United States · Texas · Fort Worth
Fmc Carswell
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Fmc Carswell is a federal prison located in Tarrant County, Texas. Rated capacity: 926. Reported population: 1,227. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
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.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
926
Current population
1,227
Occupancy
133%
Year opened
1994
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of PrisonsPopulation held
mixed
Opened
1994
Region
Texas
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
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 817-782-4000 to confirm hours before your visit. Full regulations: https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/crw/
Mailing
Address mail to: [Inmate Name & Register Number], FMC Carswell, P.O. BOX 27137, Fort Worth, TX 76127. 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.
Known issues
Notable inmates
Lynne Stewart1939–2017 · lawyerLynne Irene Stewart (October 8, 1939 â March 7, 2017) was an American defense attorney who was known for representing controversial, famous defendants.
- Andrea Circle Bear1990–2020 · inmate
![Lynette Fromme](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Mugshot_of_Lynette_"Squeaky"_Fromme.png)
Lynette Fromme1948 · criminalLynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme ( FROH-mee; born October 22, 1948) is an American former member of the Manson Family, a cult led by Charles Manson.
Susan Lindauer1963 · journalistSusan Lindauer (born July 17, 1963) is an American journalist and former U.S.
Ana Montes1957 · intelligence analyst
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 12/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 5/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Operating at 133% of design capacity
- · In-custody-death signal in sources
This facility scores 17. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 15 points above national average.
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersHigher risk than 75% of peer facilities in United States.
Data completeness
100%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- Federal Bureau of Prisons â Locations — US Department of Justice
- US Federal Bureau of Prisons â locations directory — US Department of Justice
- Wikidata (Q1400056)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
Under CC-BY-4.0. Include the URL and access date; the site is a living reference and entries can change.
World Prisons. (2026). Fmc Carswell. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fmc-carswell
"Fmc Carswell." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fmc-carswell.
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