FCI Fairton Inmate Search and Prison Information

FCI Fairton is commonly referred to as the Federal Correctional Institution, Fairton. The prison is a federal prison in New Jersey. It is home to the medium-security male inmates. The facility is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Adjacent to the FCI Fairton prison is a satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security male inmates. 

FCI Fairton opened their doors back in 1990. The satellite prison camp opened two years later in 1992. The FCI Fairton is situated on 250 acres of land in Cumberland County. 

The facility currently holds a total of 1,213 male inmates. Out of the 1,213, 1,098 male inmates are in the main campus or the detention center, and the other 115 are in the satellite prison camp. 

FCI Fairton is situated 40 miles west of Atlantic City, New Jersey and 50 miles southeast of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

How to Find Someone in FCI Fairton

FCI Fairton 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. The mailing address for the main campus is as follows: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Fairton
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 420
Fairton, NJ 08320

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

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Fairton
Satellite Prison Camp
P.O. Box 420
Fairton, NJ 08320

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 Fairton 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 Fairton 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 have visitors. Visitors must be on inmates approved list before being allowed on the jail premises. Inmates are permitted to have 4 visitors at any given time. Children under the age of 4 do not count towards this limit. 

Visitors over the age of 16 must provide a government ID in order to be permitted into the visitation area.

Dress Code

When visiting the facility, please dress appropriately. No miniskirts, halter tops, or other clothes not suitable for a job interview. If such clothing is worn, you will be denied visitation.

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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