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Fci Tallahassee

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Fci Tallahassee is a federal prison located in Leon County, Florida. Rated capacity: 628. Reported population: 925. Security level: Minimum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee (FCI Tallahassee), is a low security United States federal prison for female inmates in Tallahassee, Florida with a designated capacity of 812. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent detention center that houses administrative security level male inmates. FCI Tallahassee is three miles (5 km) east of downtown Tallahassee on US Highway 319.

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Capacity

628

Current population

925

Occupancy

147%

Year opened

1938

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

mixed

Opened

1938

Region

Florida

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

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 Tallahassee, 501 CAPITAL CIRCLE, NE, Tallahassee, FL 32301. 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

DOJ OIG (2023) documented sexual misconduct by staff; multiple criminal prosecutions of correctional officers.

Notable inmates

  • Ghislaine Maxwell
    Ghislaine Maxwell
    1961 · socialite

    Ghislaine Noelle Marion Maxwell ( ghee-LEN; born 25 December 1961) is a British former socialite and convicted child sex offender.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

501 Capital Circle Ne, Tallahassee 32301
(850) 878-2173
[email protected]
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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

29/100
Moderate concern29/100
Overcrowding
12/30
Oversight reports
12/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 147% of design capacity
  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

This facility scores 29. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 27 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 17/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (+636%)

Higher risk than 96% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 147% · peers avg: 93% (+59%)
Capacity (beds)this: 628 · peers avg: 547 (+15%)

Reports

  • DOJ Office of Inspector General4 Apr 2023

    Findings of widespread sexual abuse of women by staff; criminal prosecutions of multiple correctional officers underway.

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Data completeness

100%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-fci-tallahassee,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Fci Tallahassee},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-tallahassee},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}