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Fci Greenville

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Fci Greenville is a federal prison located in Bond County, Illinois. Rated capacity: 1,048. Reported population: 1,048. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

The Federal Correctional Institution Greenville (FCI Greenville) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male offenders in Illinois, with an adjacent satellite prison camp for minimum-security female offenders. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. FCI Greenville is located approximately 43 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri, and 63 miles from Springfield, Illinois.

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Capacity

1,048

Current population

1,048

Occupancy

100%

Year opened

1994

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

mixed

Opened

1994

Region

Illinois

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

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 Greenville, 100 U.S. HWY 40, Greenville, IL 62246. 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

Contact & address

100 United States Highway 40, Greenville 62246

Conditions Risk Score

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

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
5/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 100% of design capacity

This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (100%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 100% · peers avg: 93% (+8%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1048 · peers avg: 547 (+92%)

Data completeness

100%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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World Prisons. (2026). Fci Greenville. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-greenville
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"Fci Greenville." World Prisons. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-greenville.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-fci-greenville,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Fci Greenville},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-greenville},
  urldate = {2026-10-25}
}