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FDC Philadelphia

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Verified 29 May 2026 · Data dated 1 Dec 2025

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Federal Detention Center operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: Northeast Region.

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.

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Capacity

1,000

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

2000

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Population held

mixed

Opened

2000

Region

Security level

Administrative

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 #, FDC Philadelphia, 700 ARCH STREET, Philadelphia, PA 19106. 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.