Federal Correctional Institution · Marianna, Florida
FCI Marianna
- Security level
- Medium + minimum camp
- Medical care level
- 2 of 4
- Mental health care level
- 2 of 4
- Population
- 1,135
- Phone
- 850-526-2313
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, 8:56 am ET
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Marianna at a glance
Marianna is a medium-security prison (FCI) with a federal prison camp (FPC) on the grounds. The BOP posts no current visiting rules for Marianna. Everything on visiting below comes from the October 2014 handbook, so call the prison before you drive.
- How many people
- 873 in the FCI and 262 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) ↗
- Built for
- 1,113 people Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Marianna (onsite May 5 to 7, 2026) ↗
- Age range at the time of the audit
- 21 to 83 at the FCI, 22 to 81 at the camp Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Marianna (onsite May 5 to 7, 2026) ↗
- Average length of stay at the time of the audit
- 870.3 days at the FCI, 369.9 days at the camp Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Marianna (onsite May 5 to 7, 2026) ↗
- Special programs
- Marianna is one of six Sex Offender Management Programs (SOMP) in the BOP, and has a Resolve program. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
How far is it from you?
Driving directions (Google Maps) → Bus or train (Google Maps) →
Plan your drive around this: The handbook calls 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. the "regular visiting/processing hours." It gives no separate last-entry time, so ask the prison when processing stops.
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Visiting hours and days
| Who | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FCI and camp | Weekends and federal holidays | 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
| FCI extra day | Monday, to ease weekend crowding | 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
The handbook calls 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. the "regular visiting/processing hours." It gives no separate last-entry time, so ask the prison when processing stops.
The handbook lists no regular visiting Tuesday through Friday. Special Housing Unit (SHU) visits and any changes are not described, so call to confirm. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook, Visiting section (updated October 2014). The BOP has not posted a visiting-rules supplement for Marianna. ↗
The BOP's own papers disagree. The only visiting paper for Marianna is the handbook, which is from October 2014. The BOP has posted no newer visiting rules. Call the prison before you drive.
The rules at the door: ID, points, what you can bring
- How many visits
- At the FCI, visits run on a point system: 10 points a month. Saturday costs 2 points, Sunday 3 points, a federal holiday 3 points and Monday 1 point. A SHU visit costs 3 points. The camp does not use points. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook, Visiting section (updated October 2014). The BOP has not posted a visiting-rules supplement for Marianna. ↗
- How many people
- No more than 5 visitors at once at the FCI, children included. Also 5 (children included) at the camp. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook, Visiting section (updated October 2014). The BOP has not posted a visiting-rules supplement for Marianna. ↗
- ID
- A valid current photo ID: a state driver's license or state ID card, or two other forms of ID (credit cards, Social Security card) with full name and signature. Birth certificates and high school photo IDs do not count. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook, Visiting section (updated October 2014). The BOP has not posted a visiting-rules supplement for Marianna. ↗
- Children
- Children under 16 cannot visit unless a responsible adult comes with them. Children must be on the visiting list. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook, Visiting section (updated October 2014). The BOP has not posted a visiting-rules supplement for Marianna. ↗
- Screening
- Visitors may be searched and are checked with a metal detector. Underwire bras, jewelry, hair pins and other metal can delay or stop you. Bring a doctor's note for metal implants or a pacemaker. Other belongings go in lockers in the institution or back in your vehicle. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook, Visiting section (updated October 2014). The BOP has not posted a visiting-rules supplement for Marianna. ↗
- What you can bring
- Money for the vending machines, and a reasonable amount of diapers and other baby items. No food or drink. Coins or money cannot go on their account, and nothing is passed between visitors and inmates. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook, Visiting section (updated October 2014). The BOP has not posted a visiting-rules supplement for Marianna. ↗
- What to wear
- No see-through or sleeveless blouses, sleeveless T-shirts, sleeveless dresses, skirts more than 1 inch above the knee, wrap-around skirts, spandex, hair pieces or wigs (unless medically approved), caps, hats, shorts, or offensive logos. No plain white T-shirts and nothing khaki, brown, camouflage or hunter green. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook, Visiting section (updated October 2014). The BOP has not posted a visiting-rules supplement for Marianna. ↗
- Contact
- One brief kiss, one embrace and a handshake, only on arrival and when leaving. Visits start and end in the visiting room. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook, Visiting section (updated October 2014). The BOP has not posted a visiting-rules supplement for Marianna. ↗
- When it gets crowded
- Visits may be limited so everyone gets a turn. Local visitors are ended first, and out-of-state and infrequent visitors after at least 2 hours. Points are not given back when a visit is ended. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook, Visiting section (updated October 2014). The BOP has not posted a visiting-rules supplement for Marianna. ↗
How to get on the visiting list
- They hand a visiting list to their counselor for approval.
- Immediate family, other relatives and friends can be approved after the paperwork is done and an NCIC background check is complete. Children must be on the list too.
- To add a visitor, they ask their counselor at least one week before the visit.
- Do not drive until your loved one tells you that you are approved. All visitors must be on the approved list.
- Clergy and attorney visits are special visits set up by the right department and approved by the Warden or a designee.
Driving directions (from the BOP)
- I-10 from Tallahassee
- Take the first Marianna exit, Route 71. Right off the ramp onto Hwy. 71. Go about four miles to Hwy. 90. Left on 90 for about two miles. Look for a plaza on your right and turn right past the plaza on Hwy. 71 North. Go to Hwy 166 (about 3 to 4 miles) and turn left on 166 for about 1 mile. You will see an old train display on your right. That is the entrance. Go about one and a quarter mile. The FPC is on the left and the FCI is straight ahead. Park in the Visitors Parking Lot.
- I-10 from Pensacola
- Take the second Marianna exit, Route 71. Right off the ramp, about four miles to Hwy. 90, left on 90 for about two miles, then right past the plaza on Hwy. 71 North. At Hwy 166 turn left for about one mile to the old train display on the right. Follow the entrance road about one and a quarter mile.
Street address for your GPS: 3625 Fci Road, Marianna, Fl 32446. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
The BOP beats to its own drum. The front desk has the final say. Keep a spare outfit in the car.
FCI Marianna
12 years old. Ask your loved one to check the copy posted in the unit before you drive.
| Skirts and dresses | No skirts more than 1 inch above the knee. |
|---|---|
| Shorts | No shorts. |
| Colors to avoid | No khaki or brown clothing. No hunter green clothing. |
| Leggings, spandex | No spandex. |
| Bras and metal | Underwire bras, jewelry, hair pins may delay or block entry. |
| Camouflage, military | No camouflage clothing. |
| Shoes | Not in the written rules. |
| Children | Not in the written rules. |
All 14 rules, in the BOP's own words
Length and fit
- No skirts more than 1 inch above the knee.
skirts more than 1" above the knee,
- No shorts.
caps, hats, shorts, and clothing with logos
- No sleeveless blouses, tee shirts or dresses.
See-through or sleeveless blouses, sleeveless tee shirts,
- No see-through blouses.
See-through or sleeveless blouses, sleeveless tee shirts,
- No spandex.
wrap-around skirts, sleeveless dresses, spandex,
Colors and uniforms
- No khaki or brown clothing.
clothes colored in khaki, brown, camouflage or hunter green
- No hunter green clothing.
clothes colored in khaki, brown, camouflage or hunter green
- No camouflage clothing.
clothes colored in khaki, brown, camouflage or hunter green
Bras, underwear and metal
- Underwire bras, jewelry, hair pins may delay or block entry.
Items such as underwire bras, jewelry, hair pins, and other metal items may delay or prevent visitors from entering the institution
- Jewelry may delay or prevent entry if it sets off the detector.
jewelry, hair pins, and other metal items may delay or prevent visitors from entering
Hats, hoods and coats
- No caps or hats.
caps, hats, shorts, and clothing with logos
- No easily removed hairpieces or wigs unless medically approved.
easily-removed hair pieces or wigs (unless medically approved),
Everything else
- No clothing with logos that may be offensive.
clothing with logos that may be offensive in any way.
- No wrap-around skirts or plain white t-shirts.
Visitors wearing plain white t-shirts or clothes colored in khaki, brown, camouflage or hunter green are also not allowed.
Inmate mailing address
JOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES Reg. No. 12345-678 FCI Marianna P.O. Box 7007 Marianna, Fl 32447
The handbook gives two mailing addresses. FCI: name and register number, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 7007, Marianna, FL 32447-7007. Camp: the same, with P.O. Box 7006. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
Use the P.O. Box only. Never mail to the street address (3625 Fci Road, Marianna, Fl 32446).
- Special mail
- Incoming special mail must name the sender and be marked "Special Mail - Open Only in the Presence of the Inmate." It is opened in front of them and not read. Without that marking, staff may open and read it as general mail. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
- Money
- Send money orders, government checks and other negotiable items to the BOP lockbox: Federal Bureau of Prisons, inmate name, register number, Post Office Box 474701, Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001. Anything else in that envelope, such as letters and pictures, is thrown away. They can also receive funds by Western Union Quick Collect. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
- Rejected mail
- The Warden gives the sender written notice of a rejection. The sender can appeal. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
- After they move
- General mail is forwarded for 30 days to their release address. After that it is returned. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
- Outgoing special mail
- Received at the FCI mail room during the 2:00 p.m. move, Monday through Friday. At the camp, at 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
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
Money never goes to Marianna. 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: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗ 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 ↗
- 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
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.
123 Main Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Federal Bureau of Prisons JOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES 12345678 Post Office Box 474701 Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001
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:
- 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:
- 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
Marianna's handbook (October 2014) says the monthly spending limit is $320.00. Over-the-counter medicine, phone credits and stamps do not count. National BOP policy (PS 4500.13, May 7, 2026) is $460 a month, plus $50 more in November and December. Call to find out which limit Marianna uses now. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗ Click here to read the source: Program Statement 4500.13, Trust Fund/Deposit Fund Manual (May 7, 2026) ↗
How shopping works at Marianna
- The spending period starts on their "validation" day, once a month. The day is the last digit of the first five digits of their register number, times 3, plus 1.
- They must carry their inmate account card at all times and may not loan it.
- People in "refusal" status on the court-fine payment plan cannot buy special purchase items.
The price list: Marianna'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: FCI Marianna Commissary List (2017) ↗
Phone calls and email
- Call length
- Calls are limited to 15 minutes, then a 15-minute wait before the next call. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
- Contacts
- Up to 30 telephone numbers, entered in TRULINCS. They can only use the TRULINCS computers in their own housing unit. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
- Paying
- The system takes debit and collect calls. They move phone credit any day of the week after 4:30 p.m. No three-way calls. All calls can be monitored. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
- Monthly minutes
- The 2014 handbook does not give a monthly minute limit. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
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 Marianna
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
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, about 6:45 to 7:15 a.m. (Wednesday if needed). Another page of the handbook says to sign up between 6:30 and 7:00 a.m. SHU inmates get sick call daily in the morning. No sick call on weekends or federal holidays; only emergencies are seen. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
- Routine care
- To get an appointment with their provider they must go to sick call. The handbook says cop-outs asking for appointments are not accepted. Wednesday is generally for new-arrival physicals. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
- Dental
- They can ask for a dental sick-call check at the same time as sick call. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
- Co-pay
- A fee of $2.00 per health care visit they ask for. No one is refused care for lack of funds. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
Programs
- RDAP (drug program; can mean early release for those eligible)
- The handbook says residents live in the Apache Unit for a nine-month program of group and individual therapy. They apply in writing to the Drug Abuse Program Coordinator. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
- Other drug programs
- A 12 to 15 hour Drug Education course, and voluntary non-residential drug abuse counseling (ask with a cop-out to the Drug Abuse Program Coordinator). Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
- UNICOR (prison factory)
- Four waiting lists give priority to people with prior UNICOR experience, people within 24 months of release, and people who owe $1,000.00 or more under the Financial Responsibility Program. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
- Education
- GED classes in English and Spanish, English as a Second Language, and college correspondence courses at their own cost. Vocational programs at the FCI: Computer Applications, A+ Computer Refurbishing, Electrical, Heating and Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Diversified Cooperative Training, plus apprenticeships. Click here to read the source: FCI/FPC Marianna Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2014) ↗
The BOP's First Step Act guide lists a Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) at FCI Marianna (updated June 4, 2026). Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗
Safety record
Criminal cases at Marianna
- April 25, 2025The Tallahassee Democrat reported that a federal inmate died after being assaulted by another inmate at the Marianna prison. (Tallahassee Democrat)
Deaths announced by the BOP
- June 25, 2026A 39-year-old man was found unresponsive and pronounced dead by emergency medical staff. The FBI was notified. Click here to read the source: BOP press releases, "Death at FCI Marianna," June 14, 2026 and June 26, 2026 ↗
- June 13, 2026A 51-year-old man was found unresponsive and pronounced dead by emergency medical staff. The FBI was notified. Click here to read the source: BOP press releases, "Death at FCI Marianna," June 14, 2026 and June 26, 2026 ↗
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 visited Marianna May 5 to 7, 2026. Result: 2 standards exceeded, 43 met, 0 not met. In the 12 months before the audit, Marianna recorded 27 sexual-abuse allegations (13 against staff, 14 against other inmates) and 10 sexual-harassment allegations (3 against staff, 7 against other inmates). Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Marianna (onsite May 5 to 7, 2026) ↗
An allegation is a report, not a finding. The audit counts reports made, not what investigators concluded.
News about Marianna
- Federal inmate dies after being assaulted by another inmate in Marianna prisonTallahassee Democrat · Apr 25, 2025
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