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Fmc Rochester
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Fmc Rochester is a federal prison located in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Rated capacity: 784. Reported population: 639. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
The Federal Medical Center, Rochester (FMC Rochester) is a United States federal prison in Minnesota for male inmates requiring specialized or long-term medical or mental health care. It is designated as an administrative facility, which means it holds inmates of all security classifications. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. FMC Rochester is located in southeastern Minnesota, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of downtown Rochester.
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Capacity
784
Current population
639
Occupancy
82%
Year opened
1984
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of PrisonsPopulation held
male
Opened
1984
Region
Minnesota
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 507-287-0674 to confirm hours before your visit. Full regulations: https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/rch/
Mailing
Address mail to: [Inmate Name & Register Number], FMC Rochester, P.O. BOX 4000, Rochester, MN 55903. 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
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Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersHigher risk than 0% 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
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- US Federal Bureau of Prisons â locations directory — US Department of Justice
- Wikidata (Q185933)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Fmc Rochester. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fmc-rochester
"Fmc Rochester." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fmc-rochester.
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