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FMC Carswell

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How to send mail, money, and visit FMC Carswell

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 Medical Center operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: South Central Region. Includes an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp.

Background

The Federal Medical Center, Carswell (FMC Carswell) is a United States federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas, for female inmates of all security levels, primarily with special medical and mental health needs. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has a prison camp for minimum-security female inmates. As of April 2020, 1,625 women were confined at FMC Carswell. The facility is located in the northeast corner of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, formerly known as Carswell Air Force Base.

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Capacity

1,500

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

1994

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Population held

mixed

Opened

1994

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 #, FMC Carswell, NAVAL AIR STATION, Fort Worth, TX 76114. 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.