FCI Loretto

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Verified 21 May 2026 · Data dated 1 Dec 2025

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How to send mail, money, and visit FCI Loretto

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Federal Correctional Institution operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: Northeast Region.

Background

The Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto (FCI Loretto) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Pennsylvania. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male offenders. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. FCI Loretto is located in Allegheny Township, Cambria County, in southwest Pennsylvania, between Altoona and Johnstown, 70 miles (110 km) east of Pittsburgh. As of 2016, most prisoners have sentences related to illegal drugs.

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Capacity

900

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

1984

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Population held

male

Opened

1984

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 Loretto, 772 SAINT JOSEPH ST., Loretto, PA 15940. 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.