FCI Tucson Federal Facility Overview
The BOP FCI Tucson facility page identifies FCI Tucson as a medium-security federal correctional institution at 8901 S. Wilmot Road in Tucson. It is part of the federal custody layer in Pima County. A federal prisoner may have a case in U.S. District Court, a BOP register number, and a BOP location record. That is different from a Pima County jail booking number or an Arizona ADCRR number.
FCI Tucson is often confused with USP Tucson because both are BOP facilities in the Tucson federal correctional complex area. The Facility Map separates them because they have different security levels, addresses, phone numbers, and population figures. FCI Tucson is medium security. USP Tucson is a high-security penitentiary with an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp. Both use BOP records, and neither is searched through the PCSD county jail roster.
The official BOP page is the facility-specific source for FCI Tucson.
The facility page confirms the federal agency and location, while the BOP inmate locator handles person-level federal custody searches.
FCI Tucson Capacity and Population
The FCC Tucson PREA report material captured in the research lists FCI Tucson designated capacity at 391, report population at 475, and a 12-month average daily population of 443. Those figures are report-period measures. They should not be mixed with Pima County jail average daily population or ADCRR state prison capacity because each system counts a different population under a different agency.
| Measure | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Facility type | Medium-security federal correctional institution | BOP facility page |
| Designated capacity | 391 | FCC Tucson PREA report material |
| Report population | 475 | FCC Tucson PREA report material |
| 12-month average daily population | 443 | FCC Tucson PREA report material |
FCI Tucson Federal Inmate Lookup
Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator for FCI Tucson. BOP says the locator covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to the present. It searches by number or by name. A typical result can show name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. It does not show a public mugshot. BOP also warns that release dates may be under review or recalculation, and that a person listed as released or not in BOP custody may be in another criminal-justice system, on parole, or on supervised release.
- Open the BOP Inmate Locator and choose number search if the register number is known.
- Use first and last name for a name search, then narrow with middle name, race, age, or sex if needed.
- Confirm the result location says FCI Tucson or another BOP facility.
- If no BOP result appears, consider county jail, state prison, U.S. Marshals, court, or ICE custody based on the case stage.
The BOP Inmate Locator is the official federal person search source for FCI Tucson.
Use the locator for custody and release-date checks, then use the court record for the formal federal charge and sentence history.
FCI Tucson Address and Contact
FCI Tucson has its own BOP facility contact information. Use the facility phone for general institution questions and BOP locator records for person-level custody status. The BOP directory material captured in the research lists a fax number as well. For legal or official records, federal court records and BOP channels may be more useful than a call to a local county office.
FCI Tucson
8901 S. Wilmot Road
Tucson, AZ 85756
(520) 574-7100
Fax: (520) 663-4406
FCI Tucson Visiting Rules
Federal prison visits follow BOP and facility-specific procedures. The research file does not capture a detailed FCI Tucson visiting-days table, so the page should not invent day-by-day hours. The safe rule is to use the BOP facility page and facility visiting materials before travel. BOP visits are not PCSD video visits, and they are not ADCRR state-prison visits. Approval, identification, dress, schedule, and security screening rules come from BOP.
| Visit Topic | Federal Rule Path | Practical Step |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule | BOP facility-specific visiting procedures | Confirm with FCI Tucson before travel |
| Approval | BOP visitor approval process | Do not assume county jail approval applies |
| Identification | Federal institution security screening | Bring current photo ID |
| Changes | Facility operations can restrict visits | Check status close to the visit date |
Note: Call FCI Tucson or check BOP facility instructions before travel because federal visits can change for security or operations reasons.
FCI Tucson Mail and Commissary
Mail, phone, commissary, and money for FCI Tucson follow BOP rules and facility instructions. The research file does not provide a FCI Tucson fee schedule, so no fee amounts should be invented here. The important record-access point is that federal mail and commissary accounts are tied to federal inmate identity, including the BOP register number. County jail vendors such as PCSD's ViaPath or Pima County Packages do not manage FCI Tucson prison accounts.
| Service | Provider or Detail |
|---|---|
| Use BOP inmate name and register number under FCI Tucson mail rules | |
| Phone | BOP inmate telephone rules apply |
| Commissary | BOP commissary rules apply; no local county commissary portal |
| Money | Use BOP-approved deposit channels and verify instructions through BOP |
FCI Tucson Federal Custody
Federal custody does not always appear in the BOP locator at the start of a case. Research notes that federal pretrial detainees in U.S. Marshals custody may not appear in BOP's public locator until they are in BOP custody. A person arrested in Pima County on local charges should be searched through PCSD. A sentenced Arizona prisoner should be searched through ADCRR. A federal prisoner in BOP custody should be searched through BOP.
Immigration custody is also separate. ICE ODLS searches by A-number and country of birth or by biographical data, country, and date of birth. No official ICE detention facility physically in Pima County was located, but ICE ODLS can still be the correct fallback for immigration detention. Federal criminal custody and immigration custody are not the same records system.
- BOP register number
- The federal inmate number used in BOP records and locator results.
- Not in BOP custody
- A locator status that may mean release, another system, parole, supervised release, or another custody path.
- Federal pretrial custody
- Custody that may involve U.S. Marshals before BOP placement appears publicly.
About FCI Tucson
FCI Tucson adds a federal layer to Pima County inmate searches. The county contains the PCSD Adult Detention Complex and Ajo District Jail for county custody under Sheriff Chris Nanos, ASPC-Tucson for state prisoners, and FCI Tucson and USP Tucson for federal prisoners. The fact that these facilities are close geographically does not make their records interchangeable. A reader searching the wrong database can miss the person even when the person is in custody.
When a federal search may have started with a local arrest, compare the federal BOP result with county sources such as the PCSD jail page, the PCSD Inmate Lookup, and the PCSD jail-record request form. Those county links do not search FCI Tucson, but they can document the Pima County booking stage.
FCI Tucson should be cross-checked with USP Tucson only when the BOP locator or federal case record points to a different BOP Tucson institution. BOP facility names are specific, and the security level matters for public information, visitation routing, and contact. Formal charges, plea, conviction, and sentence details belong in federal court records rather than in the BOP locator result.
Note: Confirm BOP location, register number, and visit rules before mailing funds or traveling to a federal facility.