United States · AR · Forrest City
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Federal Correctional Complex operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: South Central Region.
The Federal Correctional Complex, Forrest City (FCC Forrest City) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Arkansas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The complex consists of three facilities: SPC Forrest City (Satellite Prison Camp): a minimum-security facility for minimum-security inmates. Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Low (FCI Forrest City Low): a low-security facility for low-security inmates. Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Medium (FCI Forrest City Medium): a medium-security facility for medium-security inmates.
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Year opened
1997
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 1 Jun 2026 · methodology
Operator
Federal Bureau of PrisonsPopulation held
male
Opened
1997
Region
AR
Security level
N/A
Death-row facility
No
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Visiting days and hours are set by the Warden and vary by housing unit; consult the facility's official visiting regulations for the current schedule. All visitors must be on the inmate's approved visitor list (submitted on BOP form BP-A0629) and present government-issued photo ID. Dress-code and contraband restrictions apply — review the visiting regulations before arriving. Full regulations: https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/fox/
Inmate Name & Register #, FCC Forrest City, 1400 DALE BUMPERS ROAD, Forrest City, AR 72335. Cash and metal staples not accepted; CorrLinks (TRULINCS) for email if subscribed.
Inmate funds via Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund (receiver: inmate name, prisoner ID, BOP Trust Fund). Email service via CorrLinks where the inmate has subscribed.
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This facility scores 6. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 4 points above national average.
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g-related death that Benjamin Freedland described, citing “privacy, safety, and security reasons.” The bureau did not respond to questions about plumbing and hot water issues at FCI Forrest City, or Carvajal’s directive on overtime use. Update: Hours after publication, a BOP spokesperson confirmed that there have been sewage and hot water problems at FCI Forrest City, and said that affected
e that I made. I also know the strength I have found in myself over these years that began in Mason, Tennessee, when I was so bitterly cold. Tracy Meadows, 58, is incarcerated at FCI Forrest City, a federal prison in Forrest City, Arkansas, where he is serving an 18-year sentence for one count of distribution of child pornography. Amanda Gilchrist, a spokesperson for CoreCivic, which operates the
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World Prisons. (2026). FCC Forrest City. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fcc-forrest-city
"FCC Forrest City." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fcc-forrest-city.
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