Federal Detention Center, Miami

Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

Last Updated: March 15, 2024
Address
33 NE 4th St, Miami, FL 33132
Beds
1350
County
Dade
Phone
305-577-0010
Fax
305-536-7368
Email
MIM-ExecAssistant-S@bop.gov
Mailing Address
PO Box 019120, Miami, FL 33101

FDC Miami 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 maximum (FDC) 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 Federal Detention Center, Miami

You can support your loved ones at FDC Miami on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 305-577-0010.

FDC Miami houses pre-trial inmates and prisoners of the U.S. Marshals Service. Many prisoners are involved in federal court proceedings in the Southern District of Florida. FDC Miami aims to provide safe and humane confinement of inmates and detainees. "The Building" as it is also known is located in downtown Miami next to the Federal Courthouse. The Port of Miami and the Miami Arena are within walking distance and can be seen in the picture.

Some notable inmates that have spent time in the downtown facility are South Florida rappers Kodak Black, Pooh Sheisty, Ponzi-schemer Scott W. Rothstein, Colton-Harris Moore, Jatavia Johnsons, Joseph Cartagena known as "Fat Joe", and Harlem Suarez.

Inmates are housed in two-person cells. Services available to inmates include sick call, x-rays, lab, dental, pharmacy, female health care, and emergency treatment. The clinic is open 24 hours a day for emergency care needs. Women in prison are often the primary or sole caregivers of children before incarceration. For offenders who will give birth during their incarceration, there are two programs offered to assist these mothers before, during, and after childbirth; these include Mothers and Infants Together (MINT) and the Residential Parenting Program (RPP). The Program Statement, Female Offender Manual, is the agency's primary policy addressing the management of incarcerated women. The agency also issued an Operations Memorandum requiring all female sites to provide five types of feminine hygiene products to inmates free of charge.

FDC Miami offers crisis intervention, brief counseling sessions, individual counseling, and follow-up with inmates who are prescribed psychotropic medication. Psychology Services also offers several specialized programs dealing with mental health care including The Resolve Program (focuses on physical and/or sexual abuse) and nonresidential counseling groups which focus on coping skills, building healthy relationships, and enhancing emotional stability. Inmates can request program placement by submitting an Inmate Request to Staff form (cop-out).

Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP): FDC Miami does not house a Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP). However, it does offer drug abuse programming, including a Drug Abuse Education Course and a Non-Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (NR-DAP).

FDC Miami provides mandatory literacy, GED, and English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) programs. High school diplomas and post-secondary programs are available through paid correspondence programs and offers advanced occupational education in Computerized Engraving, Custodial Technician, and Food Handler programs.

Leisure and law libraries are provided at FDC Miami. The leisure library offers magazines, newspapers, fiction, nonfiction, and reference books. Inmates are provided access to legal materials and an opportunity to prepare legal documents through the use of the TRULINCS Electronic Law Library. A copying machine is available to reproduce materials needed for research. Electric typewriters are also available for inmate use.

Inmate Locator

Federal Detention Center, Miami 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

The Federal Detention Center encourages social visiting that helps to enhance family and community relationships of inmates. However, all parties are reminded that the mission of this institution is to facilitate trial preparation. Therefore, inmates must have an appropriate amount of time with legal counsel to prepare for their court appearance. Consequently, legal visits will always receive priority over social visits. Social visiting is scheduled based on the housing unit the inmate is assigned to. Please read the document provided by the BOP to get the most up-to-date Visiting Schedule and Procedures and Visiting Overview.


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