Jail guard Amara Brown admits to DoorDash delivery for inmate
Guard Amara Brown at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center is charged with using DoorDash to deliver a meal to an inmate.
Federal Correctional Institution – Tallahassee, or FCI Tallahassee, is a low-security federal correctional institution with a detention center. This facility is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and houses a total of 798 male and female inmates.
The inmates are housed in dormitories, while the prisoners in the detention center are housed in cells.
Opened in 1938, many notable inmates have served time at FCI Tallahassee, including jihad terrorist Colleen La Rose AKA “Jihad Jane” who served ten years before her release in 2018. Earth Liberation Front (ELF) member Chelsea Gerlach also served six years for arson before her release in 2013.
Jail Name
Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Tallahassee Low
Jail Type
Address
501 Capital Circle Northeast, Tallahassee, FL, 32301
Contact Number
City
Tallahassee
Zip/Postal Code
32301
State
County
Leon County
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Visiting hours at FCI Tallahassee are on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.
A maximum of four adults and eight children are allowed to visit an inmate at one time. All children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Getting on the Approved Visit List
Authorized visitors who can visit an inmate include family, friends, and associates. You can’t visit an inmate unless he or she puts you on the visiting list.
Everyone must fill out a visitor form, and they must have a relationship with the inmate prior to incarceration. If a potential visitor does not have a prior relationship with the inmate, their request will be reviewed by the warden.
Once the inmate requests to add someone to their visit list, a correctional counselor will provide them with a visiting form, and the inmate is responsible for mailing these out and letting the potential visitor know that they need to fill out the form and return it to the institution staff.
The unit team will do a background check and determine if a visitor application is approved. They make their decision based on constructive and security factors. The process takes about a week, and the unit staff will notify the inmate when the requested visitor is approved or refused.
It is the inmate’s responsibility to notify the visitor of the decision, and the process is the same for both adult and minor visitors.
Basic Visit Procedures and Rules
If you are 16 years of age or older, you must bring a valid photo ID with you to the visit, like a state or federal ID card, driver’s license, or current passport. Birth certificates are not valid forms of ID.
All visitors are subject to a visual and pat search by an officer. You will also be scanned by a metal detector.
Any item you bring into the facility will be opened and searched by a staff member, and anyone who refuses a search of themselves or their property will not be allowed to visit with the inmate.
Visitors may bring the following items into the institution:
Visitors are not authorized to bring items into the institution to give to an inmate. Lockers are available to visitors for the storage of personal items not allowed.
Cell phones, pagers, cameras, or devices of any type are not authorized inside the institution.
Visitors should dress within the bounds of good taste and should not wear clothing which would offend others who may be present in the visiting room. Visitors should avoid clothing styles which are suggestive and excessively provocative.
The following items are not permitted in the visiting room:
501 CAPITAL CIRCLE, NE TALLAHASSEE, FL 32301
Driving Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/HzSyqtkRzfv
Phone: 850-878-2173
Email: TAL/[email protected]
INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
FCI TALLAHASSEE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
501 CAPITAL CIRCLE, NE TALLAHASSEE, FL 32301
There is no limit on the amount of mail that inmates receive, but all correspondence must have the inmate’s complete name, registration number, facility name, and address.
You can only send cards or letters to these addresses. Paperback books, newspapers, and magazines must come directly from the publisher via a subscription or mail order.
Inmates cannot receive packages through the mail, with the exception of a package of release day clothing. You can’t send the release day package until 30 days prior to the scheduled release date.
Federal inmates are not allowed to have cellphones and they can’t receive inbound calls. They can make outbound calls during approved hours, and they must pay for them with the money that is on their personal account or call collect.
Inmates will use TRULINCS to call to both landline and cell phones. This is also how inmates are able to send and receive emails. Your number must be added to the contact list for approval.
All phone calls are limited to 15 minutes, and will be monitored and recorded.
Sending money is one of most important things you can do for an inmate. The prison will issue each prisoner the minimum amount of clothing and hygiene items, and provide them with three meals a day. But, it is extremely difficult for prisoners to have any level of comfort when living with just the items that are prison-issued.
Inmates can receive outside funds while incarcerated at a BOP-managed facility, which are deposited into their commissary accounts.
Postal Service
For federal prisoners, you can send money through the United States Postal Service by MONEY ORDER to the following address:
Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Name Eight-Digit Register Number Post Office Box 474701 Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001
Send the funds to the address above. Replace the second line with the inmate’s valid, full committed name. Replace the third line with the inmate’s eight digit register number.
Never send money directly to the prison. If you are using the postal service, you must always send your money order to the bureau of prisons using the above address.
MoneyGram
You can send an inmate funds electronically using MoneyGram’s Express Payment Program.
To send funds using this method, please read and follow these steps carefully:
Information needed to complete MoneyGram payment:
Western Union
If you would like to see a sample Western Union form click here. On their website, they have a special form for sending money to inmates, and you go directly to it by clicking here.
You will need to know the inmate’s full name and number, and you can pay with a debit or credit card at westernunion.com.
Remember, any time you send money to an inmate you must always include their name and registration number on everything.
There are a few things that inmates can spend their money on. This includes phone calls, emails, and commissary. The commissary is the prison store, where inmates can buy things like beverages, meals and snacks, OTC medications, stationary, personal hygiene items, clothing, or other miscellaneous products.
Please be aware that prisoners have their own economy inside the prison walls just like we do in the real world. Inmates that have a lot of money can do a lot of things both legal and illegal. Prisoners can potentially use the money in their account to buy things for other inmates in exchange for drugs and paraphernalia. This activity is illegal and can get an inmate in a lot of trouble.
Is important to keep track of how much money you are sending your incarcerated loved one, and watch out for any suspicious behavior.
The monthly spend limit at FCI Tallahassee is $360 per inmate.
If you are interested in pursuing a career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, you can find available positions at FCI Tallahassee by visiting USAJobs.gov. The salaries at the facility begin around $40,000 and can go up into the six-figure range, depending on the position.
Reviews from employees at FCI Tallahassee say that it is hard, rewarding work, but you can have a lot of fun with fellow employees. The salary and benefits are considered to be the best part of the job.
We provide detailed visiting and contact information for Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Tallahassee Low. If you are have completed a Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Tallahassee Low inmate search and have located an inmate, the information on this page will help you to stay in contact. We help you send money to jail, send & receive text messages, and provide the address for in-person visits.
Inmates who are currently imprisoned in Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Tallahassee Low can receive money into their commissary account via money order, check or cash. Inmate visitors can also deposit money directly into the inmate's account at prison administrative office. Note: When sending the money via money order or check, mention the inmate id and full name on the back of the slip.
You can send any mail to the inmates who are imprisoned in Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Tallahassee Low. Please send the mail or package to the address mentioned below.
Inmate Name,
Inmate ID,
501 Capital Circle Northeast, Tallahassee, FL, 32301
Please make sure the mail or package that you are sending comes under the list of approved items. For further clarification on the allowed items, contact the prison administration directly on 850-878-2173 .
Note: In case you want to send packages, you need to get prior approval from the prison administration. Contact the prison / jail staff for more information.
Inmates can call to any person outside who are on the approved members list between 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM. The cost of the call is beared by the receiver and the call can be of maximum 30 minutes. During rush hours, the calling time is reduced drastically to 10 minutes.
You need to get yourself registered in the visitors list before visiting any inmate in the prison. If you are visiting someone in Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Tallahassee Low, make sure you are in approved visitors list. Confirm with the prison authorities before coming to visit the inmate.
Listed below are the basic visitation rules which one must adhere to:
Fill out the form below and receive a detailed report on an inmate. This includes current and previous arrest records, social media handles, current and previous addresses & phone numbers.
Step 2
Enter the inmate personal informations in the required fields
Step 3
Click on the 'Submit' button
You can use the map plotted on the righ to find the driving directions to Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Tallahassee Low.
137,077
Florida Total No. of Inmates
179,594
Number of people under Probation Supervision
367
Prison population rate: 100,000 residents
4,280
Parole Population
15,116
Incarcerated individuals with sentences of 50 years or longer
10,810
Inmates sentenced to more than 1 Year in private prisons
Sex
%
Total
Male
93.77
75,404
Female
6.23
5,013
Type
%
Total
Committed
63.12
1,263
Detained
27.14
543
Diverted
4.05
81
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