Sheridan Federal Prison Inmate Search and Prison Information

FCI Sheridan is commonly referred to as the Federal Correctional Institution, Sheridan. The facility is a medium-security federal prison in Oregon. The prison houses male inmates. 

FCI Sheridan opened their doors back in 1989. The prison is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

On the same site as the FCI Sheridan, one can find a detention center. The detention center also houses male inmates. Adjacent to the FCI Sheridan is a minimum-security satellite prison camp. The satellite prison camp also houses male inmates. 

FCI Sheridan became the first federal prison in Oregon. Federal prison officials were looking at numerous sites with a proposed budget of $50 million for a minimum and medium-security federal prison around 1985. It was not until August of 1986 when the Federal Bureau of Prisons cleared over 180 acres of land near the city of Sheridan where FCI Sheridan currently resides. The plans were that the minimum-security section would hold 250 inmates, and another minimum-security section would hold an additional 550 inmates. The plans for this facility was going to cost nearly $48 million. 

FCI Sheridan opened their doors in May of 1989. George Killinger was the warden during this time. This was Oregon’s first federal prison. It costed the state nearly $52 million to construct. The construction took about two years. It started in 1987. The design was to hold nearly 550 inmates in the actual prison and have another 256 inmates in the satellite prison camp. The prison was built by the Portland’s Hoffman Construction Company. 

FCI Sheridan is situated in the northwest portion of Oregon. 

How to Find Someone in Sheridan Federal Prison

FCI Sheridan 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 written letters from their family and friends. These letters, however, cannot contain any unused writing paper, stamps, or envelopes. These items are available for inmates to purchase at the commissary. 

Inmates letters cannot also contain any lipstick stain, perfume stain, or cologne stain. If this occurs, letters will be discarded. 

Inmates can also receive books, magazines, and newspapers. These items will have to be delivered to the prison from the publisher. You can do so with sites like Amazon. All books going into the prison must be paperback. Hardcover books are not permitted. 

The mailing address for inmates at FCI Sheridan is: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Sheridan
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 5000
Sheridan, OR 97378

The mailing address for inmates at the satellite prison camp is: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Sheridan
Satellite Prison Camp
P.O. Box 6000
Sheridan, OR 97378

Sending Money

To fund an inmate’s account, you can either use MoneyGram, Western Union, or you can send a money order 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

Keep in mind that sending a money order is free, but if the money order is a non-postal money order, it will be subjected to a 15-day hold before the funds will be deposited into the inmate’s account. 

Email

The last way to stay in touch with an inmate at FCI Sheridan 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 Sheridan Admissions & Orientation Handbook

FCI Sheridan Guía de Admisión y Orientación

FCI Sheridan Camp Admissions & Orientation Handbook

FCI Sheridan Detention Center Admissions & Orientation Handbook

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 Sheridan and Camp

List and prices of items sold at the commissary in FCI Sheridan Detention Center

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

Inmate Legal Activities

Visitation

To visit an inmate serving time in the FCI Sheridan, you first must be put on their approved list.

When an inmate first comes to the FCI Sheridan, they fill out a visitor form. When they complete their share, a form is mailed off to those individuals who were listed on the visitor form and send it back to the facility. The facility may call and request more background information, if needed.

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.

Visiting hours will vary depending on what facility you are visiting.

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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