CI Big Spring Inmate Search and Prison Information

CI Big Spring is also known as Big Spring Correctional Center. The prison is a low-security prison. It is in Big Spring, Texas. 

The facility is home to 1,626 male offenders. The prison is a private prison. It is managed and operated by Geo Group. It houses all of the federal “deportable alien” prisoners. 

In 2010, the prison was accredited by the American Correctional Association. The prison was then re-accredited in 2012 and 2015. 

CI Big Spring is commonly confused with FCI Big Spring. CI Big Spring has four different locations including Airpark, Cedar Hill, Flightline, and Interstate. 

In 2016, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced that they will be phasing out their contracted facilities such as CI Big Spring. The reasoning behind this was due to their lack of safety and there was no real cost savings keeping them open. 

It was not until early 2017, that Jeff Sessions, Attorney General criticized such decision, and Federal Bureau of Prisons decided to reverse their decision. The contracted facilities will remain open and operational, and their contracts will renew. 

We have given below important need to know information such as how to find someone at CI Big Spring, how to send money, mail, care packages and visit an inmate.

How to Find Someone in CI Big Spring

CI Big Spring 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 in the mail. Use the following address to make sure it gets to them quickly: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
CI Big Spring
Correctional Institution
2001 Rickabaugh Drive
Big Spring, TX 79720

All mail is subjected to being search before it reaches to the inmate it is addressed to.

Sending Money

You can send money to inmates through a few different methods such as Western Union, MoneyGram, and sending a money order to the following address: 

Insert Valid Committed Inmate Name
Insert Inmate Eight-Digit Register Number
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001

Remember to always put your return address on the envelope in the off chances that the money cannot be put on the inmates account.

Do NOT send money to an inmate using the CI Big Spring 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 CI Big Spring 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. 

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

To visit an inmate serving time in the CI Big Spring, you first must be put on their approved list.

When an inmate first comes to the CI Big Spring, 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.

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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