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Fci Fort Dix
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How to send mail, money, and visit Fci Fort Dix
Step-by-step guidance using the United States system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Fci Fort Dix is a federal prison located in Burlington County, New Jersey. Rated capacity: 4,041. Reported population: 3,114. Security level: Minimum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
The Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix (FCI Fort Dix) is a low-security United States federal prison for male offenders in New Jersey. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. A satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male inmates. FCI Fort Dix is located in Burlington County on the ASA Fort Dix entity of Joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. It is approximately 40 miles (64 km) from Philadelphia.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
4,041
Current population
3,114
Occupancy
77%
Year opened
1992
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of PrisonsPopulation held
male
Opened
1992
Region
New Jersey
Security level
Minimum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
BOP-operated facility; conditions reports issued by the DOJ Office of Inspector General on a multi-year cycle.
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. Call 609-723-1100 to confirm hours before your visit. Full regulations: https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/ftd/
Mailing
Address mail to: [Inmate Name & Register Number], FCI Fort Dix, P.O. BOX 2000, Joint Base Mdl, NJ 08640. No cash, staples, or metal fasteners. Books must be sent directly from a publisher or approved retailer. Photos must not be Polaroid and may not exceed limits set by policy. Money orders payable to the inmate's name and register number; or use Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund. TRULINCS (CorrLinks) provides email where the inmate has 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
Subject of repeated reporting on COVID-19 outbreaks (2020-2022) and reports of staff misconduct.
Notable inmates
- Richard Goldberg1945 · military flight engineer
Richard Steve Goldberg (born November 9, 1945) is an American convicted sex offender and a former fugitive who was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on June 14, 2002.
George Jung1942–2021 · drug traffickerGeorge Jacob Jung (; August 6, 1942 â May 5, 2021), nicknamed Boston George and El Americano, was an American drug trafficker and smuggler.
- Steven Hoffenberg1945–2022 · businessperson
Steven Jude Hoffenberg (January 12, 1945 â August 2022) was an American businessman and fraudster.
- Mike Lombardo1988 · pianist
Michael Lawrence Lombardo (born March 30, 1988) is an American musician, sound engineer, and convicted sex offender.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.
Trend over time
Population and occupancy by year. Source: official corrections statistics + oversight reports.
Population held
Occupancy %
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersHigher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.
Data completeness
100%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- Federal Bureau of Prisons â Locations — US Department of Justice
- US Federal Bureau of Prisons â locations directory — US Department of Justice
- Wikidata (Q5440122)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
Under CC-BY-4.0. Include the URL and access date; the site is a living reference and entries can change.
World Prisons. (2026). Fci Fort Dix. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-fort-dix
"Fci Fort Dix." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-fort-dix.
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