FCI Pekin Inmate Search and Prison Information

FCI Pekin is commonly known as the Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin. The facility is a medium-security federal prison in Illinois. It houses male inmates. FCI Pekin is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

Adjacent to the FCI Pekin is a minimum-security satellite prison camp. The satellite prison camp houses male inmates. The facility is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

Back in 1988, the mayor along with four other city council members had a vote on whether they were going to welcome FCI Pekin that was already scheduling to open. Nearly 13,700 people voted in the previous vote, and less than 1% of the votes were in favor for the prison. The city mayor and the two city council people that were in favor for the prison received tons of backlash. It was not until 1994 when the prison opened. 

FCI Pekin is 10 miles away from Peoria, Illinois, and 180 miles away from Chicago. The facility is in Pekin, Illinois city limits. 

A former inmate, Kathy Kelly wrote “Other Lands Have Dreams: From Baghdad to Perkin Prison” about her time in the FCI Pekin prison.

How to Find Someone in FCI Pekin

FCI Pekin 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 the FCI Pekin can receive letters from their family and friends. These letters will be searched upon reaching the inmate. Letters containing any extra envelopes, stamps, and writing paper; will be stripped of those materials, and the letter itself will be given to the inmate. 

The mailing address for the main campus is: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Pekin
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 5000
Pekin, IL 61555

The mailing address for the satellite prison camp is: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Pekin
Satellite Prison Camp
P.O. Box 5000
Pekin, IL 61555

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 Pekin 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 Pekin 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. 

FCI Pekin Admissions & Orientation Handbook

FCI Pekin Guía de Admisión y Orientación

FCI Pekin Camp Admissions & Orientation Handbook

FCI Pekin Camp Guía de Admisión y Orientación

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. 

List and prices of items sold at the commissary in FCI Pekin

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 will need to have their visitors on their approved list. Visitors can do this by logging on to the Federal Bureau of Prisons official website and filling out the form. Once accepted visitors will be able to visit inmates during the visiting hours. Visitors will need to present their driver’s license or their state identification card to be permitted into the visitation area. 

The visiting hours will differ between the main campus and the satellite prison camp.

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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