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Fdc Miami

Federal prisonMaximummixedOvercrowded (105%)LowHigh
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How to send mail, money, and visit Fdc Miami

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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Fdc Miami is a federal prison located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Rated capacity: 1,328. Reported population: 1,389. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

The Federal Detention Center, Miami (FDC Miami) is a federal prison in the downtown area of Miami, Florida, United States. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The administrative facility employed 311 staff as of 2002 and housed 1,512 male and female inmates as of July 15, 2010.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

1,328

Current population

1,389

Occupancy

105%

Year opened

1995

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

mixed

Opened

1995

Region

Florida

Security level

Maximum

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 #, FDC Miami, 33 NE 4TH STREET, Miami, FL 33132. 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

Notable inmates

  • Colton Harris-Moore
    1991 · criminal

    Colton Harris Moore (born March 22, 1991) is a former American fugitive.

  • Fat Joe
    Fat Joe
    1970 · rapper

    Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper.

  • Alex Saab
    Alex Saab
    1971 · businessperson
  • Ryan Wesley Routh
    Ryan Wesley Routh
    1966 · roofer

    Ryan Wesley Routh (born February 18, 1966) is an American former roofer and activist who attempted to assassinate then-former U.S.

  • Alex Saab
    Alex Saab
    1971 · businessperson

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

33 Northeast 4Th Street, Miami 33132
(305) 577-0010
[email protected]
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
5/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 105% of design capacity

This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.

Related facilities

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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.

Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (100%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 105% · peers avg: 93% (+13%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1328 · peers avg: 547 (+143%)

Data completeness

100%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

Sources

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Fdc Miami. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fdc-miami
Chicago
"Fdc Miami." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fdc-miami.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-fdc-miami,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Fdc Miami},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fdc-miami},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}