FCI Waseca

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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 Waseca

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: North Central Region.

Background

The Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca (FCI Waseca) is a low-security United States federal prison for female offenders in Minnesota. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The site, located 75 miles (121 km) from Minneapolis, was converted into a prison in 1992 after formerly serving as a University of Minnesota campus.

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Capacity

700

Current population

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Occupancy

—

Year opened

1995

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Population held

mixed

Opened

1995

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 Waseca, 1000 UNIVERSITY DR, SW, Waseca, MN 56093. 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.