FCI La Tuna Inmate Search and Prison Information

FCI La Tuna is commonly known as the Federal Correctional Institution, La Tuna. The facility is a low-security federal prison in Anthony, Texas. The facility is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

The prison opened their doors back in 1932. The facility was originally known as the El Paso Detention Farm. A notable inmate was Bob Jones. He was an El Paso businessman that was sentenced to 10 years for fraud and corruption. He was known for writing letters. Another notable inmate was George Jung who was convicted of drug trafficking and conspiracy. He was a member of the Medellin Cartel in the 70s and 80s. He was behind at least 80 percent of the cocaine smuggled into the states at that time. 

30 miles from FCI La Tuna is a minimum-security satellite prison camp. 

FCI La Tuna is near the Texas-New Mexico border, and only 12 miles north of El Paso.

How to Find Someone in FCI La Tuna

FCI La Tuna 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 in FCI La Tuna can send and receive letters from their family and friends. The mailing address for the main campus is the following: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI La Tuna
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 3000
Anthony, TX 88021

The mailing address for the satellite prison camps are the following: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI La Tuna
Federal Satellite Low
P.O. Box 6000
Anthony, TX 88021

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI La Tuna
Satellite Prison Camp
P.O. Box 8000
Anthony, TX 88021

Inmates can receive books, magazines, and newspapers through the mail. The only stipulation is that all books, magazines, and newspapers must be sent to the inmate by a publisher. You can do that through sites like Amazon. All books are permitted to be paperback only. Hardcover books are not permitted in the prison. 

Inmates cannot receive unused stamps, unused envelopes, unused writing paper, or writing utensils in the mail. These items are available for purchase through the commissary.

Sending Money

You can fund their commissary account by either using MoneyGram, Western Union or by sending a money order to the following address: 

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

Keep in mind that sending a money order will take at least 15 days before they place it into the inmates account. All non-postal money orders or non-government checks are subjected to a 15-day hold.

Email

The last way to stay in touch with an inmate at FCI La Tuna 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. 

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

Visitation will greatly depend on if you are visiting the main campus or one of the satellite prison camps. 

The main campus visiting hours are held on Mondays, Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays between the hours of 8am to 3pm. 

The satellite prison camps visiting hours are held on Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays between the hours of 8am to 3pm. 

Inmates are permitted to have a maximum of 5 adults and 5 children visiting at one time.

Before a visitor can visit an inmate, they must be put on the visitors approved list. Once they are on the approved list, they will be permitted in the visitation area. 

Inmates who are currently in segregation or in detention has a different visiting schedule than the inmates in general population. These visits for inmates will be video visits. There is a limit of 4 people. This total includes children. Visits are not permitted to be longer than 2 hours. 

How Often Can I Visit?

At the beginning of the month, inmates are given 6 visiting points. They can cash these points in for visits. One point for weekday visits and 2 points for weekend and holiday visits. 

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