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Federal Correctional Institution · Forrest City, Arkansas

FCI Forrest City Low

Security level
Low + minimum camp
Medical care level
2 of 4
Mental health care level
2 of 4
Population
1,893
Phone
870-630-6000

Last checked: November 3, 2026 (BOP documents for this prison) Intel last checked: November 3, 2026 BOP status updated: Nov 3, 2026, 9:10 pm ET News updated: Nov 3, 2026, 10:20 pm ET

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Forrest City Low at a glance

This is the low-security federal prison (FCI) at the Forrest City complex in Arkansas, at 1400 Dale Bumpers Road. It has a minimum-security satellite camp. People in the Special Housing Unit visit by phone and video.

How many people
1,626 in the FCI and 267 at the camp (BOP, October 29, 2026).
Medical care level 2
Stable outpatients who need to see a clinician anywhere from monthly to every 6 months. Examples the BOP gives: diabetes controlled with medication, epilepsy, emphysema. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗
Mental health care level 2
Routine outpatient mental health care, or short crisis care such as suicide watch. The BOP does not post care levels on its website. This list is dated February 13, 2024 and came out through a public records request. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗
Who is there
Men. On the 2026 audit, ages at the complex ran from 19 to 80. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Forrest City (onsite July 21 to 23, 2026) ↗
Built for
1536 people at the main prison and 256 at the camp. On the audit day it held 1620 at the main prison and 257 at the camp. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Forrest City (onsite July 21 to 23, 2026) ↗
Average stay
643.3 days at the main prison and 372.5 days at the camp. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Forrest City (onsite July 21 to 23, 2026) ↗
Health care
The handbook says health care is run by a contractor, Wellpath, with emergency care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗

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