FCI Memphis Federal Prison: Visiting Hours, Address and Sending Money

Memphis at a glance

Memphis is a low-security prison (FCI). The BOP's own papers also talk about a Satellite Prison Camp (SPC) in Millington, Tennessee, 6696 Navy Road. The BOP's population feed lists only the FCI today, so call to confirm the camp is still open.

How many people: 1,031 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) ↗
Built for: 1,180 people Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Memphis (onsite February 3 to 5, 2026) ↗
Age range at the time of the audit: 21 to 82 Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Memphis (onsite February 3 to 5, 2026) ↗
Average length of stay: 412.6 days Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Memphis (onsite February 3 to 5, 2026) ↗
Compounds: The visiting rules list the FCI and the Satellite Prison Camp (SPC) at Millington. The BOP feed counts only the FCI. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗
Cell phones and smartwatches: Not allowed on the institution grounds. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗

The BOP's own page for FCI Memphis.

How far is it from you?

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

Plan your drive around this: The last visitors are processed at 2:30 p.m. Visits end at 3:00 p.m. Processing also stops during the count, and no one goes in or out of the visiting room until the count is clear. Do not arrive more than 15 minutes before visiting starts.

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Visiting hours and days

Who	Days	Hours
FCI Memphis	Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays	8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Satellite Prison Camp (SPC) Millington	Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays	8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Special Housing Unit (SHU)	The 3rd Monday of each month. Two hours for each person.	Within 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The last visitors are processed at 2:30 p.m. Visits end at 3:00 p.m. Processing also stops during the count, and no one goes in or out of the visiting room until the count is clear. Do not arrive more than 15 minutes before visiting starts.

The rules list no regular visiting on other weekdays, except federal holidays. The BOP says a cancellation can be posted on bop.gov only 24 hours ahead or less, so check bop.gov and call before you go. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗

The BOP's own papers disagree. The June 17, 2026 visiting rules do not agree with themselves. The main text lists Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays. A later page says visits are also held on Monday (except the 3rd Monday, which is SHU day). The same rules say 5 visitors in total including children, while a later page says 5 adults with no limit on children under 16. The 2012 handbook says 30 visiting points a month, but the June 17, 2026 rules say 7. Go by the 2026 rules and call 901-372-2269 before you drive.

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

How many visits: At the FCI each inmate gets 7 visiting points a month. A Saturday or Sunday visit costs 3 points. Federal holidays, attorney, professional, legal and PVS visits cost 0 points. Points do not carry over. A Unit Manager can approve more points. Camp visits are not on the point system. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗
Trips to the visiting room: FCI inmates get one trip to the visiting room a day. Camp inmates can go more than once. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗
How many people: No more than 5 visitors at a time, children included, unless the prison approves more ahead of time. See the note above: a later page of the rules says 5 adults. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗
ID and forms: Everyone needs a valid state or government-issued photo ID. Each visitor signs BP Form 224 (Notification to Visitor) in front of staff. Children under 16 must come with a parent or legal guardian who is on the approved list. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗
Screening: Everyone walks through the metal detector. You get 3 tries before staff use a hand-held detector. All bags and items are X-rayed. Random pat searches happen. Refuse the search or the form and you are turned away. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗
Money for vending machines: Up to $20.00 in coins only, in a small see-through coin purse. No bills. Food must come out of its wrapper and go on a paper plate, and the wrapper goes in the trash before you sit. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗
What you can carry: One clear plastic bag, no bigger than 6 inches long, 6 wide and 3 deep. A sweater or light jacket. For a baby: 2 empty clear bottles, 3 diapers, wipes in a clear container, 2 sealed baby food or formula, 1 set of clothes, 1 receiving blanket. No strollers, carriages or diaper bags. Front-lobby lockers are only for visitors who were dropped off. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗
Not allowed in: Handbags, sunglasses, reading material and photos, cameras, cell phones, smartwatches, pagers, any food (gum and candy too, except for infants), pocketknives, nail clippers, lighters, tobacco, make-up, charm bracelets, lockets, Fitbits and watches. Take any needed medicine before you go in. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗
What to wear: No sleeveless tops, V-necks, see-through or skin-tight clothes (spandex, leggings, tight jeans), wraparound skirts, capris, jogging or sweat suits, hats (babies excepted), belly shirts, scrubs, camouflage, or khaki, orange, brown and grey clothing. Shorts are for children only. Shoes must cover the feet. Skirts and dresses must be longer than 2 inches above the knee. No plain white T-shirts or shirts with logos, pictures or words. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗
Contact: Staff allow limited contact such as a handshake, a hug and a kiss, at the start and end of the visit. There is no non-contact visiting area at the FCI. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗
When it gets crowded: Staff first ask visitors who live less than 100 miles away to volunteer to leave. If that is not enough, the first 5 groups on the list are told their visit may end. Room size, weather, how often you visit and how far you traveled all count. The FCI visiting room seats 111 and the camp room seats 250. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗
New arrivals: In the first seven working days, a newly committed inmate gets no social visits until the check on proposed visitors is done. With no approved list, only immediate family named in the pre-sentence report can visit during the first 72 hours. Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗

How to get on the visiting list

At intake, your loved one gives staff a list of people they want to visit. The Unit Team checks it and normally has the first list ready within seven days.
The list holds up to 25 visitors. Immediate family (parents, step-parents, foster parents, brothers, sisters, spouse, children, stepchildren) is normally approved. Friends are generally limited to ten.
Other relatives and friends need a completed BP-629 (Visitor Information) form and a background (NCIC) check. They should have known your loved one before prison.
Do not drive until your loved one tells you that you are approved. It is their job to tell you.
To change the list, they send an Inmate Request to Staff Member form to their Unit Team. The rules say there is no limit on how many times they can change it.
Someone with a prior criminal conviction can be added only with the Warden's approval.
Transferred from another prison? Their old list is recognized only if the file shows the paperwork for a low-security prison.

Fill out the visiting form for Memphis →

Click here to read the source: MEM 5267.09P, Visiting Regulations (June 17, 2026) ↗

Driving directions (from the BOP)

FCI Memphis, 1101 John A. Denie Road: from Nashville: I-40 West to Exit 12 (Sycamore View). Turn left on Sycamore View Road, then right on Longline Road, then left on John A. Denie Road. The visitor parking lot is the first one on your right.
FCI Memphis: from Mississippi: I-55 North, then I-240 East toward Nashville (exit 6A). Then I-40 East to Exit 12 (Sycamore View Road). Right on Longline Road, then left on John A. Denie Road.
FCI Memphis: from Missouri or Arkansas: Take I-40 East into Memphis to the I-40/240 interchange and stay on I-40 East toward Nashville to Exit 12 (Sycamore View). Keep right, go through the first light (Macon Road), and turn right on Long Line Road (the fourth street on the right). It becomes John A. Denie Road. The institution is on the right. Park in the first lot behind the trailers.
FCI Memphis: from Memphis International Airport: About 14 miles west of the prison. Take the left ramp onto Plough Road, then I-240 East toward Nashville, then I-40 East at exit 12C. Take Exit 12 (Sycamore View Road), then right on Longline Road and left on John A. Denie Road.
SPC Millington, 6696 Navy Road: from Mississippi or the airport: I-55 North to I-240 North, which becomes I-40 East. Take TN-300 West (exit 2A) toward US-51/Millington, then US-51 North, then turn right on Navy Road. 6696 Navy Road is on the left.

Street address for your GPS: 1101 John A Denie Road, Memphis, Tn 38134. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗

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

FCI Memphis

Rules dated June 17, 2026 (this year)

Official rules (PDF) No Spanish version posted

Skirts and dresses	Skirts, dresses and slits no higher than two inches above the knee.
Shorts	No shorts of any kind; allowed for children only.
Colors to avoid	No khaki or brown clothing like inmate uniforms. No orange clothing. No grey clothing (Attachment 7).
Leggings, spandex	No spandex, leggings or capri pants. No skin-tight clothing, including tight jeans.
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. No hospital scrubs or medical uniforms.
Shoes	No open-toed shoes; feet must be enclosed. No thongs or sandals.
Children	Children may wear shorts; infants may wear hats.

All 23 rules, in the BOP's own words

Length and fit

Skirts, dresses and slits no higher than two inches above the knee.Skirts and dresses must be longer than two inches above the knee.
No shorts of any kind; allowed for children only.Shorts (shorts are allowed for children only)
All garments must have sleeves; no vests or tank tops.All garments must have sleeves (long or short).
No low-cut shirts or blouses; no V-necks.low cut shirts or blouses,
No belly shirts exposing the abdomen.Belly shirts (abdomen exposed)
No see-through garments.See-through garments of any kind
No skin-tight clothing, including tight jeans.Skin-tight clothing of any kind (including spandex, leggings, and, jeans)
No spandex, leggings or capri pants.(including spandex, leggings, and, jeans)
No distressed pants/jeans with holes.Sagging pants/jeans and distressed (no holes) pants/jeans
No jogging or sweat suits.Jogging/sweat suits of any kind

Colors and uniforms

No khaki or brown clothing like inmate uniforms.khaki, orange, brown, and camouflage clothing (like the uniforms the inmate wears)
No orange clothing.khaki, orange, brown, and camouflage clothing
No grey clothing (Attachment 7).Khaki, orange, brown, and grey clothing (like the uniforms the inmates wear)
No camouflage clothing.brown, and camouflage clothing (like the uniforms the inmate wears)
No hospital scrubs or medical uniforms.Hospital scrubs or medical uniforms

Bras, underwear and metal

No excessive jewelry.above the knee  Excessive jewelry

Shoes

No open-toed shoes; feet must be enclosed.Open-toed shoes, thongs, or sandals (feet must be enclosed)
No thongs or sandals.No thong, open toe shoes or sandals allowed.

Hats, hoods and coats

No hats or caps except for infants.Hats or caps (except for infants)

Children

Children may wear shorts; infants may wear hats.Hats or caps (except for infants)

Everything else

No vulgar or offensive words or pictures, incl. racial/religious offense.articles of clothing displaying any words or statements deemed vulgar, or offensive to one’s race, national origin, or religious belief is prohibited.
No wraparound skirts, tee shirts, camisoles as outerwear, or sagging pants.Tee shirts, jogging/sweat suits,

If they say no

Operations Lieutenant may terminate visits for improper dress.has the authority to terminate any visit due to improper dress,

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 Memphis
P.o, Box 34550
Memphis, Tn 38184

The handbook asks senders to put the inmate's register number and housing unit (quarters) on the envelope. Ask your loved one for the exact line to use. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗

Use the P.O. Box only. Never mail to the street address (1101 John A Denie Road, Memphis, Tn 38134).

Mail days: First-class mail is handed out Monday through Friday (not holidays), usually by the evening officer in each unit. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Books and magazines: Publications may come only from the publisher, a book club or a book store. They can keep 11 books, magazines and newspapers in total. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Legal mail: A lawyer's letter is treated as special mail only if it carries the attorney's name, says the sender is an attorney, and is marked "Special Mail - open only in the presence of the inmate." If not, it is opened like regular mail. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Money: Never put money in a letter to the prison. Money orders and checks go to the BOP lockbox: Federal Bureau of Prisons, inmate name and register number, P.O. Box 474701, Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001. Do not put letters or pictures in that envelope. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Packages: Personal items cannot be mailed in unless the right department head approved it first. The mail room accepts nothing without the approval form on file. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Rejected mail: The Warden can reject mail that threatens security or could help a crime. The sender gets written notice and can appeal. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗

Books and magazines: at a low security prison, soft-cover books and magazines can come from anyone. Hardcovers only from a publisher or bookstore.

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 Memphis. 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 Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗ 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 2012 handbook says the monthly spending limit is $320.00 and they shop once a week. 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 Memphis uses now. Stamps, copy cards and over-the-counter medicine do not count toward the limit. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗ Click here to read the source: Program Statement 4500.13, Trust Fund/Deposit Fund Manual (May 7, 2026) ↗

How shopping works at Memphis

The FCI commissary is ordinarily open Monday to Thursday, and the camp commissary on Tuesday and Wednesday. (Handbook, 2012.)
Each inmate shops once a week on the schedule posted for their unit, unless a discipline sanction took the privilege away.
Their spending limit is renewed once a month. The date depends on the fifth digit of their register number.
All sales are final. No refunds and no exchanges. (Commissary list, February 2025.)

The price list: Memphis'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 Memphis Commissary List (updated February 2025) ↗

Phone calls and email

Minutes: Ordinarily 300 minutes a month. Each call is limited to 15 minutes. They cannot receive incoming calls on this system. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Hours: Phones are generally on from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. There are three phones in each housing unit, and they may only use the ones in their own unit. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Email (TRULINCS): Messages go only to people on their contact list, up to 100 contacts. No attachments. A message cannot pass 13,000 characters. Each session is 60 minutes, with 15 minutes between sessions. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Paying: Phone credit moves from their commissary account to their phone account. No three-way calls. Calls other than approved attorney calls are monitored and recorded. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗

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 Memphis

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: At the FCI, sick call is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 6:30 to 7:00 a.m. At the camp it is the same days, 6:00 to 6:30 a.m. A clinician triages everyone. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Routine appointments: They send an Inmate Request to Staff Member form addressed to Medical. The provider puts them on call-out. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Dental: Dental emergencies: dental sick call, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 6:30 to 7:00 a.m. at the FCI (camp: 7:00 to 7:30 a.m.). A routine cleaning or non-emergency work starts with a written request to the dental clinic. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
First exams: An admission physical happens within 14 days of arriving in the federal system. People on long-term medicine see the doctor within two weeks of arriving. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Emergency: They tell the nearest staff member right away, and Health Services is called. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Co-pay: All inmates receiving medical care are charged a $2.00 co-pay under the 2012 handbook. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗

Write a sick call request →

Programs

RDAP (drug program; can mean early release for those eligible): The handbook says Memphis screens people for the Residential Drug Treatment Program. Those who qualify and finish can get early release and the most halfway house time. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Other drug programs: A 15-hour Drug Education program through Psychology (a score of at least 70% on the final test), a non-residential drug program, and AA and NA groups. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
UNICOR (prison factory): Makes electronic cable assemblies and runs a printing shop. There is a waiting list. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Education: GED and Spanish GED classes are required for 240 hours or until they earn a GED. Other classes: English as a second language, computer business classes, quality and supervision classes, and vocational training in construction technologies and building trades. Students get grade 4 pay for class hours. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗
Release preparation: Pre-release classes and information sessions with U.S. Probation officers and others. Eligible people may be considered for a halfway house. Click here to read the source: FCI Memphis / SPC Millington Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised April 27, 2012) ↗

The BOP's First Step Act guide lists a Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) at FCI Memphis (updated June 4, 2026). Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗

Safety record

Criminal cases at Memphis

October 26, 2025Two inmates reported missing from a minimum-security facility in Millington were found by authorities. The FCI's satellite camp is in Millington, but the headline does not name it (unconfirmed which facility). (FOX13 Memphis)
April 23, 2025A former corrections officer was sentenced to federal prison for taking bribes to smuggle contraband into the Memphis FCI. (Action News 5)

Deaths announced by the BOP

December 19, 2020A 49-year-old man tested positive for COVID-19 and later died in a hospital. The BOP says the man had been at Memphis since 2009. Click here to read the source: BOP press releases, "Inmate Death at FCI Memphis," December 21, 2020 and January 16, 2021 ↗
January 12, 2021A 54-year-old man with long-term health problems was taken to a hospital and died there. The BOP release mentions COVID-19. Click here to read the source: BOP press releases, "Inmate Death at FCI Memphis," December 21, 2020 and January 16, 2021 ↗

These are deaths the BOP announced in a press release, both from 2020 and 2021. 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 Memphis February 3 to 5, 2026. Result: 3 standards exceeded, 42 met, 0 not met. In the 12 months before the audit, Memphis recorded 5 sexual-abuse allegations (1 against staff, 4 against other inmates) and 1 sexual-harassment allegation (against another inmate). Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Memphis (onsite February 3 to 5, 2026) ↗

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

News about Memphis

Electrical issue to blame for large fire at Memphis prison facilityAction News 5 · Aug 24, 2026

Stories from news outlets that name FCI Memphis, checked every day. Last updated Nov 3, 2026, 9:31 am ET. We link to the original story; we did not write these.

Intel from the Inside

Intel last checked: November 3, 2026

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