United States · TX · Houston
FDC Houston
Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.
For families
How to send mail, money, and visit FDC Houston
Step-by-step guidance using the United States system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Gallery
From Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA where not otherwise stated).
Photo by WhisperToMe via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Photo by Federal Bureau of Prisons/Agencia Federal de Prisiones via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Federal Detention Center operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: South Central Region.
Background
The Federal Detention Center, Houston (FDC Houston) is a federal prison in the downtown area of Houston, Texas, United States. It holds male and female inmates prior to and during court proceedings, as well an inmates serving short sentences. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. It is in proximity to the Daikin Park stadium. The facility, opened in October 1999, has space for 1,118 prisoners and was built for $35 million.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
—
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
—
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Population held
mixed
Opened
—
Region
TX
Security level
Administrative
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
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 #, FDC Houston, 1200 TEXAS AVENUE, Houston, TX 77002. 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
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Data completeness
78%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- BOP facility page
- BOP locations API
- US Federal Bureau of Prisons — locations directory — US Department of Justice
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.