USP Florence ADMAX Federal Prison: Visiting Hours, Address and Sending Money

Florence ADMAX at a glance

ADX Florence is the BOP's administrative maximum prison, the most restrictive in the federal system. It is in a complex of federal prisons at 5880 Highway 67 South, about 2 miles south of Florence, Colorado. All visits are non-contact, in separate rooms.

How many people: 401 in the USP (BOP, October 29, 2026).
Medical care level 2: Stable outpatients who need to see a clinician anywhere from monthly to every 6 months. Examples the BOP gives: diabetes controlled with medication, epilepsy, emphysema. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗
Mental health care level 2: Routine outpatient mental health care, or short crisis care such as suicide watch. The BOP does not post care levels on its website. This list is dated February 13, 2024 and came out through a public records request. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗
Who is there: Men. On the 2026 audit, ages ran from 24 to 82. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Florence (onsite May 19 to 21, 2026) ↗
Built for: 560 people. On the audit day it held 410. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Florence (onsite May 19 to 21, 2026) ↗
Average stay: 1709 days. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Florence (onsite May 19 to 21, 2026) ↗
Housing units: The visiting rules name these groups: General Population (white jumpsuit), Special Housing Unit (orange), Control Unit (yellow), Step Down Units (khaki) and H-Unit. Click here to read the source: FLM 5267.08C, Visiting Procedures (May 7, 2014) ↗

The BOP's own page for USP Florence ADMAX.

How far is it from you?

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

Plan your drive around this: No visitor is processed into the visiting room after 2:00 p.m. A visitor who leaves the visiting area cannot come back that day.

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Visiting hours and days

Who	Days	Hours
All units except H-Unit	Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and federal holidays	8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
H-Unit	Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only. No H-Unit visits on a federal holiday that falls on one of those days.	8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

No visitor is processed into the visiting room after 2:00 p.m. A visitor who leaves the visiting area cannot come back that day.

Other days are for H-Unit (Monday to Wednesday) or are not visiting days. All federal holidays count as visiting days. The ADX visiting paper is from <strong>May 7, 2014</strong>. The handbook (October 2022) repeats the same days, hours and limits. Both may be out of date. Call 719-784-9464 (the ADX operator) before you drive. Click here to read the source: FLM 5267.08C, Visiting Procedures (May 7, 2014) ↗

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

How many visits: Each person may receive five visits a month, up to seven hours each. Part of a visit counts as a whole visit. Holiday visits count toward the five. Visits do not carry over to the next month. Click here to read the source: FLM 5267.08C, Visiting Procedures (May 7, 2014) ↗
More than one visit a day: More than one visit in a day counts as one only if they stay in the visiting room between visits. If they go back to their cell or work and then return, it counts as another visit. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
How many people: No more than three visitors, children included, in the visiting room at one time. Click here to read the source: FLM 5267.08C, Visiting Procedures (May 7, 2014) ↗
Children: Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult family member and kept under control. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
ID: Everyone 16 or older needs valid state or government photo ID. Visitors are hand-stamped, and the stamp is checked under a black light when you leave. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
What to wear: Not allowed: short shorts, low-cut or see-through clothes, tube or tank tops, backless clothes, swim suits, sweat suits, open shoes, skin-tight clothes, hats (except religious headgear), and khaki-colored clothes. A dress must not be shorter than the back of the knee, including any slit. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
What you can carry: Leave parcels, handbags and cell phones in your car or motel room. You may bring only a small clear change purse and needed medication. No coats. No more than $25. Food is not allowed, except baby food and bottles for an infant. Vending machine items are the only thing you may give them. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
Baby items: Diapers, food and bottles only in the amount used during the visit. A baby car seat is allowed if it can be searched. No strollers or baby carriers. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
Money: You cannot leave money with the front lobby officer. Send money by postal money order through the mail. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
Cameras: No cameras or recording equipment without the warden's written consent. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
When it gets crowded: Staff look at how far you traveled, how often you visit, your relationship, and how many visits they have had. Click here to read the source: FLM 5267.08C, Visiting Procedures (May 7, 2014) ↗

How to get on the visiting list

Your loved one fills out the visitor name and address on the Visitor Information form (BP-S629.052) from their counselor or case manager, signs it, and gives it back.
Staff ask visitors for background information. If little is known about a visitor, the visit may be denied until they get what they need.
The Unit Team tells your loved one whether you are approved, and sends you the visiting instructions. They tell you. Do not drive until you are approved.
Someone with no relationship before prison needs a written request to the warden.
Everyone must be on the approved visiting list to visit.
Holdovers and new arrivals: the warden may limit visits to immediate family when no list is available.

Fill out the visiting form for Florence ADMAX →

Click here to read the source: FLM 5267.08C, Visiting Procedures (May 7, 2014) ↗

Driving directions (from the BOP)

From Colorado Springs: Take Highway 115 south to Florence. Take Highway 67 south to the complex. It is about 40 miles from Colorado Springs, on the east side of Highway 67.
From Pueblo: Take Highway 50 west toward Canon City. Take Highway 115 south from Penrose to Highway 67 south in Florence.
From Canon City: Take Highway 50 east to Highway 67 south, or Highway 115 south to Highway 67 south in Florence.
Taxi: Fremont County Cab in Florence, 719-784-2222. City Cab Co. in Pueblo, 719-543-2525. Yellow Cab in Colorado Springs, 719-634-5000.

Street address for your GPS: 5880 Hwy 67 South, Florence, Co 81226. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗

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

USP Florence ADMAX

Rules dated May 7, 2014 (12 years old)

Official rules (PDF) En español (PDF)

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

Skirts and dresses	ADX: no mini-skirts. Camp: dresses/slits must reach back of knee.
Shorts	ADX: no shorts. Camp: shorts must reach mid-thigh.
Colors to avoid	Camp: visitors must not wear khaki-colored clothing.
Leggings, spandex	No tight-fitting or skin-tight clothing.
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	Not in the written rules. Many prisons ban both; leave them home.
Shoes	Not in the written rules.
Children	Not in the written rules.

All 16 rules, in the BOP's own words

Length and fit

ADX: no mini-skirts. Camp: dresses/slits must reach back of knee.the length of the dress will not be shorter than the natural break of the wearer’s leg, at the back of the knee.
ADX: no shorts. Camp: shorts must reach mid-thigh.Visitors may not wear shorts, mini-skirts, sheer or tight fitting clothing,
No sleeveless clothing or tank tops.low cut, or see-through clothing, tube or tank tops, backless
No excessively short or low-cut clothing.excessively short or low cut clothing, backless clothing, halter tops, or sleeveless clothing.
No backless clothing, halter tops or tube tops.excessively short or low cut clothing, backless clothing, halter tops, or sleeveless clothing.
No sheer or see-through clothing.Visitors may not wear shorts, mini-skirts, sheer or tight fitting clothing,
No tight-fitting or skin-tight clothing.or revealing nature (e.g., skin-tight clothing, etc.).
Camp: no swim suits.clothing, swim suits, sweat suits, or any other apparel of a suggestive or
Camp: no sweat suits.clothing, swim suits, sweat suits, or any other apparel of a suggestive or

Colors and uniforms

Camp: visitors must not wear khaki-colored clothing.including not wearing clothing khaki in color.

Hats, hoods and coats

Camp: no hats during visits.With the exception of religious headgear, hats may not be worn during visits.
Camp: religious headgear is allowed.With the exception of religious headgear, hats may not be worn during visits.
ADX: coats not permitted in the Visiting Room.Coats will not be permitted in the Visiting Room.

Everything else

No suggestive or revealing dresses, blouses or other apparel.Dresses, blouses or other apparel of a suggestive or revealing nature may not be worn.

If they say no

Excessively provocative attire is reason to deny visiting.Excessively provocative attire is reason to deny and/or preclude visiting.
Lieutenant and Duty Officer decide whether to deny visit for attire.he/she will contact the Operations Lieutenant and Institution Duty Officer to determine whether to deny or terminate the visit.

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
USP Florence  ADMAX
P.O. Box 8500
Florence, Co 81226

The handbook gives the address as Committed Name, Register Number, U.S. Penitentiary - Administrative Maximum, Post Office Box 8500, Florence, CO 81226-8500. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗

Use the P.O. Box only. Never mail to the street address (5880 Hwy 67 South, Florence, Co 81226).

Mail days: First class mail is handed out Monday through Friday (except holidays) by the evening watch officer in each living unit. No weekend or holiday mail service. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
Legal mail: Opened in front of them. It must be clearly marked, and the attorney must ask that it be opened only in their presence. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
Books: Hardcover books and newspapers only from the publisher, a book club or a bookstore. Soft cover publications only from the publisher, a book club or a bookstore. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
Money: Never put money in a letter. Send it to the BOP lockbox in Des Moines (see the Money tab). Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗

Books and magazines: at a administrative 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 Florence ADMAX. 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: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗ 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

National BOP policy (PS 4500.13, May 7, 2026) is $460 a month. The ADX handbook (October 2022) says $310.00 a month, and the ADX commissary list (June 5, 2018) says $285.00. The commissary list on the BOP site is a scan from 2018, so we have not copied its prices. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗ Click here to read the source: Program Statement 4500.13, Trust Fund/Deposit Fund Manual (May 7, 2026) ↗

How shopping works at Florence ADMAX

Commissary lists are handed out by the unit officers before the commissary purchase date.
Money is taken from their account after commissary staff confirm who they are, when the order is delivered.
They can check their balance on TRULINCS or on the inmate phone.

The price list: Florence ADMAX'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: USP Administrative Maximum Commissary List (June 5, 2018) ↗

Phone calls and email

Calls: Every call is limited to 15 minutes. Calls are monitored and recorded. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
How it works: Calls follow the schedule for their housing unit. To get a call, they send an Inmate Request to Staff with the time they want. Monthly minutes depend on their housing unit. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
Paying: Phone credit is moved from their commissary account in even dollar amounts. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗

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 Florence ADMAX

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: They ask for sick call in writing, or by asking the Health Services clinician who makes daily rounds in the secured unit. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
Appointments: Staff screen the complaint, give a future appointment and list it on the callout sheet. If they get sick after sign-up, they tell the unit officer, who calls Health Services. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
Emergencies: All emergencies and injuries get priority. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
Co-pay: They pay a fee for care they ask for, unless staff decide they have no money (indigent). Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
Mental health: Treatment is mostly individual sessions. Psychiatric care is mostly by tele-psychiatry, usually twice a month. They send a "cop-out" to Psychology Services to ask for an assessment. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗

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Programs

Psychology groups: Group space is limited. Treatment is mainly individual. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗
Good time: Extra good time is three days a month for the first twelve months and five days a month after that. Click here to read the source: ADX Florence Admission and Orientation Handbook (updated October 2022) ↗

The BOP's First Step Act guide (updated June 4, 2026) does not list ADX Florence as an RDAP site. Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗

Safety record

Criminal cases at Florence ADMAX

Deaths announced by the BOP

We found no deaths at Florence ADMAX announced by the BOP.

We found no BOP press release announcing a death at ADX Florence (checked November 3, 2026). The BOP does not publish a full count of deaths at each prison, so this does not mean no one has died there.

Sexual abuse audit (PREA)

The last federal sexual-abuse (PREA) audit covered the whole Florence complex and visited May 19 to 21, 2026. Result: 0 standards exceeded, 45 met, 0 not met. The final report is dated July 3, 2026. In the 12 months before the audit, the complex recorded 19 sexual-abuse allegations (10 against staff, 9 against other inmates) and 40 sexual-harassment allegations (28 against staff, 12 against other inmates). The audit does not split these numbers by prison, so they are for the whole complex. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCC Florence (onsite May 19 to 21, 2026) ↗

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

News about Florence ADMAX

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Intel from the Inside

Intel last checked: November 3, 2026

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