FCI Beckley Inmate Search and Prison Information

FCI Beckley is commonly known as Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley. The facility is a medium-security prison in Beaver, West Virginia opened in 1974. It holds adult male inmates. The prison is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

Sitting adjacent to the main campus, FCI Beckley has a satellite camp, which houses minimum-security male inmates. 

FCI Beckley can hold up to 1,633 total male inmates. The main campus can hold up to 1,490 male inmates, while the satellite campus can hold up to 143 male inmates. 

The facility sits on 282 acres. The prison is secured with double razor wire fences alongside an electronic detection system. FCI Beckley is situated 51 miles southwest of Charleston and 136 miles northwest of Roanoke.  FCI Beckley takes advantage of video surveillance accompanied with 24-hour dual roving perimeter patrol.

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

How to Find Someone in FCI Beckley

FCI Beckley 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 serving time at FCI Beckley can receive mail. For those inmates at the main campus, their mailing address is: 

Inmate Name & Register Number
FCI Beckley 
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 350 
Beaver, WV 25813

For those inmates serving time at the satellite campus, their mailing address is: 

Inmate Name & Register Number
FCI Beckley 
Federal Correctional Institution
Satellite Camp
P.O. Box 350 
Beaver, WV 25813

Inmates can get mailed books, magazines, newspapers; however, they need to be mailed and sent from the publisher. You cannot box up these items and send it from your home.

Inmates are NOT allowed to get care packages without prior approval from their inmate unit team.

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 Beckley 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 Beckley 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 Beckley Admissions & Orientation Handbook

FCI Beckley Guía de Admisión y Orientación

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.

List and prices of items sold at the commissary in FCI Beckley

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 Beckley, you first must be put on their approved list.

When an inmate first comes to the FCI Beckley, 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.

Visitors are allowed to come for a visit on both the main campus and the satellite campus on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and Federal Holidays from 8am to 3pm. Visitors must be on the approved visiting list to be permitted on the premises. Maximum of 3 adults are allowed per visit. 

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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