FPC Alderson Inmate Search and Prison Information

FPC Alderson is commonly known as the Federal Prison Camp, Alderson. FPC Alderson is a minimum-security prison also known as a Federal Prison Camp by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The prison opened in 1928. It is the home to female inmates in West Virginia. The facility can hold up to 966 female inmates. It is operated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

FPC Alderson happens to be in two West Virginia counties. The facility is near Alderson. One part of the facility is on unincorporated Monroe County, while the other party of the facility sits on the unincorporated Summers County. 

FPC Alderson sites on 159-acre. The facility is the biggest employer in Alderson, West Virginia. The facility does not have a razor wire fence around the premises like some other facilities. 

Inmates housed in FPC Alderson were convicted of non-violent crimes. Many inmates are enrolled in the drug program. Inmates come from other prisons to attend Alderson drug program. 

FPC Alderson has an online database of inmates currently serving time in FPC Alderson. Inmates released before 1982 will not be in the FPC Alderson database that can be conveniently located on the Federal Bureau of Prisons website.

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

How to Find Someone in FPC Alderson

FPC Alderson 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. If you would like to send out mail to an inmate, you will want to address the envelope as the following: 

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
FPC Alderson 
Federal Prison Camp
Glen ray RD. Box A
Alderson, WV 24910

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

If you are going to send money to an inmate, do not address it to the facility address. All money needs to go 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

Do NOT send money to an inmate using the FPC Alderson 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 FPC Alderson 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. 

FPC Alderson Admissions & Orientation Handbook

FPC Alderson 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. 

Inmates can shop at the commissary in FPC Alderson once a week. Their list of all items in the commissary and their prices can be found here.

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 FPC Alderson, you first must be put on their approved list.

When an inmate first comes to the FPC Alderson, 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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