FCI Big Spring Inmate Search and Prison Information

FCI Big Spring is commonly known as the Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring. The prison is a low-security prison home to adult male inmates in Texas. It is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. There is also a satellite prison camp, which is home to minimum-security male inmates. 

FCI Spring is in Big Spring, Texas. It is halfway between El Paso and Dallas. The town is also home to the Big Spring Correctional Center, which is owned and operated by Geo Group. FCI Big Spring and Big Spring Correctional Center are often confused with one another. However, both FCI Big Spring and Big Spring Correctional Center repurposed the old Webb Air Force Base buildings. 

FCI Big Spring is situated on 98 acres of land. This land was once the Webb Air Force Base that closed back in 1977. FCI Big Spring has three open bay housing buildings, which consists of two for the main campus and one at the satellite camp.

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

How to Find Someone in FCI Big Spring

FCI 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 mail. To send mail to the main campus, you will need to address the envelope as follows:

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Big Spring
Federal Correctional Institution
1900 Simler Ave
Big Spring, TX 79720

For the satellite camp, you will need to address the envelope as follows: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Big Spring
Satellite Prison Camp
1900 Simler Ave
Big Spring, TX 79720

Sending Money

Inmates can receive money a couple of different ways including Western Union, MoneyGram, or by 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

Do NOT send money to an inmate using the FCI 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 FCI 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. 

The handbook is in English and in Spanish. 

FCI Big Spring Admissions & Orientation Handbook

FCI Big Spring Guía de Admisión y Orientación

FCI Big Spring 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. 

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 Big Spring, you first must be put on their approved list.

When an inmate first comes to the FCI 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.

Visitation is available Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal Holidays from 8am to 3pm. You will need to be on the inmates approved visitors list before being allowed on the premises. There is a maximum of three adults per visit. Children are not included in this total. 

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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