FCI Forrest City Medium Federal Prison: Visiting Hours, Address and Sending Money

Forrest City Medium at a glance

This is the medium-security federal prison (FCI) at the Forrest City complex in Arkansas, at 1400 Dale Bumpers Road. Visitors use the Medium visiting room. People in the Special Housing Unit visit by phone and video.

How many people: 1,637 in the FCI (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: 1152 people. On the audit day it held 1631. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Forrest City (onsite July 21 to 23, 2026) ↗
Average stay: 543.4 days. 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) ↗

The BOP's own page for FCI Forrest City Medium.

How far is it from you?

Driving directions (Google Maps) → Bus or train (Google Maps) →

Plan your drive around this: Visitors are not allowed on the grounds before 7:45 a.m. (rules) or 8:00 a.m. (handbook). The handbook says no visitors are processed after 9:30 a.m. on weekends and holidays (for the 10:00 a.m. count) and none after 2:00 p.m. (for the 4:00 p.m. count). The rules say processing stops one hour before the count and one hour before visiting ends.

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Visiting hours and days

Who	Days	Hours
Medium visiting room	Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays	8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (rules); 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (handbook)
Special Housing Unit (SHU)	Mondays only, by phone and video, for one hour. They send a request to the SHU Lieutenant with the date, a one-hour time and who will visit.	One hour

Visitors are not allowed on the grounds before 7:45 a.m. (rules) or 8:00 a.m. (handbook). The handbook says no visitors are processed after 9:30 a.m. on weekends and holidays (for the 10:00 a.m. count) and none after 2:00 p.m. (for the 4:00 p.m. count). The rules say processing stops one hour before the count and one hour before visiting ends.

No regular visiting on weekdays. If visiting is canceled, the prison page on bop.gov shows a red banner. The Forrest City Medium page on bop.gov links an older version of the visiting rules, dated April 17, 2017. The newer August 2025 version is the one used here. Click here to read the source: FOX 5267.09B, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement (August 19, 2025) ↗

The BOP's own papers disagree. The two newest BOP papers disagree. The visiting rules (August 19, 2025) say visiting is 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., visitors cannot be on the grounds before 7:45 a.m., and each inmate may have four adults and five children. The handbook (July 21, 2026) says 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., no one on the grounds before 8:00 a.m., and three adults, no more than five visitors in all, children included. Call 870-494-4200 before you drive, and plan for the stricter numbers.

The rules at the door: ID, points, what you can bring

How many visits: Each person gets five visiting points a month. One point is charged for each visit. If they have a morning visit and an afternoon visit on the same day, that is two points. Click here to read the source: FOX 5267.09B, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement (August 19, 2025) ↗
How many people: Rules (2025): four adults and five children, with extra children approved by the Unit Team. Handbook (2026): three adults, no more than five in all. A baby who must be carried is not counted. A child who can walk counts as one of the five. Click here to read the source: FOX 5267.09B, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement (August 19, 2025) ↗
Children: Anyone under 18 needs written consent from a parent or legal guardian to visit. Children under 16 must be with a responsible adult. Parents must keep small children under control. The visiting room has a Children's Center. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗
ID: You must show state or government photo ID, such as a driver's license or passport. No photo ID means you are not let in. Click here to read the source: FOX 5267.09B, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement (August 19, 2025) ↗
Screening: You walk through a metal detector, your items are searched, and you may be tested with an Ion Spectrometry Device. Your hand is stamped with ultraviolet ink and checked going in and out. Metal plates, pins or a pacemaker: bring medical papers. Tell the front lobby officer about any contagious illness (such as measles or chicken pox). Click here to read the source: FOX 5267.09B, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement (August 19, 2025) ↗
Money: Up to $20.00 in $5 and $1 bills and change, for the vending machines. Click here to read the source: FOX 5267.09B, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement (August 19, 2025) ↗
What you can carry: One small clear plastic purse, no bigger than 8 by 8 inches. For a baby: diapers, formula, sealed baby food and one blanket, only what you will use during the visit. Formula is mixed in front of the front lobby officer. Life-saving medication (like nitroglycerin or an inhaler) stays at the visiting room officer's station. You may bring only one key, to the car door. Lockers are only for people who came by cab or were dropped off. Click here to read the source: FOX 5267.09B, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement (August 19, 2025) ↗
Not allowed in: Strollers, baby carriers, baby powder or creams, food or drink, candy, gum, tobacco, matches or lighters, toys, photographs, papers, pens, phones and other electronics, cosmetics, and animals (except trained service animals). Click here to read the source: FOX 5267.09B, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement (August 19, 2025) ↗
What to wear: Casual but conservative. No see-through clothes or holes, sleeveless shirts, tank, halter or crop tops, no clothes that show the stomach, back, underarms or thigh, no form-fitting clothes or stretch pants, no swim suits, hats (except religious headwear), camouflage, khaki or shirt and pant combinations that look like inmate clothing, sweat suits or hooded sweatshirts, sunglasses, backless outfits, profanity, open-toe shoes or flip-flops, purses, jackets or coats, gloves, scarves, wrist watches or pajamas. Skirts must be below the knee, sitting and standing. A light sweater is allowed if it has no hood or pockets. Click here to read the source: FOX 5267.09B, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement (August 19, 2025) ↗
Touching: A kiss and an embrace at the start and end of the visit. Click here to read the source: FOX 5267.09B, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement (August 19, 2025) ↗
Vending machines: Visitors buy food and hand it to them unopened. They cannot go into the vending area. No sharing food or drink. Click here to read the source: FOX 5267.09B, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement (August 19, 2025) ↗
If you leave: If a visitor leaves the visiting room for any reason, the visit is over for the day. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗
When it gets crowded: Handbook: visits end for the people who came in first, by sign-in time. Exceptions are made for people who traveled more than 100 miles. The Medium visiting room holds 364. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗

How to get on the visiting list

Your loved one tells their Unit Team who they want on the list. For someone who is not immediate family, the Unit Team asks for background information, and your loved one mails the forms (BP-S309 and BP-S310) to you.
The Unit Team tells your loved one if you are approved. They tell you. Do not drive until you are approved.
Immediate family is mother, father, step-parents, foster parents, brothers, sisters, wife and children. A common-law wife needs verification.
Grandparents, aunts, uncles, in-laws, cousins, friends and others are ordinarily approved if the relationship started before prison.
Someone with a criminal record can still be approved after the Unit Team weighs it.
New arrivals with no list: only immediate family can visit, once the relationship is verified (usually within two weeks).
A visitor can be on only one inmate's list, except for immediate family.

Fill out the visiting form for Forrest City Medium →

Click here to read the source: FOX 5267.09B, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement (August 19, 2025) ↗

Driving directions (from the BOP)

Street address for your GPS: 1400 Dale Bumpers Road, Forrest City, Ar 72335. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗

The BOP beats to its own drum. The front desk has the final say. Keep a spare outfit in the car.

FCI Forrest City Medium

Rules dated April 17, 2017 (9 years old)

Official rules (PDF) En español (PDF)

9 years old. Ask your loved one to check the copy posted in the unit before you drive.

Skirts and dresses	Skirts below the knee standing and seated (0 inches above); slits not above knee.
Shorts	No form-fitting shorts; other version bans shorts shorter than knee length.
Colors to avoid	No khaki shirt-and-pant combination at Medium and Low components.
Leggings, spandex	No stretch pants or Spandex for adult visitors. No form-fitting shirts, blouses, dresses, skirts, pants, or shorts.
Bras and metal	Not in the written rules. Some prisons ban underwire bras anyway, and the penalty can be more than being sent home. Wear a sports bra or a bra with no wire.
Camouflage, military	No camouflage clothing.
Shoes	No open-toe footwear. No flip flops.
Children	Not in the written rules.

All 26 rules, in the BOP's own words

Length and fit

Skirts below the knee standing and seated (0 inches above); slits not above knee.must be below the knee in a standing and seated
No form-fitting shorts; other version bans shorts shorter than knee length.No formfitting pants or shorts. To include
No sleeveless shirts or semi-short sleeve shirts.Sleeveless shirts may not be worn.
No tops or dresses revealing stomach, back, underarms, or thigh; no crop tops.No shirts, blouses, or dresses that reveal the
No tank tops, halter tops, or backless outfits.tank tops, halter tops, crop tops, etc. No semi-
No see-through material, including revealing lace.No clothing made from “see through” material;
No form-fitting shirts, blouses, dresses, skirts, pants, or shorts.short sleeve shirts/blouses; no formfitting
No stretch pants or Spandex for adult visitors.stretch pants, Spandex for adult visitors.
No holes in clothing.including revealing lace, and holes in clothing.
No swim suits.(f) No swim suits
No pajama clothing.(r) No pajama clothing
No sweat suits, warm-up suits, or jogging suits.No sweat suits or hooded sweat shirts, i.e.

Colors and uniforms

No khaki shirt-and-pant combination at Medium and Low components.At the Medium and Low components, no khaki or
No camouflage clothing.(h) No camouflage clothing

Shoes

No open-toe footwear.No open toe footwear, flip flops, etc.
No flip flops.No open toe footwear, flip flops, etc.

Hats, hoods and coats

No hats.No hats. Exceptions will be made for traditional
Traditional religious headwear allowed, e.g., kufi, yarmulke, tam.religious head wear, i.e., kufi, Yarmulkes, tam,
No hooded sweatshirts; sweaters must not have hoods.No sweat suits or hooded sweat shirts, i.e.
No jackets or coats; light sweater without hood or pockets allowed.No jackets or coats, no gloves or scarfs, a light

Everything else

No profanity or obscene clothing.No profanity or obscene clothing
No suggestive or revealing clothing; casual attire must be conservative.Absolutely no suggestive or revealing clothing will be
No athletic jerseys.warm-up suits, or jogging suit; no athletic jerseys
No sunglasses, gloves, scarves, or wrist watches.No jackets or coats, no gloves or scarfs, a light
No entirely white outfits at Medium and Low components (one version only).pant combination; no entirely white outfits.

If they say no

Admittance is at discretion of lobby, control, visiting officers, lieutenants, IDO.visitors is up to the discretion of the Front Lobby

Inmate mailing address

Use their committed name exactly as the BOP Inmate Locator shows it. The name and number below are examples (JOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES, 12345-678).

JOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES
Reg. No. 12345-678
FCI Forrest City Medium
P.O. Box 3000
Forrest City, Ar 72336

The BOP page lists the mailing address as P.O. Box 3000, Forrest City, AR 72336. Put their committed name, register number and unit on the envelope. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗

Use the P.O. Box only. Never mail to the street address (1400 Dale Bumpers Road, Forrest City, Ar 72335).

Mail days: First class mail is handed out Monday through Friday (except holidays), usually by the evening watch officer in each living unit. No mail service on weekends and holidays. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗
Legal mail: Legal and special mail is handed out by a member of the Correctional Systems Department as soon as possible after it arrives. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗
Their letters to you: At a medium-security prison they cannot seal outgoing mail. Every outgoing envelope needs a TRULINCS mailing label. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗
Money: Never put money in a letter. Send it to the BOP lockbox in Des Moines (see the Money tab), made out to their committed name and register number. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗

Books and magazines: at a medium security prison, books and magazines must come straight from a publisher, book club or bookstore (Amazon, for example), never from home.

How to send money to an inmate here

Use their committed name exactly as the BOP Inmate Locator shows it. The name and number below are examples (JOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES, 12345-678).

Money never goes to Forrest City Medium. It goes to the BOP, and the BOP puts it on their account. There are 3 ways. Each one below shows you the actual form and exactly what to write in each box, already filled in with their name and number.

First, they must sign the power-of-attorney form (BP-A0407) when they arrive. Until they do, MoneyGram and Western Union money cannot post. Click here to read the source: Program Statement 4500.13, Trust Fund/Deposit Fund Manual (May 7, 2026) ↗

1. Postal money order Our pick

"Postal" means the U.S. Post Office. A postal money order is one you buy at the counter of a U.S. Post Office, from the United States Postal Service. Money orders sold at Walmart, a grocery store, a bank, Western Union, MoneyGram or a check-cashing store are not postal money orders.

Why it matters: a postal money order has no hold. Once the BOP's lockbox in Des Moines gets it, it goes on their account. Every other money order and every personal or company check is put on a 15-day hold first, and the 15 days only start when the lockbox receives the envelope. Add the days it spends in the mail, and it can be close to three weeks before they can spend it.Click here to read the source: BOP, Sending money by U.S. mail ↗ Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗ Foreign money orders and checks are held 45 days. The postal money order is also the cheapest way.

The Post Office's own steps

Decide the amount. Up to $1,000 in one money order.
Go to any Post Office.
Bring cash or a debit card. The Post Office does not take credit cards for money orders.
Fill it out at the counter with the clerk. Use the boxes below.
Pay the amount plus the fee: $2.65 for up to $500, $3.75 for $500.01 to $1,000.
Keep your receipt. You need it to track the money order or replace it if it is lost.Click here to read the source: U.S. Postal Service, Money Orders ↗

A U.S. Postal Service money order, the red and blue design, with the 5 boxes you fill in marked and numbered — The Postal Service's own sample of the new red-and-blue money order, with our example filled in. The clerk prints the amount, date and serial number. Tap to enlarge. Click here to read the source: U.S. Postal Service, Money Orders (sample images) ↗

Pay toJOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONEStheir committed name, exactly as the BOP Inmate Locator shows it
Address (under Pay to)Federal Bureau of Prisons, P.O. Box 474701, Des Moines, IA 50947-0001
FromMARIA SMITH-JONESyour name
Address (under From)123 Main Street, Trenton, NJ 08608your address
MemoReg. No. 12345678their 8-digit register number, no dash

The older green U.S. Postal Service money order — The older green design is still in use until the Post Office runs out of it. The boxes are the same. Click here to read the source: U.S. Postal Service, Money Orders (sample images) ↗

Unconfirmed: the BOP does not say in writing what goes on the "Pay to" line. Their name is what families use. The name and number on the envelope are what the BOP requires.

Maria Smith-Jones
123 Main Street
Trenton, NJ 08608

STAMP

Federal Bureau of Prisons
JOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES
12345678
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001

The envelope. Nothing else inside: no letters, no photos.

Lost it? Tracking and replacing a money order

Keep the receipt. You need the serial number, post office number and amount to track it at tools.usps.com/money-orders.htm.
Lost or stolen: take the receipt to any post office and ask for a Money Order Inquiry. It costs $23 and can take up to 60 days.

2. MoneyGram

Posts in about 2 to 4 hours if sent 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern, any day. Up to $300 per payment. In a store, you fill out the blue ExpressPayment form. This is the BOP's own filled-in sample:

The MoneyGram blue ExpressPayment form, filled in by the BOP, with the 6 boxes you fill in marked 1 to 6 — The BOP's sample (2012). Fill in only the left "Pay a Bill" side. Tap to enlarge. Click here to read the source: the BOP's MoneyGram sample form ↗

Company NameFederal Bureau of Prisons
City & StateWashington, DC
Receive Code7932always the same
Account Number of the Bill to Pay12345678SMITHJONESone letter or number per box
Amount to Payup to $300
Message to Biller or Beneficiary NameJOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES

Top section: your own name, address, phone and signature. Pay cash. Keep the receipt with the reference number.

Unconfirmed: some stores now type it into a screen instead of using the paper form. The boxes are the same.

Doing it online or in the MoneyGram app instead

Go to moneygram.com (Pay Bills) or the MoneyGram app and log in or sign up.
Search the biller 7932 or "Federal Bureau of Prisons."
Enter the amount (up to $300) and the account number 12345678SMITHJONES.
Pay with a debit or credit card. A credit card can charge a cash-advance fee.

3. Western Union

Posts in about 2 to 4 hours. In a store, ask for the Quick Collect form ("To Send Money Form for Bill Payments"). Do not ask for a regular money transfer. This is a real Quick Collect form filled in with the BOP's values:

A Western Union Quick Collect payment form filled in for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, with the 5 boxes you fill in marked 1 to 5 — A 2008 version of the form, posted by a family-help site. The form in your store may look different, but the box names are the same. Tap to enlarge.

Dollar Amountyour amount
Pay toFederal Bureau of Prisons
Code CityFBOP, DC
AttentionJOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES
Account # with Company (in the SENDER section: this is where people get lost)12345678SMITHJONES

Leave Promo Code blank. Put your own name, phone and address in the rest of the Sender section and sign at 3. Pay cash (some stores take debit). You get a 10-digit tracking number (MTCN). Keep it.

Unconfirmed: some stores have the blue Quick Collect form, some a "Pay a Bill" section, and some a phone to an agent.

Doing it online (Send2Corrections), screen by screen

You need a photo ID to set up the account: your name must match your ID exactly.

Go to send2corrections.com or the Send2Corrections app. Log in or register.
"Who are you sending to?" Choose the facility Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP DC).
Receiver first name, middle name (optional), last name: exactly as the BOP has it.
Commissary number: type only the 8 digits, 12345678. No dash, no name. The site adds the last name itself and shows the full account number in a grey box you cannot type in.
Ignore the pop-up that says "BOP number will not work." That text shows for every prison. The register number is what works.
Amount: $1 to $300. Pay by card, or choose "Pay Cash (in-store)" and pay at a Western Union counter within 12 hours, or it cancels.

Hyphenated last name? The site drops the hyphen: Smith-Jones becomes 12345678SMITHJONES.

Money sent to the wrong person is not returned by Western Union. Western Union payments cannot be changed after they are sent.

Commissary: what they can spend

The Forrest City handbook (July 21, 2026) says they validate on the 1st and 15th and may spend up to $230.00 each time, $460.00 a month. That matches the national limit in PS 4500.13 (May 7, 2026). Stamps, over-the-counter medicine and phone credit do not count. The commissary list on the BOP site is undated and hard to read as a table, so we have not copied its prices. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗ Click here to read the source: Program Statement 4500.13, Trust Fund/Deposit Fund Manual (May 7, 2026) ↗

How shopping works at Forrest City Medium

They get a shopping day based on the 4th and 5th digits of their register number. They can shop in the morning or at the noon sales on that day.
Fingerprint identification is used for commissary sales.
The list says: check the bulletin board for the shopping schedule. All sales are final. No substitutions or add-ons at the window. If they do not show when called, they lose their shopping until the next shopping day.
Borrowing commissary items from other inmates is not allowed.

The price list: Forrest City Medium's official list is a scan or an older layout we could not turn into a reliable searchable list, so we don't retype prices we can't be sure of. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Commissary List (no date printed) ↗

Phone calls and email

Minutes: 510 minutes a month in all. Each call is limited to 15 minutes. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗
Contacts: Up to 100 total active contacts, including up to 30 phone numbers and 30 email contacts. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗
Paying: Calls are paid from their account. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗

They have to add your number and email to their list first. Emails come through CorrLinks: you get an invitation by email once they add you.

Health care at Forrest City Medium

Medical care level 2 and mental health care level 2 (of 4). 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) ↗

Sick call: Medium Health Services: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 6:15 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. (not on holidays). They can fill out the triage slip on the unit and take it with them. Times may change for weather or a lockdown. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗
Weekends: No routine sick call on weekends and holidays. Emergency care, insulin clinics and pill line are still provided. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗
Emergency: Emergency medical care is 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) ↗
Co-pay: They pay $2.00 for each visit they ask for, charged to their commissary account. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗

Write a sick call request →

Programs

RDAP (drug program; can mean up to a year off for those eligible): The BOP lists Forrest City - M as an RDAP location. Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗
Other drug programs: Drug education and non-residential drug abuse treatment. To join the course without being required to, they send an electronic Inmate Request to Staff (a "Cop-Out") to be put on the waiting list. Click here to read the source: FCC Forrest City Admission and Orientation Handbook (July 21, 2026) ↗
Parenting: Inmates and their children can use the designated children's area with prior approval from the Education Department. Click here to read the source: FOX 5267.09B, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement (August 19, 2025) ↗

The BOP's First Step Act guide lists Forrest City - M as an RDAP site (updated June 4, 2026). Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗

Safety record

Criminal cases at Forrest City Medium

August 2026Two former Forrest City federal prison guards were sentenced to 30 months each for smuggling contraband. The reports say "Forrest City prison" and do not say which prison at the complex. (KATV)

Deaths announced by the BOP

July 23, 2026A 34-year-old man was found unresponsive at about 10:45 p.m., taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead on July 27, 2026. The FBI was notified. Click here to read the source: BOP press release, "Death at FCI Forrest City Medium," July 28, 2026 ↗
February 9, 2021A 55-year-old man died after testing positive for COVID-19 and being put on a ventilator. Click here to read the source: BOP press release, "Inmate Death at FCI Forrest City," February 10, 2021 ↗
January 9, 2021A 54-year-old man died after testing positive for COVID-19 and being put on a ventilator. Click here to read the source: BOP press release, "Inmate Death at FCI Forrest City," January 11, 2021 ↗

These are deaths the BOP announced in a press release. The BOP does not publish a full count of deaths at each prison, so this is not a total.

Sexual abuse audit (PREA)

The last federal sexual-abuse (PREA) audit covered the whole Forrest City complex and visited July 21 to 23, 2026. Result: 45 standards met. The report lists none as exceeded or not met (it writes "N/A"). The final report is dated August 25, 2026. In the 12 months before the audit, the complex recorded 3 sexual-abuse allegations (2 against staff, 1 against another inmate) and 9 sexual-harassment allegations (1 against staff, 8 against other inmates). The audit does not split these numbers by prison, so they are for the whole complex. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Forrest City (onsite July 21 to 23, 2026) ↗

An allegation is a report, not a finding. The audit counts reports made, not what investigators concluded.

News about Forrest City Medium

Inmate dies after being found unresponsive at FCI Forrest City MediumAction News 5 · Jul 28, 2026

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Intel from the Inside

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