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FDC Philadelphia is a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a federal prison. It has an average daily population of about 98 (FY2026 ICE data).
Background
The Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia (FDC Philadelphia or FDC Philly) is a federal prison in the Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It mostly holds pretrial male and female inmates as well as inmates serving brief sentences or those that are being transported to another prison within the federal prison system. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
The jail, across from the William J. Green Jr. Federal Building, is on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) site the southwest corner of Arch Street and 7th Street, across from the African American Museum in Philadelphia and in the Independence Mall area.
BOP-operated facility; conditions reports issued by the DOJ Office of Inspector General on a multi-year cycle.
Visiting
Visiting days and hours are set by the Warden and vary by housing unit; consult the facility's official visiting regulations for the current schedule. All visitors must be on the inmate's approved visitor list (submitted on BOP form BP-A0629) and present government-issued photo ID. Dress-code and contraband restrictions apply — review the visiting regulations before arriving. Call 215-521-4000 to confirm hours before your visit. Full regulations: https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/phl/
Mailing
Address mail to: [Inmate Name & Register Number], FDC Philadelphia, P.O. BOX 562, Philadelphia, PA 19105. No cash, staples, or metal fasteners. Books must be sent directly from a publisher or approved retailer. Photos must not be Polaroid and may not exceed limits set by policy. Money orders payable to the inmate's name and register number; or use Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund. TRULINCS (CorrLinks) provides email where the inmate has 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.
