FCI Milan Low and Detention Center

Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

Last Updated: March 15, 2024
Address
4026 E Arkona Rd, Milan, MI 48160
Beds
1550
County
Washtenaw
Phone
734-439-1511
Fax
734-439-0949
Email
mil-execassistant-s@bop.gov
Mailing Address
PO Box 1000, Milan, MI 48160

FCI Milan is for Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) offenders found guilty of a federal crime and sentenced to incarceration in accordance with the Department of Justice Sentencing Guidelines.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for federal low facility.

The phone carrier is Trulincs, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.

If you are seeking to send your inmate money for commissary, one recommended for this facility is MoneyGram There is a fee for sending money, see their rates and limitations.

If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

Satellite View of FCI Milan Low and Detention Center

You can support your loved ones at FCI Milan on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 734-439-1511.

Federal Correctional Institution, Milan (FCI Milan) is a low-security U.S. federal prison located in York Charter Township, Michigan, near Milan. Operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, it covers approximately 300 acres and consists of 59 buildings with a total gross floor area of 504,200 sq ft. The facility is situated 45 miles southwest of Downtown Detroit, 15 miles south of Ann Arbor, and 30 miles north of Toledo, Ohio.

In addition to the low-security facility for male inmates, FCI Milan also houses a Federal Detention Center for pretrial and holdover inmates. The institution offers several unique programs aimed at rehabilitation and reducing recidivism rates.

One such program is the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), which provides inmates completing its 500-hour residential program with the opportunity for up to a 12-month sentence reduction and up to six months in a halfway house. Admission to the RDAP program is highly competitive due to its popularity.

Another unique program offered at FCI Milan is the Life Connections Program (LCP), an 18-month residential voluntary multi-faith restorative justice program. This program, offered in only four other federal prisons, focuses on personal transformation and aims to reduce recidivism while promoting reconciliation with victims and the community.

Furthermore, FCI Milan collaborates with Milan High School to offer inmates the opportunity to earn a high school diploma. It is the only federal prison with such a program.

FCI Milan has a rich history, having undergone various mission changes since its activation on April 6, 1933, as a "Federal Detention Farm." It has housed female inmates, and offenders sentenced under the Federal Youth Corrections Act of 1950, and was once a medium-security institution. Notably, FCI Milan was the site of the only federal execution in Michigan, which occurred on July 8, 1938, when Anthony Chebatoris was hanged for the murder of Henry Porter during a bank robbery.

Over the years, FCI Milan has housed several famous inmates, including Vicente Zambada-Niebla of the Sinaloa Cartel, computer hacker Jeremy Hammond, Oliver Schmidt, the mastermind behind the Volkswagen scandal, and Helen Gillis and Evelyn Frechette, wives of notorious bank robbers Baby Face Nelson and John Dillinger, respectively.

The Commissary provides a bank-type account for inmate's money & for the procurement of articles not issued regularly as part of the institution's administration. Funds deposited by family, friends, or other sources are stored in the commissary account here, this is a list and prices of items sold at the commissary in FCI Milan

Inmate Locator

FCI Milan Low and Detention Center is a facility in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) that publishes the names of the inmates currently in one of their locations nationwide. Your search should start with the first locator to see if your loved one is there. You will need the offender's first and last name and it must be spelled exactly. If you have a eight-digit BOP Inmate ID number (xxxxx-xxx)

If you cannot find your inmate in the federal search, the second box is the InmateAid Inmate Search. This database of inmates is all the inmates currently incarcerated in all prisons, jails and detention centers. You do not need to sign up to use this free inmate locator.

If you are looking for someone who has been recently taken into custody, you may access the Arrest Record Search feature, there is a cost for this fresh information

Visitation Information

Milan Low and Detention Center - Visiting Hours

  • Friday 8:15 am - 11:15 am (SHU inmates only)
  • Friday 11:30 pm - 3:00 pm (general population inmates)
  • Saturday 8:15 am – 3:00 pm
  • Sunday 8:15 am – 3:00 pm
  • Holidays 8:15 am – 3:00 pm

Visiting Information

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