FCI Schuylkill Inmate Search and Prison Information

FCI Schuylkill is also commonly referred to as the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill. The facility is a medium-security federal prison in Pennsylvania. The FCI Schuylkill is home to male inmates. The prison is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

Adjacent to the FCI Schuylkill is a minimum-security satellite prison camp. The satellite prison camp is home to male inmates too.  

It was on April 22, 1987, when the Federal Bureau of Prisons stated that they were going to build a $40 million medium-security federal prison that was going to be known as FCI Schuylkill. The federal prison was going to house anywhere from 500 to 60 inmates. It was to be built in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. 

The prison was going to bring in 250 jobs and another 144 non-prison jobs. Many politicians through the area were for this project. 

FCI Schuylkill is in Schuylkill County. The prison is 46 miles away from Harrisburg and another 175 miles away from Washington, D.C.

How to Find Someone in FCI Schuylkill

FCI Schuylkill 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. Inmates can also receive books, newspapers, and magazines too. However, the books, newspapers, and magazines must be sent to the prison directly from the publisher. Books must be paperback. Hardcover books will not be permitted into the FCI Schuylkill. 

Inmates cannot receive care packages from their family and friends without written approval from their unit supervisor or another authorized prison staff member. Prisoners can receive their release clothes and any authorized medical equipment without prior approval. 

Inmates cannot receive unused writing paper, stamps, and envelopes through the mail. These items are available for purchase through the commissary. All mail that has lipstick stains, cologne stains, and perfume stains, will be discarded. 

The mailing address for FCI Schuylkill inmates is: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Schuylkill
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 759
Minersville, PA 17954

The mailing address for the satellite prison camp inmates is: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Schuylkill
Satellite Prison Camp
P.O. Box 670
Minersville, PA 17954

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 Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill Admissions & Orientation Handbook

FCI Schuylkill Camp 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 Schuylkill

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

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

When an inmate first comes to the FCI Schuylkill, 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.

The visitation days will differ from the FCI Schuylkill 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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