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FCI Big Spring

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Verified 29 May 2026 · Data dated 1 Dec 2025

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How to send mail, money, and visit FCI Big Spring

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Photo by US Federal Bureau of Prisons via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Photo by Federal Bureau of Prisons via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Federal Correctional Institution operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: South Central Region. Includes an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp.

Background

The Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring (FCI Big Spring) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Texas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has a satellite prison camp which houses minimum-security male offenders. FCI Big Spring is located in the city of Big Spring, Texas, midway between Dallas and El Paso. The town is also the location of the privately owned and operated Big Spring Correctional Center, which contracts with the FBOP to house federal detainees at four locations.

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Capacity

1,300

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

1979

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Population held

male

Opened

1979

Region

Security level

Low

Death-row facility

Conditions

BOP-operated facility; conditions reports issued by the DOJ Office of Inspector General on a multi-year cycle.

Visiting

Visit days and hours vary by facility. Visitors must be on the inmate's approved visitor list (form BP-A0629). Pre-screen via VINELink + the facility's visiting page.

Mailing

Inmate Name & Register #, FCI Big Spring, 1900 SIMLER AVE, Big Spring, TX 79720. 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.