can receive money from their family and friends to purchase items from the commissary or be able to make phone calls back home. You can send money in a few different ways. You can use MoneyGram, Western Union, or you can send a money order. If you want to send a money order, you will need to send it to the following address: 

Federal Bureau of Prisons
Valid Committed Inmate Name
Inmate Eight-Digit Register Number
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001

All money orders are required to have a return address. In case they cannot locate the inmate and need to return it to the sender.

Email

The last way to stay in touch with an inmate at FDC Miami 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

Visitation hours will depend on what housing unit they are in. The visiting schedule is as follows:

5-East 
Saturday: 5pm to 7pm
Tuesday: 9:30am to 11: 30am

5-West
Sunday: 5pm to 7pm
Friday: 9:30am to 11 :30am

6-West
Saturday: 5pm to 7pm

6-East
Sunday: 5pm to 7pm
Tuesday: 5pm to 9pm
Wednesday: 7pm to 9pm
Friday: 5pm to 7pm

7- East
Sunday: 7am to 9am
Thursday: 9:30am to 11:30am

7-West 
Monday: 9:30am to 11 :30am
Saturday: 7am to 9am

8-East 
Monday: 9:30am to 11:30am
Saturday: 7am to 9am

8-West
 Monday: 12pm to 3pm
Saturday: 9:30am to 11:30am

9-East
Sunday: 12pm to 3pm
Friday: 7am to 9am

9-West 
Tuesday: 7am to 9am
Saturday: 12pm to 3pm

10-East 
Thursday: 5pm to 8pm
Sunday: 7am to 9am

10-West 
Wednesday: 5pm to 7pm
Saturday: 7am to 9am

11-East 
Sunday: 7pm to 9pm
Friday: 12pm to 3pm

11-West
Tuesday: 12pm to 3pm
Saturday: 7pm to 9pm

Visitors over the age of 16 must have a photo identification card to be permitted in the visitation area. All visitors over the age of 16 must be on the inmates approved visitors list.

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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