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

Petersburg Medium at a glance

Petersburg Medium is a medium-security federal prison for men in Hopewell, Virginia (the BOP mailing city is Petersburg). It is one of three parts of the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Petersburg, which also has a low-security prison and a minimum-security camp. The BOP's handbook and audit cover the whole complex, so some facts below are for the complex and are marked that way.

How many people: 1,605 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. The BOP list gives the whole Petersburg complex level 2. 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 mental health list gives Petersburg Medium ("PEM") level 2. 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) ↗
Complex size: The 2023 audit says the whole complex was built for 2,210 people and held 2,451 on an average day in the year before the audit. It says the complex was over capacity at some point in that year. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Petersburg (onsite October 31 to November 2, 2023) ↗
Ages: On the first day of the 2023 audit, ages ran from 19 to 88 in the Medium, 19 to 78 in the Low and 21 to 75 in the camp. All are men. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Petersburg (onsite October 31 to November 2, 2023) ↗

The BOP's own page for FCI Petersburg Medium.

How far is it from you?

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

Plan your drive around this: The handbook gives no arrival cutoff time. Visiting is 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Arrive early and call 804-504-7200 to ask about the last time visitors are let in.

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Visiting hours and days

Who	Days	Hours
Medium (general population)	Saturday and Sunday	8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The handbook gives no arrival cutoff time. Visiting is 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Arrive early and call 804-504-7200 to ask about the last time visitors are let in.

The handbook gives only Saturday and Sunday. It does not list federal holidays or any weekday visiting (unconfirmed). Special visits and family emergencies are set up with the unit manager. The BOP does not link a separate visiting-rules paper for Petersburg, so call 804-504-7200 before you drive.

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

How many people: Children of any age count as an adult toward the number of visitors allowed in the visiting room. The handbook does not give that number (unconfirmed). Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Who can be on the list: Immediate family (father, mother, stepparents, brothers, sisters, wife, children, stepchildren, legal guardian, foster parents or grandparents, checked against the pre-sentence report). A common-law spouse is usually treated as family if the state recognizes it. A total of 6 other relatives, friends and associates can be added after clearance. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
ID: A valid unexpired state driver's license or state ID card. Birth certificates and social security cards are not accepted. No ID, no visit. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Screening: Visitors must clear the x-ray and metal detector. A medical condition, oxygen tank or prosthetic needs written documentation and approval from the unit team before the visit. Purses and briefcases may be searched. Use the lockers or leave things in your car. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Money for vending machines: Cash no more than $40.00. You cannot hand them coins or money. Money for their account goes to the lockbox. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
What you can carry: A reasonable number of diapers, other infant care items and sanitary napkins. No outside food, including gum. The only thing you can give them is food from the visiting room vending machines, and it must be eaten in the room. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
What not to wear: Walking shorts or culottes no more than 3 inches above the knee. Skirts within 3 inches of the knee, no high splits. No see-through clothing, tank tops or anything showing the middle or cleavage. No military-style clothing such as camouflage, no spandex or tight clothes, no solid grey sweatpants or sweatshirts, no medical scrubs. No solid khaki or tan. No solid orange at the Medium. Shoes are required: sandals are fine, flip-flops are not. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Touching: Kissing, embracing and a handshake only on arrival and departure. All visits begin and end in the visiting room. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Denied or ended: Reasons include the wrong day, not on the list, improper clothing, expired ID, contraband, a visiting restriction, rule violations or crowding. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗

How to get on the visiting list

Your loved one gives their unit team the names for their visiting list. The handbook does not name the form (the national visitor form is BP-A0629; not confirmed in the Petersburg handbook).
The people on the list must be cleared before they can visit.
Your loved one tells you who was approved. Do not drive until you are approved.
Up to 6 friends, other relatives and associates plus immediate family.

Fill out the visiting form for Petersburg Medium →

Driving directions (from the BOP)

Directions in the handbook (to the Low prison on River Road): From I-95 North or South, take Exit 54 toward Temple Avenue. Turn right on Temple Avenue and follow it about 3.2 miles. Turn left on River Road and follow it about 3.6 miles. The Low is on the left side of River Road, just outside the sharp right bend. The Medium is at 1060 River Road in Hopewell (BOP address list); the handbook gives no separate directions for it.
From I-295: Take Exit 9B (Fort Lee) onto Oaklawn Boulevard. Go through three lights, then exit right immediately after the Burger King onto VA 144/Temple Avenue. At the first light turn right on River Road and follow it about 3.6 miles.
Taxi and bus: There are no mass transit buses to the prison. Greyhound or Amtrak riders need a taxi. The handbook lists Boulevard Cab Co. at (804) 732-3636 and Yellow Cab of Colonial Heights at (804) 833-3909.

Street address for your GPS: 1060 River Road, Hopewell, Va 23860. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗

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

FCI Petersburg Medium

Rules dated January 2023 (3 years old) · from the prisoners' handbook; no visiting rules posted

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

Skirts and dresses	Skirts within 3 inches of the knee; no higher slits.
Shorts	Walking shorts or culottes allowed, no more than 3 inches above knee.
Colors to avoid	No solid khaki/tan clothing at Medium or Low. No solid green clothing for Camp visitors. No solid orange clothing at the Medium. No solid grey sweatpants or sweatshirts.
Leggings, spandex	No spandex-type clothing. No tight-fitting apparel.
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. No military-style clothing similar to inmate wear.
Shoes	Sandals OK but no flip-flops; footwear required.
Children	Not in the written rules.

All 19 rules, in the BOP's own words

Length and fit

Skirts within 3 inches of the knee; no higher slits.F. Skirts must be within 3" of the knee. No splits up higher.
Walking shorts or culottes allowed, no more than 3 inches above knee.A. Visitors (male and female) may wear walking shorts (or culottes) no more than 3" above
No tank tops.D. No tank tops or other wear that exposes the midriff or cleavage area.
No clothing exposing the cleavage area.D. No tank tops or other wear that exposes the midriff or cleavage area.
No clothing exposing the midriff.D. No tank tops or other wear that exposes the midriff or cleavage area.
No see-through clothing.B. No see through clothing.
No tight-fitting apparel.G. No spandex type clothing or other tight fitting apparel.
No spandex-type clothing.G. No spandex type clothing or other tight fitting apparel.
No solid grey sweatpants or sweatshirts.H. No solid grey sweatpants or sweatshirts.

Colors and uniforms

No solid khaki/tan clothing at Medium or Low.I. No solid colored khaki/tan colored clothing at the Medium or Low facility.
No solid green clothing for Camp visitors.K. No solid green colored clothing for Camp visitors.
No solid orange clothing at the Medium.J. No solid orange colored clothing at the Medium.
No solid grey sweatpants or sweatshirts.H. No solid grey sweatpants or sweatshirts.
No camouflage.C. No military style clothing similar to inmate wear. (i.e. camouflage)
No military-style clothing similar to inmate wear.C. No military style clothing similar to inmate wear. (i.e. camouflage)

Shoes

Sandals OK but no flip-flops; footwear required.E. Footwear is required. Sandals are acceptable with the exception of flip-flops.

Everything else

No medical scrubs.L. No medical scrubs.

If they say no

Visitors can be denied entry for improper clothing.to the following: incorrect visiting day, visitor is not on the visiting list, improper clothing,
Front entrance officer decides; questions go to Operations Lieutenant or CDO.officer is responsible for determining suitable attire.

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 Petersburg Medium
P.O. Box 1000
Petersburg, Va 23804

The handbook says to use: their full committed name and register number, Federal Correctional Complex, P.O. Box 1000, Petersburg, VA 23804. Spell out "Federal Correctional Complex." Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗

Use the P.O. Box only. Never mail to the street address (1060 River Road, Hopewell, Va 23860).

White paper, 5 sheets: Envelopes and paper must be white. General mail must be single-sided 8.5 by 11 paper, no more than 5 sheets per envelope. No card stock except commercial greeting cards. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Rejected: Glitter, stickers, lipstick, crayon, marker, oily substances, perfume and cologne. Picture books and catalogs, and sexually explicit photos, are rejected. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
No labels: General mail with a label for the address or return address may be rejected. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Photocopied: All incoming general mail, including cards and photos, is photocopied (photos in color). Original photos are held 30 days, then destroyed. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Their letters to you: Inmates in the Medium, including its Special Housing Unit, may not seal their outgoing general mail. The unit officer seals it when it is collected. Outgoing mail needs TRULINCS labels and no mail service runs on weekends and holidays. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Books and magazines: In the Medium they may only get soft-cover books and magazines from an identifiable bookstore, book club or publisher. Books and magazines are limited to five per mailing. Newspapers and hardcover books must come from the publisher, a bookstore or a book club. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Packages: Packages are only for medical devices and release clothing. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Legal mail: Special mail must say "Special Mail, Only to be Opened in the Presence of the Inmate" and identify the sender. Otherwise staff may open and read it. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Money: Never put cash in a letter. Money goes to the BOP lockbox (see the Money tab). Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗

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 Petersburg 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 Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗ 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 handbook (January 2023) says they can spend up to $180.00 every other week, validated on the 1st and 15th of the month. People on the court-fine payment plan "refuse" status are revalidated monthly. National BOP policy (PS 4500.13, May 7, 2026) raised the monthly limit from $360 to $460, plus $50 more in November and December. Petersburg's handbook may not reflect the new limit yet. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗ Click here to read the source: Program Statement 4500.13, Trust Fund/Deposit Fund Manual (May 7, 2026) ↗

How shopping works at Petersburg Medium

Commissary sales run Monday through Thursday. The shopping rotation and times are posted on the inmate bulletin boards.
They must have their ID card. They can check their balance on TRULINCS or by phone (118 plus their PAC).
They cannot hold cash. Money stays in their account.
The total value of commissary items they keep is limited to the monthly spending limit.

The price list: Petersburg 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 Petersburg Commissary Sales Sheet (file dated May 2025) ↗

Phone calls and email

Minutes: 300 minutes a month, for collect and debit calls together. Their minutes reset on a day set by the fifth digit of their register number times three, plus one. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Hours: Unit phones work 4:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. each evening and 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays, except 30 minutes to an hour around counts. On weekdays, all inmates may use unit phones from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Contacts: Up to 30 phone numbers, added in TRULINCS. No three-way or conference calls, phone cards or call forwarding. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Paying: They move money to their phone account from their commissary account by dialing 118 plus their PAC. A lost PAC costs $5.00 to replace. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗

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 Petersburg 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. The BOP list gives the whole Petersburg complex level 2. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗

Sick call: They report with their ID card to the 8:30 a.m. sick call move, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, sign in and wait to be called. A provider decides whether they are seen that day or given an appointment. There is no sick call on weekends or federal holidays, and no medical appointments on Wednesday (reserved for A&O exams). Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Dental: Dental sick-call sign-up is daily except Wednesdays and weekends. They use a form for dental only. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Co-pay: $2.00 for medical or dental sick call they ask for. No fee for preventive care, chronic care appointments, emergencies, injuries reported right away, or visits the provider sets up. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Medicine without funds: Indigent inmates get over-the-counter medicine by asking on the indigent OTC form at the Wednesday 7:00 a.m. pill line. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗

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Programs

RDAP (drug program; can mean up to a year off for those eligible): The handbook describes RDAP as nine months of intensive treatment. People are interviewed about 24 to 36 months before their release date, and new groups start about every 3 to 4 months. Finishing the 500-hour residential part can bring a recommendation for 6 months in a halfway house. The BOP's RDAP list includes both Petersburg prisons. Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗
UNICOR (prison factory): The handbook says the Medium has the UNICOR Distribution Center (clothing hangers, toiletry kits, the inmate boot program). Pay is by grade, $0.23 to $1.15 an hour, with premium pay an extra $0.20 an hour. Medium and camp inmates get an application from their unit team. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗
Education: Literacy (GED and English as a second language), vocational training and adult continuing education. General college courses are mostly by correspondence. Click here to read the source: FCC Petersburg Inmate Information Handbook (January 2023) ↗

The BOP's First Step Act guide (RDAP list updated June 4, 2026) lists "FCI Petersburg - L (VA)" and "FCI Petersburg - M (VA)" as RDAP locations. Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗

Safety record

Criminal cases at Petersburg Medium

Deaths announced by the BOP

June 27, 2026A 41-year-old man became unresponsive at about 11:05 p.m. and was pronounced dead at a hospital. The FBI was notified. Click here to read the source: BOP press release, "Death at FCI Petersburg Medium," June 29, 2026 ↗
May 15, 2026A 22-year-old man was found unresponsive at about 3:45 p.m. and was pronounced dead. The FBI was notified. The release says they had been there since April 29, 2026. Click here to read the source: BOP press release, "Death at FCI Petersburg Medium," May 16, 2026 ↗
January 18, 2022A 50-year-old man was found unresponsive at about 11:10 a.m. and was pronounced dead by EMS. The release says COVID-19 was found after death. The BOP release came in July 2022. Click here to read the source: BOP press release, "Inmate Death at FCI Petersburg Medium," July 21, 2022 ↗
October 4, 2020A 62-year-old man who had tested positive for COVID-19 was pronounced dead at a hospital. Click here to read the source: BOP press release, "Inmate Death at FCI Petersburg (Medium)," October 5, 2020 ↗

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. A late-August 2026 local news report of a death at FCI Petersburg had no matching BOP press release that we could find.

Sexual abuse audit (PREA)

The last federal sexual-abuse (PREA) audit covered the whole Petersburg complex and visited October 31 to November 2, 2023. Result: 2 standards exceeded (115.31 and 115.71), 43 met, 0 not met. In the 12 months before the audit, the complex recorded 19 sexual-abuse allegations (18 against other inmates, 1 against staff) and 13 sexual-harassment allegations (7 against other inmates, 6 against staff). Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Petersburg (onsite October 31 to November 2, 2023) ↗

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

News about Petersburg Medium

41-year-old inmate dies after being found unresponsive at FCI Petersburg MediumWRIC ABC 8News · Jun 29, 2026
FCI Petersburg Medium inmate diesWTVR.com · May 16, 2026

Stories from news outlets that name FCI Petersburg Medium, checked every day. Last updated Nov 3, 2026, 1:08 pm 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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