FCI Beaumont Medium

FCI Beaumont Medium Information

FCI Beaumont Medium is a federal correctional institution located in Beaumont, Texas that houses adult male offenders. With a rated capacity of 1,141 inmates, this medium-security facility currently has a population of 1,650, indicating it has been over capacity during the past 12 months. The inmate population ranges in age from 19 to 78 years old, with an average length of stay of 601 days. As one of three facilities that make up the Federal Correctional Complex in Beaumont, FCI Beaumont Medium serves the Eastern Texas Judicial District through the confinement and rehabilitation of individuals involved in the federal criminal justice system. The Bureau of Prisons, under the Department of Justice, oversees operations at this facility. There are 33 buildings on the property, including 12 general population housing units comprised of 24 multiple occupancy cell units and 16 open bay/dorm housing units. The facility also contains a Special Housing Unit with 72 segregation cells for administrative detention and disciplinary segregation. One housing unit is designated for the 500-hour Residential Drug Abuse Program. Educational and vocational opportunities are available to inmates, including GED and ESL programs, adult continuing education, correspondence classes, and a UNICOR textile factory located on-site. The medium-security features of the facility emphasize controlled movement and include a double security fence, perimeter patrol road, and four-story buildings along the eastern border. With 772 staff members who may have contact with inmates, FCI Beaumont Medium aims to provide secure and safe correctional supervision. Since beginning operations in January 1999, this critical facility has contributed to the federal prison system's mission through the custody and rehabilitation of adult male offenders.

FCI Beaumont Medium

Phone: 409-727-0101

Physical Address:
FCI Beaumont Medium
5830 Knauth Road
Beaumont, TX 77705

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate Register Number
FCI Beaumont Medium
Inmate Name and Registration Number
FCI Beaumont Medium, Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 26040
Beaumont, TX 77720

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How to Search for a Federal Inmate in the Bureau of Prisons

The Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator includes inmates that are not only in custody, but who have been in custody and have been released (or who died in custody) since 1982. 

For inmates in custody prior to 1982, visit the National Archives Records Administration and provide the following information:

  • Inmate name (including middle name/initial),
  • Inmate's date of birth or approximate age at time of incarceration,
  • Inmate's race, and
  • Inmate's approximate dates in prison.

Federal Inmate Search

Searching by Name

  • You must enter the exact spelling of the inmate's FIRST and LAST name.
  • If the inmate's name is a common name, you may want to type in their age (as of today) and race to limit the number of results.
  • If you enter only an inmate's LAST name and an initial for the first name, you will NOT get a result.

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Searching by Number

  • If you know the inmate's BOP Register Number (ex: 12345-678), you can enter that to get an exact result.
  • You can also enter an inmate's DCDC Number, FBI Number or INS Number to get an exact result. The listing of the inmate will display their BOP Register Number.

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Things to Know About Federal Inmate Search Results

  • The data in the Federal Inmate Locator is updated daily.
  • Hispanic's race can either be Black or White.
  • Release dates are only considered absolute if they have already been released. For those still in custody the release date is either UNKNOWN, subject to change, or projected.
  • Unless an inmate shows as being RELEASED, their location is subject to change, as inmates are occasionally moved to another facility with no notice.
  • The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows certain information about Federal inmates to the general public if someone requests it. To obtain information beyond what is provided from the inmate locator and/or publicly available, submit a (Freedom of Information) FOIA request along with a properly completed Form DOJ-361. For further information, refer to the BOP's FOIA website.
  • If you are experiencing problems when using the inmate locator system, send a Technical Issue email (using the drop down menu) from the CONTACT US page. 
  • You may also contact the BOP by writing to:
    FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS
    Att: Inmate Locator
    320 First St., N.W.
    Washington, DC 20534
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About the FCI Beaumont Medium
FCI Beaumont Medium is a federal correctional institution located in Beaumont, Texas that houses adult male offenders. With a rated capacity of 1,141 inmates, this medium-security facility currently has a population of 1,650, indicating it has been over capacity during the past 12 months. The inmate population ranges in age from 19 to 78 years old, with an average length of stay of 601 days. As one of three facilities that make up the Federal Correctional Complex in Beaumont, FCI Beaumont Medium serves the Eastern Texas Judicial District through the confinement and rehabilitation of individuals involved in the federal criminal justice system. The Bureau of Prisons, under the Department of Justice, oversees operations at this facility. There are 33 buildings on the property, including 12 general population housing units comprised of 24 multiple occupancy cell units and 16 open bay/dorm housing units. The facility also contains a Special Housing Unit with 72 segregation cells for administrative detention and disciplinary segregation. One housing unit is designated for the 500-hour Residential Drug Abuse Program. Educational and vocational opportunities are available to inmates, including GED and ESL programs, adult continuing education, correspondence classes, and a UNICOR textile factory located on-site. The medium-security features of the facility emphasize controlled movement and include a double security fence, perimeter patrol road, and four-story buildings along the eastern border. With 772 staff members who may have contact with inmates, FCI Beaumont Medium aims to provide secure and safe correctional supervision. Since beginning operations in January 1999, this critical facility has contributed to the federal prison system's mission through the custody and rehabilitation of adult male offenders.
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Understanding The Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is the agency responsible for overseeing and incarcerating pre-trial (indicted) and post-trial (convicted) inmates. Federal inmates differ from those in county jails and state prisons because the crime they are either being accused of or have been convicted of violates specific federal laws.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons has many different types of facilities that incarcerate inmates. That is because they deal with such a wide range of inmate types, from non-violent Wall Street tycoons serving a few years in a ‘Camp’ with no fences, to the most dangerous and deadly serial murderers who are only allowed to leave their cells and go into a small exercise cage for one hour per day.

When referring to a federal prison, you always place the acronym of the prison ‘type’ in front of the name (or location) of the prison.  For example, USP Allenwood is a United States Penitentiary in Allenwood, Pennsylvania. US Penitentiaries are always either medium or maximum-security facilities. They house the most violent, and in many cases, the longest-term prisoners in the BOP.  The only exception is the ADX (or ADMAX), a Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado that houses the ‘worst of the worst’ prisoners such as the late John Gotti, the Unabomber, serial killers who cannot mix with other inmates, and other incorrigibles such as convicted terrorists.

Federal Correctional Institutions (FCI), are classified as both medium and low-security facilities. The lowest security facilities, Prison Camps (FPC and SCP), allow for freedom of movement on the entire prison grounds outside of the security walls and razor wire. Prison Camp inmates handle much of the maintenance and upkeep of the complex. Americans have often heard these referred to as ‘Club Fed’, due to the fact that they are thought of as much less restrictive than a regular prison.

In addition to the standard lockups, the BOP maintains many Maximum-Security Detention Centers (FDC, MDC and MCC), Medical Facilities (FMC and MCFP), privately owned Correctional Institutions (CI), Con-Air Prisoner Transfer Centers (FTC) and Female Facilities (SFF).

Prior to an inmate’s release from the custody of the BOP, they will first transition into a Residential Reentry Center (RRM). Inmates in the ‘halfway houses’ are required to take responsibility for the cooking, cleaning and upkeep and by working a full-time job to subsidize the cost of the facility.  After their release from a BOP facility, every federal inmate must undergo several years of supervised release (probation) before they can experience the real freedom we all enjoy.

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This facility, known as "FCI Beaumont Medium" is also known as Medium Security, Federal Bureau of Prisons, BOP, BEAUMONT FCI MEDIUM, Texas,.