FCI Phoenix

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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 Phoenix

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: Western Region. Includes an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp.

Background

The Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix (FCI Phoenix) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male and female inmates in Arizona. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility houses female offenders in an adjacent minimum-security satellite prison camp. The campus houses 1,150 total inmates as of 7/15/2024. FCI Phoenix is located approximately 25 miles north of downtown Phoenix, also west of Anthem, Arizona but still within the city limits.

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Capacity

1,300

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1985

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Population held

mixed

Opened

1985

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 Phoenix, 37900 N 45TH AVE, Phoenix, AZ 85086. 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.