Coleman Low Federal Prison - Prisonfinder.org (2024)

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FCC Coleman is commonly known as the Federal Correctional Complex. The facility is a federal prison in the United States. The prison houses male prisoners in the unincorporated part of Sumter County, Florida. The jail is operated and managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons.

The prison sits on 1,600 acres of land. In 2010, FCC Coleman was one of the biggest correctional facility under the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It was housing a strong 7,120 inmates and employed nearly 1,300 people.

Most prisoners in the FCC Coleman care are there due to drug-related convictions. A typically average sentence here in FCC Coleman is 10 years.

Majority of the prison is all male inmates, however, the satellite work camp houses female inmates. There are four different facilities that make up the FCC Coleman. They are as follows:

• Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Low: Low-security Prison
• Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Medium: Medium Security Prison
• United States Penitentiary I, Coleman: High-Security Prison
• United States Penitentiary II, Coleman: High-Security Prison

How to Find Someone in Coleman Low Federal Prison

FCI Coleman Low is a federal prison. The easiest way to lookup an inmate in federal prisons is going to the BOP website.

They have a database where you can search all federal inmates.

Sending a Mail/Care Package

Inmates can receive letters in the mail. You will need to see what facility they are in, in the FCC Coleman as they have four. But to mail a letter, here are the addressfor Coleman Low Prison:

Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Coleman Low
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 1031
Coleman, FL 33521

Sending Money

You can put money into your inmate's commissary account by Western Union or MoneyGram. Each option you can do online or in person.

You will need to the following information

• Inmate Name
• Register Number (inmate number)
• City (always will be FBOP)
• State (always will be DC)

If you can’t get down to either Western Union or MoneyGram, you can send money directly to their PO box. That information is:

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
P.O. Box 474702
Des Moines, Iowa 50947

Do NOT send money to an inmate using the FCI Coleman Low address. All funds sent through the mail must be addressed to a processing center in Des Moines, Iowa. This applies to all Federal inmates, regardless of where they are incarcerated.

Email

The last way to stay in touch with an inmate at FCI Coleman Low is through email. Email is also through Trulincs.

The email program is funded by the inmate trust fund, which is kept up with purchases from the commissary, the telephone service, and fees paid directly to Trulincs.

Emails are monitored and screened for content not suitable for them.

Admissions and Orientation Handbook

Your first day in prison, you are bombarded with a ton of information. One booklet you will be giving is the Admissions and Orientation (A&O) Handbook.

This handbook will supply you with general information about the prison itself alongside the prison’s rules, programs, and regulations you will have to follow while you are serving out your sentence.

It will be in your best interest to familiarize yourself with handbook as it is your responsibility to transition smoothly to prison life.

FCI Coleman LowAdmissions & Orientation Handbook

Commissary

The commissary was founded in 1930 by the Department of Justice. The Commissary was placed in all Federal Institutions.

The commissary allows inmates to shop for “luxury” items while they are in prison. Funds are typically deposited by their friends, families, and their prison jobs.

Inmates have a spending limit of $360 per month. The commissary is only open on a designated day of the week where they can utilize the shop.

All federal prisons have their commissary list with prices available to the public.

Legal Activities

Even when in prison, you may still need legal counsel. There are strict procedures one will have to follow to obtain legal reference materials alongside their legal counsel.

There are also many opportunities to be taken advantage of to afford the proposal of legal documents when behind bars.

All procedures for legal activities can be located here.

Visitation

Inmates can receive visitors on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Federal Holidays from 8am to 3pm.

Visitors must be on approved visitor list. Visitors must adhere to the prison dress code, meaning no see-through clothing, no miniskirts, tank tops, or any other revealing clothing.

Minors must be accompanied by their legal guardian and children must behave. If not, you may be asked to leave visitation early.

How Often Can I Visit?

This will depend on what rank the inmate is. There are three ranks:

• LSCI – 12 points
• FCI – 5 points
• USP – 9 points

Here is the point schedule for visitations:

FCI

• Each visit is one point regardless of the day.

LSCI

• 2 points for weekend visits
• 2 points for federal holidays visits
• 1 point for weekday visits

USP

• 2 points for weekend visits
• 0 points for federal holiday visits
• 1 point for weekday visits.

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