USP McCreary

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Verified 20 May 2026 · Data dated 1 Dec 2025

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For families

How to send mail, money, and visit USP McCreary

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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U.S. Penitentiary operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: Mid-Atlantic Region. Includes an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp.

Capacity

1,500

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

2003

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Population held

male

Opened

2003

Region

Security level

High

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 #, USP McCreary, 330 FEDERAL WAY, Pine Knot, KY 42635. 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.