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Fpc Pensacola

Federal prisonMinimummaleOvercrowded (139%)LowHigh
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Fpc Pensacola is a federal prison located in Escambia County, Florida. Rated capacity: 499. Reported population: 693. Security level: Minimum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

The Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola (FPC Pensacola) is a minimum-security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Escambia County, Florida, near Pensacola. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. FPC Pensacola is located on Saufley Field, an outlying field of Naval Air Station Pensacola, 175 miles west of the state capital of Tallahassee and 50 miles east of Mobile, Alabama.

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Capacity

499

Current population

693

Occupancy

139%

Year opened

1988

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1988

Region

Florida

Security level

Minimum

Death-row facility

No

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 #, FPC Pensacola, 110 RABY AVE, Pensacola, FL 32509. 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.

Known issues

Contact & address

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

12/100
Low concern12/100
Overcrowding
12/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 139% of design capacity

This facility scores 12. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 10 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (100%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 139% · peers avg: 93% (+50%)
Capacity (beds)this: 499 · peers avg: 547 (9%)

Data completeness

100%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-fpc-pensacola,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Fpc Pensacola},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fpc-pensacola},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}