FCI Yazoo City Low Federal Prison: Visiting Hours, Address and Sending Money

Yazoo City Low at a glance

Yazoo City Low is a low-security federal prison (FCI) for men in Mississippi, with a satellite camp. It is one of the prisons in the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) at Yazoo City.

How many people: 1,497 in the FCI and 183 at the camp (BOP, October 29, 2026).
Medical care level 1: Generally healthy people under 70 who need to see a clinician only every 6 to 12 months. Examples the BOP gives: mild asthma, diet-controlled diabetes, well-controlled high blood pressure. 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 1: No regular mental health care. People with a major mental illness, or who take antipsychotic medication, are not ordinarily classified at this level. 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 first day of the February 2026 audit, ages ran from 20 to 75 at the FCI and from 21 to 67 at the camp. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Yazoo City, the whole complex (onsite February 24 to 26, 2026; final report April 2, 2026) ↗
Built for: The audit lists a capacity of 1,536 at the FCI and 256 at the camp. The population on the first day was 1,552 and 165. The average over the 12 months before was 1,520 and 142. The audit says the complex was over capacity at some point that year. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Yazoo City, the whole complex (onsite February 24 to 26, 2026; final report April 2, 2026) ↗
Average stay: 556.8 days at the FCI and 259.8 days at the camp. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Yazoo City, the whole complex (onsite February 24 to 26, 2026; final report April 2, 2026) ↗
Tobacco: "The entire FCC Yazoo City Complex is totally TOBACCO FREE." (Handbook, 2011.) Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗

The BOP's own page for FCI Yazoo City Low.

How far is it from you?

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

Plan your drive around this: Visitors are not allowed into the Administration Building before 4:30 p.m. on Fridays or before 8:00 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays. On Fridays visitors are not processed after 7:30 p.m. On weekends and holidays visitors are not processed after 2:00 p.m. at the Low and Medium (3:30 p.m. at the camp).

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Visiting hours and days

Who	Days	Hours
Low: Friday evening	Friday	5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Low: weekend and holidays	Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays	8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Satellite camp	Friday 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.	See left
Special Housing Unit (SHU)	Friday, SHU inmates only	1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Visitors are not allowed into the Administration Building before 4:30 p.m. on Fridays or before 8:00 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays. On Fridays visitors are not processed after 7:30 p.m. On weekends and holidays visitors are not processed after 2:00 p.m. at the Low and Medium (3:30 p.m. at the camp).

Visiting is Friday evening, Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays. People passing through ("holdover") at a prison that does not fit their security needs may visit Thursdays, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗

The BOP's own papers disagree. The Yazoo City handbook is from October 2011 and the visiting rules are from February 18, 2019. They differ: the handbook says 4 adults and 4 dependent children, and each visit costs 1 point of the 5 a month; the 2019 rules say no more than 5 people in total, with points taken only for weekend visits (none for Friday evenings or holidays). The handbook says holding hands is allowed during the visit; the rules only allow shaking hands, kissing and embracing at the start and the end. For the camp, the handbook says Saturday, Sunday and holidays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; the 2019 rules say Friday 1:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday and holidays 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Both papers are old. Go by the 2019 rules, and call 662-751-4800 (the number in the BOP facility feed) before you drive.

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

How many visits: Each person gets 5 visiting points a month. One point is taken each time they go into the visiting room on a weekend day. No points are taken for Friday evening visits or federal holidays. Points do not carry over. Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗
How many people: No more than 5 people at one time, any combination: up to 4 adults and up to 4 children. Children 8 and under may sit on a parent's lap. Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗
ID: Everyone needs a valid photo ID: driver's license, passport, or federal or state photo ID. Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗
Forms you sign: At the prison you complete a Notification to Visitor form (the rules list it as BP-S224 (52)) in full. Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗
Money for vending machines: Up to $30.00 in total, in bills of $5.00 or less. Your loved one may not handle money or use the machines, and money is not accepted for their account. Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗
What you can carry: One clear plastic purse or bag no bigger than 5 inches high by 8 inches long. For a baby: two see-through bottles (one may be a sipper cup), four diapers and one set of baby clothes. Life-maintenance medicine must be left with the visiting room officer until needed. Lockers are in the front lobbies. Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗
Not allowed in: Wallets, credit cards, toys, games, lighters, food, drinks (except for infants), too much jewelry, cosmetics, cell phones, pagers, wrist watches, other electronics, gum and keys. No cameras, and no pictures or video on the grounds. Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗
What not to wear: No see-through clothes, skin-tight clothes (spandex), low-cut tops, wrap-around skirts, T-shirts, jogging or sweat suits, camouflage, belly shirts, scrubs, hip huggers, camisoles as outerwear, khaki, bathing suits, tube tops, tank tops, open-back shirts, stirrup pants, leggings or body suits. Sleeveless clothes need a jacket. Skirts and dresses must be longer than two inches below the knee, with slits no higher than two inches above the knee. No shorts (children under 16 only). No hats (except babies) and no sagging pants. Shoes must have a back or strap. Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗
Touching: Shaking hands, kissing and embracing within the limits of good taste, only at the start and the end of the visit. Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗
Children: There is a children's area. Visitors are responsible for their children. Inmates are not allowed in the children's area. Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗
Leaving: Once you leave the visiting room you cannot come back the same day. If your loved one leaves to eat in the dining hall, the visit is over for that day. Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗
When it gets crowded: Visits end in this order: volunteers first, then people who visit two or more times a week and live within 50 miles, then people who live outside the 50-mile radius. Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗

How to get on the visiting list

Your loved one asks their counselor for a visiting list. The list holds at most 25 visitors aged 16 or older. It should be turned in within the first two weeks at the prison.
The counselor gives them a Visitor Information Form (BP-629) and a notice of the visiting rules for each person, immediate family included. They send these to you.
You fill out the form and mail it back to the counselor. The prison does not accept completed forms handed in by your loved one.
The Unit Team approves or denies each person, ordinarily within 30 days. The counselor tells your loved one in writing. They tell you. Do not drive until you are approved. People with felony convictions can only be approved by the Warden or someone the Warden picks.
They can change the list once every 90 days.
Transferred from another prison, or passing through? Approval of people already on the list is ordinarily not needed. Anyone without an approved list can add only immediate family.

Fill out the visiting form for Yazoo City Low →

Click here to read the source: YAX5267.09A, Visiting Regulations, Complex Supplement for FCC Yazoo City (February 18, 2019; the file is a scan, read by OCR) ↗

Driving directions (from the BOP)

The address: FCC Yazoo City is at 2225 Haley Barbour Parkway, Yazoo City, Mississippi. (Phone numbers on the 2019 information sheet: 662-751-4800 Low, 662-751-1020 Medium, 662-716-1241 USP.)
From Jackson (2019 rules, read from a scan): Take Highway 49 North to Yazoo City, about 37 miles north of Interstate 220. Turn left at the first traffic light in Yazoo City onto North US 49 West (Broadway Street). Follow it for 2.6 miles, then exit right onto MS-3 North for 1.7 miles. Turn left into the institution entrance.
Train: Amtrak: 800-872-7245.

Street address for your GPS: 2225 Haley Barbour Parkway, Yazoo City, MS 39194. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗

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

FCI Yazoo City Low

Rules dated February 18, 2019 (7 years old)

Official rules (PDF) En español (PDF)

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

Skirts and dresses	Skirts/dresses must be longer than 2 inches below the knee. Skirt or dress slits no higher than 2 inches above the knee.
Shorts	No shorts except for children under 16.
Colors to avoid	No khaki clothing or clothing like inmates wear.
Leggings, spandex	No spandex pants/jeans, stirrup pants, leggings or body suits. No skin-tight clothing, including spandex.
Bras and metal	No pants with metal other than necessary rivets, buttons or snaps.
Camouflage, military	No camouflage clothing.
Shoes	Shoes must have a back or strap; no flip-flops or slides.
Children	Children under 16 may wear shorts; infants may wear hats.

All 26 rules, in the BOP's own words

Length and fit

Skirts/dresses must be longer than 2 inches below the knee.Skirts and dresses must be longer than two inches below the knee.
Skirt or dress slits no higher than 2 inches above the knee.Slits in skirts or dresses will not extend higher than two inches above the knee.
No shorts except for children under 16.No shorts (shorts are allowed for children under 16 only)
Sleeveless garments must be covered with a jacket at all times.Sleeveless garments must be covered with a jacket at all times.
No low-cut shirts or blouses.No see through garments of any kind, skin-tight clothing (including spandex), low cut shirts or
No belly shirts exposing the abdomen.No Belly shirts (abdomen exposed), hospital scrubs or medical uniforms.
No tube tops, tank tops or open-back shirts.No bathing suits, tube tops, tank tops or open back shirts (any clothing that exposes private parts
No see-through garments of any kind.No see through garments of any kind, skin-tight clothing (including spandex), low cut shirts or
No skin-tight clothing, including spandex.No see through garments of any kind, skin-tight clothing (including spandex), low cut shirts or
No spandex pants/jeans, stirrup pants, leggings or body suits.No stirrup pants, leggings or body suits.
No bathing suits.No bathing suits, tube tops, tank tops or open back shirts (any clothing that exposes private parts
No jogging or sweat suits.No Tee shirts, Jogging/Sweat suits, camouflage clothing.

Colors and uniforms

No khaki clothing or clothing like inmates wear.No Khaki clothing or similar to type the inmates wear
No camouflage clothing.No Tee shirts, Jogging/Sweat suits, camouflage clothing.

Bras, underwear and metal

No pants with metal other than necessary rivets, buttons or snaps.No pants with any metal other than necessary rivets, buttons or snaps.
Excessive jewelry is not permitted.Excessive amount of jewelry

Shoes

Shoes must have a back or strap; no flip-flops or slides.All visitors are to wear shoes with a back or strap around back (no flip-flops or slides).

Hats, hoods and coats

No hats or caps, except for infants.No Hats or caps (except for infants)
Religious headgear allowed but subject to search.No headgear, other than religious, allowed in the Visiting Room. All religious headgear or wigs are
Wigs are subject to search before entry.No headgear, other than religious, allowed in the Visiting Room. All religious headgear or wigs are

Children

Children under 16 may wear shorts; infants may wear hats.No shorts (shorts are allowed for children under 16 only)

Everything else

No clothing with vulgar or offensive words or pictures.Articles of clothing displaying any wording or pictures deemed vulgar or offensive are not permitted.
No clothing resembling gang affiliation.No clothing resembling any type of gang affiliation.
No tee shirts, hospital scrubs, hip huggers, camisoles as outerwear, or sagging pants.No Belly shirts (abdomen exposed), hospital scrubs or medical uniforms.

If they say no

Provocative attire is reason to deny or preclude visiting.Provocative attire, worn by men or women, is reason to deny and/or preclude visiting.
IDO or Operations Lieutenant may end visits for improper dress.NOTICE: The IDO or Operations Lieutenant 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 Yazoo City Low
P.O. Box 5000
Yazoo City, MS 39194

The BOP feed gives the inmate mailing address as P.O. Box 5000, Yazoo City, MS 39194. Put their name, register number and unit on the envelope. (The 2011 handbook has separate ZIP+4 codes for Low and for Medium.) Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗

The camp uses the same P.O. Box.

Use the P.O. Box only. Never mail to the street address (2225 Haley Barbour Parkway, Yazoo City, MS 39194).

Mail days: First-class mail is handed out Monday through Friday evenings, except holidays. There is no mail service on weekends or holidays. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
How much: No limit on the number of letters, unless it becomes an unreasonable burden. Put their register number and unit on the envelope. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
Packages: Every package needs approval first, or must be marked on the front with its contents if policy allows it (like "Magazines Enclosed"). Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
Books and magazines: Hardcover books and newspapers must come from a publisher, book club or bookstore. At medium, high-security and administrative prisons, soft-cover items must also come only from those sources. At minimum and low-security prisons, soft-cover items (other than newspapers) may come from any source. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
Their letters to you: Outgoing letters go in the unit mailbox. The envelope needs their name, register number, the full spelling of the institution and a return address. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
Money: Never put money in a letter. Funds go to the BOP lockbox: Federal Bureau of Prisons, [Register Number], [Name], Post Office Box 474701, Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001. Anything enclosed with a money order or check is thrown away. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗

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 Yazoo City Low. 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 Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗ 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 Yazoo City handbook (October 2011) says the monthly spending limit is $290.00; postage stamps do not count against it. National BOP policy (PS 4500.13, May 7, 2026) raised the monthly limit from $360 to $460, plus $50 more in November and December. The handbook is very old and has not caught up. If they refuse to pay court fines on the payment plan ("FRP refuse"), their limit is $25.00 a month. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗ Click here to read the source: Program Statement 4500.13, Trust Fund/Deposit Fund Manual (May 7, 2026) ↗

How shopping works at Yazoo City Low

They shop once a week on their assigned day. Shopping days rotate every quarter and the schedule is posted at the commissary. (Handbook, 2011.)
They need a completed shopping list and their inmate account card. No-shows cannot shop until the following week. (Handbook, 2011.)
All sales are final once they leave the window. (Handbook, 2011.)
The BOP page for this prison does not link a commissary price list, so there is no price list on this page.

The price list: Yazoo City Low'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. Ask your loved one for the current list, or see the prison's page on bop.gov.

Phone calls and email

Minutes: 300 minutes a month, any mix of collect and direct calls. Minutes do not roll over. Each call is 15 minutes, with a tone at 14 minutes, and there is a 30-minute wait between calls. (Handbook, 2011.) Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
Hours: Monday to Friday: 6:00 to 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 11:00 p.m. Weekends and holidays: 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Phones are off during counts. (Handbook, 2011.) Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
Contacts: To add or change their phone list, they see their counselor. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
Rules: No three-way calls, no business calls, no toll-free numbers. Calls are recorded. They can move money from the commissary account to the phone account twice a day. Incoming calls are not accepted; in an emergency, call the prison. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗

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 Yazoo City Low

Medical care level 1 and mental health care level 1 (of 4). Generally healthy people under 70 who need to see a clinician only every 6 to 12 months. Examples the BOP gives: mild asthma, diet-controlled diabetes, well-controlled high blood pressure. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗

Sick call sign-up: 6:30 to 7:45 a.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, in the Health Services Department. They fill out a form and drop it in the sick call box. Requests received before 7:45 a.m. are processed that day. (Handbook, 2011.) Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
Appointments: Sick call appointments are 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Wednesdays are administrative days: only physical exams, specialty services and emergencies. Weekends and holidays: emergencies only. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
Duty hours: Health Services normal duty hours are 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. After hours, only emergencies are seen. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
Special Housing Unit: Sick call rounds are made every morning. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
Co-pay: $2.00 for care they ask for themselves. No fee if they are indigent. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗

Write a sick call request →

Programs

RDAP (drug program; can mean up to a year off for those eligible): The 2011 handbook says the Low facility offers RDAP in Unit 1BL, and that people found eligible will most likely do it there. Drug treatment at the complex also includes Drug Abuse Education, the non-residential program and follow-up treatment. Most programs are voluntary and must be requested. Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
RDAP on the BOP list: The BOP's First Step Act guide lists "FCI Yazoo City - L (MS)" among the RDAP locations. Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗
UNICOR (prison factory): They apply through their Unit Team and go on a waiting list. The "priority" list is for people who worked in UNICOR at their last prison before transferring here (not for people moved for discipline, parole violators or halfway house failures). Everyone else is on the "general" list. They are hired in the order they applied. (Handbook, 2011.) Click here to read the source: FCC Yazoo City Admission and Orientation Handbook (last revised October 2011) ↗
Federal Prison Industries on the BOP list: The First Step Act guide lists YAZ as a Federal Prison Industries site. Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗

The BOP's First Step Act guide lists "FCI Yazoo City - L (MS)" on its RDAP list (updated June 4, 2026), and lists YAZ as a Federal Prison Industries site. Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗

Safety record

Criminal cases at Yazoo City Low

September 14, 2026A news report said 3 inmates were injured in a fight at the federal prison in Yazoo City. The headline does not say which of the three prisons. (WAPT)

Deaths announced by the BOP

May 26, 2020A 50-year-old man was found unresponsive at about 2:40 p.m. and pronounced dead by emergency medical staff. The man had medical conditions that put the man at risk of severe COVID-19. Announced June 4, 2020. Click here to read the source: BOP press release, "Inmate Death at FCI Yazoo City (LOW)," June 4, 2020 ↗
June 4, 2020A 43-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital. The man had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 28, 2020. Announced June 11, 2020. Click here to read the source: BOP press release, "Inmate Death at FCI Yazoo City (LOW)," June 11, 2020 ↗
August 12, 2020A 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital. The man had tested positive for COVID-19 on August 8, 2020. Announced August 14, 2020. Click here to read the source: BOP press release, "Inmate Death at FCI Yazoo City (Low)," August 14, 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. The BOP titled these three "FCI Yazoo City (Low)." We found no later BOP press release for Yazoo City Low (checked November 3, 2026).

Sexual abuse audit (PREA)

The last federal sexual-abuse (PREA) audit covered the whole Yazoo City complex (not just this prison). It visited February 24 to 26, 2026 (final report April 2, 2026). Result: 45 standards met, none exceeded, none not met. In the 12 months before the audit, the whole complex recorded 18 sexual-abuse allegations (17 against other inmates, 1 against staff) and 0 sexual-harassment allegations. The audit does not split these by prison. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Yazoo City, the whole complex (onsite February 24 to 26, 2026; final report April 2, 2026) ↗

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

News about Yazoo City Low

No news stories found yet. We check every day. Last checked Nov 4, 2026, 4:20 pm ET.

Intel from the Inside

Intel last checked: November 3, 2026

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