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FCC Forrest City

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Federal Correctional Complex operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: South Central Region.

Background

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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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1997

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 1 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1997

Region

AR

Security level

N/A

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that FCI Forrest City experienced sewage and hot water problems, which were cited alongside privacy, safety, and security concerns in relation to a death.

Visiting

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/

Mailing

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.

Practical info

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.

Known issues

The facility has been associated with scandal-plagued federal prison issues, including confirmed sewage and hot water infrastructure failures.

Contact & address

1400 DALE BUMPERS ROAD, Forrest City 72335
870-630-6000
[email protected]
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Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

11/100
Low concern11/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
1/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
5/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
  • · Substantial documented known-issues record
  • · In-custody-death signal in sources

This facility scores 11. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 9 points above national average.

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Reports

  • marshall-project14 Jan 2022

    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

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  • marshall-project29 Nov 2018

    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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Data completeness

88%

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). FCC Forrest City. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fcc-forrest-city
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-fcc-forrest-city,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {FCC Forrest City},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fcc-forrest-city},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}