FCI Edgefield Inmate Search and Prison Information

FCI Edgefield is commonly known as the Federal Correctional Institution, Edgefield. This prison is a medium-security prison in South Carolina. It is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

Adjacent to the prison is a satellite prison camp that holds minimum-security male inmates. The satellite camp can hold between 500 to 550 inmates. 

The main campus and the camp can hold a total of 1,840 male inmates. Originally the facility was designed to house 2,048 male inmates total. However, as of today is it only recommended that the satellite prison camp holds around 510 male inmates and the main campus can hold around 1536 male inmates. 

How to Find Someone in FCI Edgefield

FCI Edgefield 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 to send a letter, you will need to address the envelope accordingly:

Inmate Name, ID Number
Edgefield Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 725
Edgefield, South Carolina 29824

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 Edgefield 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 Edgefield 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.

FCI Edgefield 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.

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 receive visits from their family and friends. Visitors are allowed on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays. 

Friday hours are from 5pm to 8pm. Weekend hours along with federal holidays hours are from 8am to 2pm.

Visitors will need to be on the inmates approved visitors list. The inmate can only have up to 20 people on their list at any given time. 

Inmates are only permitted to have 4 adults to visit at one time. This number does not include children under the age of 16. 

The FCI Edgefield visitation room has a capacity of 288 people. The satellite prison camp visitation room has a capacity of 164 people. 

As the rooms start to fill, the first visitors in will be asked to leave. Visitation is on first in, first out basis.

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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