Facility Name: | FTC Oklahoma City |
Facility Type: | Federal Prison |
Address: | 7410 S. MACARTHUR BLVD OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73169 |
Phone: | 405-682-4075 |
Email: | OKL/[email protected] |
Capacity: | 1558 |
Date Established: | 1995 |
Offender Gender: | Male and Female Offenders |
Security Level: | Administrative |
BOP Region: | South Central Region |
Judicial District: | Western Oklahoma |
City: | Oklahoma City |
Postal Code: | 73169 |
State: | Oklahoma |
County: | Oklahoma |
Official Website: | https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/okl/ |
FTC Oklahoma City is also known as the Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City. It is a federal prison that houses both female and male inmates in Oklahoma. The facility is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The prison also holds parole violators that are waiting to be assigned their permanent prison. Majority of the inmates at FTC Oklahoma City was transferred here from another federal prison.
Adjacent to the FTC Oklahoma City is the Will Rogers Airport. The Will Rogers Airport is commonly used as the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System, also known as Con Air.
A notable inmate to the FTC Oklahoma City is Whitey Bulger. Bulger was a convicted murder and gangster. In October 2018, was killed while waiting to be transferred off to the USP Hazelton.
FTC Oklahoma City 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.
Inmates can receive letters, books, magazines, and newspapers through the mail. Letters cannot contain any glitter, unused writing paper, unused stamps, or unused envelopes. All writing stationery will be on sale at the prison’s commissary store. Books must be paperback. Hardcover books will be not be accepted. All incoming books, magazines, and newspapers must be sent directly from the publisher. You can order these items from sites like Amazon.
The mailing address for the inmates in FTC Oklahoma City is:
Inmate Name and Registration Number
FTC Oklahoma City
Federal Transfer Center
P.O. Box 898801
Oklahoma City, OK 73189
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
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 FTC Oklahoma City 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.
The last way to stay in touch with an inmate at FTC Oklahoma City 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.
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.
FTC Oklahoma City Cadre Admissions & Orientation Handbook
FTC Oklahoma City Cadre Guía de Admisión y Orientación
FTC Oklahoma City Holdover Admissions & Orientation Handbook
FTC Oklahoma City Holdover Guía de Admisión y Orientación
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.
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.
Inmates can receive visitors too while they are serving out their sentence in FTC Oklahoma City. Before anyone can set foot inside the prison grounds, they will need to head on to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website to fill out the form for visitation. Once approved, you will be able to visit inmates on the days they hold visitations.
Visitation are held on Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays between the hours of 8am to 3pm.
Keep in mind when visitation you will need to bring proper photo identification for your entire party. Proper photo identification is typically either a driver’s license or a state identification card. If you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs, you will not be permitted to visit. If you dress in mini-skirts, tank tops, see-through clothing, or any other offensive clothing you will also not be permitted to visit.
This will depend on what rank the inmate is. There are three ranks:
Here is the point schedule for visitations:
FCI
LSCI
USP
Monday | |
Tuesday | |
Wednesday | |
Thursday | |
Friday | |
Saturday | 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Sunday | 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Holiday | 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
The visiting starts in first in, first out type of fashion. No new visitors will be allowed in 45 minutes before the end of the visit day. 45 minutes before the end of the visit day officers start escorting those who were first in out of the visitor room.
Refer the map below to find the driving directions
Housing in the FTC Oklahoma City consists of one or two-tier housing units. These housing units contain cells with bunk beds. Every inmate must share their cell with at least one other inmate.
Inmates can partake in many of the programs and services FTC Oklahoma City has to offer. FTC Oklahoma City encourages their inmates to partake in these programs to guide them on the path to self-improvement. These programs and services include:
Correctional Facility Name | Type | County |
---|---|---|
Center Point Inc OKC, Oklahoma 7.02 miles | State Prison | Oklahoma County |
Oklahoma County Detention Center, Oklahoma 7.45 miles | County Jail | Oklahoma County |
Clara Waters Community Corrections Center, Oklahoma 16.3 miles | State Prison | Oklahoma County |