USP Lee Inmate Search and Prison Information

USP Lee is also known as the United States Penitentiary, Lee. The facility is a high-security federal prison in Virginia. It houses male inmates. The prison is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

Adjacent to the United States Penitentiary, Lee there is a minimum-security satellite prison camp. The satellite prison camp also houses male inmates. 

The 635,097 square foot facility started construction during the summer of 1998. The facility was estimated to cost around $102 million. The doors of the prison did not open until August 2001. It was not until a year later when the USP Lee started getting inmates. 

USP Lee is situated in the unincorporated portion of Lee County, Virginia. It is in the southwest portion of Virginia. 

How to Find Someone in USP Lee

USP Lee 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 get letters from their family and friends back home. To ensure it gets to the correct place in a timely manner, you will need to verify if they are residing in either the main campus at USP Lee or if they are residing in the satellite prison camp. 

The mailing address for the main campus is as follows: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
USP Lee
U.S. Penitentiary
P.O. Box 305
Jonesville, VA 24263

The mailing address for the satellite prison camp is as follows: 

Inmate Name and Registration Number
USP Lee
Satellite Prison Camp
P.O. Box 644
Jonesville, VA 24263

Inmates cannot receive any unused stamps, unused writing paper, and unused envelopes. If these items are found in your mail, they will be discarded. These items are available at the prison’s commissary.

Sending Money

You can fund your inmate’s commissary account by either using MoneyGram, Western Union, or by mailing a money order to the following address: 

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

If you send a non-postal money order or non-government checks, they will be subjected to a 15-day hold. Using the MoneyGram or Western Union method will incur a fee, but the money will be put into the inmates account faster than sending a money order.

Email

The last way to stay in touch with an inmate at USP Lee 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.

USP Lee Admissions & Orientation Handbook

USP Lee Guía de Admisión y Orientación

USP Lee 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

Visiting hours for the main campus and the satellite prison camp are the same. 

Visitors must be put on the inmates approved visitor list before they will be allowed in the visitation area. Visitors over the age of 16 must have a government ID to visit. 
 

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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