FCI Waseca Inmate Search and Prison Information

FCI Waseca is commonly known as the Federal Correctional Institution Waseca. The facility is a low-security federal prison in Minnesota. FCI Waseca is home to female inmates. The prison is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

FCI Waseca opened their doors in 1995. In 1995, FCI Waseca was exclusively an all-male prison. The facility was once the University of Minnesota. It is composed of many of the former college’s buildings.

In 2006, FCI Waseca obtained one of their most high-profile inmates, Jeffrey Skilling. Skilling was a CEO of Enron Corporation. He was convicted of securities fraud, and insider trading among other things. He made $60 million profit by doing these illegal activities. In 2008, when FCI Waseca became an all-female prison, he was transferred out to FCI Englewood in Colorado. 

FCI Waseca is situated 75 miles from Minneapolis. 

How to Find Someone in FCI Waseca

FCI Waseca 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 in FCI Waseca can receive written letters from their families back home. However, inmates are not permitted to receive packages from their family or friends without approval from an authorized staff member in the FCI Waseca. 

Inmates can receive packages that contain their release clothing. They can also receive any authorized medical devices they need. 

Inmates can receive books, magazines, and newspapers, but they must mail directly from the publisher. 

However, inmates will still need written approval from an authorized staff member allowing them to receive a care package. 

The mailing address for the inmates in FCI Waseca is:

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Waseca
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 1731
Waseca, MN 56093

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 Waseca 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 Waseca 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

All visitors cannot be more than 15 minutes early. If you are earlier than 15 minutes, you will be asked to wait in your vehicle. All visitors must be on approved visitor list. If you are not, you will not be permitted in the visitation area. You will also need to supply either your driver’s license or your state identification card.

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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