United States · West Virginia · Morgantown
FCI Morgantown
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How to send mail, money, and visit FCI Morgantown
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Federal federal facility in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Capacity
1,100
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1969
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Population held
male
Opened
1969
Region
West Virginia
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 governed by BOP Program Statement 5267.09 — approved-visitor list maintained by the inmate's Unit Team. Weekends and federal holidays in most facilities; specific hours per facility.
Mailing
Standard BOP format: Inmate Name & Register Number, [Facility], [Address]. No staples, polaroids, or hardcover books. Sender's full return address required.
Practical info
Federal inmate funds via Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund. Communication via CorrLinks (TRULINCS) where the inmate has subscribed.
Known issues
Notable inmates
Mike Tyson (1992-1995), Plaxico Burress (2011), G. Gordon Liddy.
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
Compared to other facilities in United States
3134 peersHigher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.
Data completeness
94%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- BOP — facility page
- Federal Bureau of Prisons — Locations — US Department of Justice
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.