FCI Petersburg Medium

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Verified 22 May 2026 · Data dated 1 Dec 2025

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How to send mail, money, and visit FCI Petersburg Medium

Step-by-step guidance using the United States system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.

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Federal Correctional Institution operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: Mid-Atlantic Region.

Background

The Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg (FCI Petersburg) is a United States federal prison for low- and medium-security male inmates. It is part of the Petersburg Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Virginia and operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male offenders. FCI Petersburg consists of two facilities: Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg Low: a low-security facility Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg Medium: a medium-security facility FCC Petersburg is located in Prince George County, 25 miles southeast of Richmond, Virginia, the state capital. It lies just west of the independent city of Hopewell, Virginia.

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Capacity

1,500

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

1932

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Population held

male

Opened

1932

Region

Security level

Medium

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 Petersburg Medium, 1060 RIVER ROAD, Hopewell, VA 23860. 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.