FCI Forrest City Medium Overview
FCI Forrest City Medium is the medium-security BOP institution in Forrest City. It shares the same street address as the Low institution in the Forrest City federal complex, but it has its own phone number, population figure, and mail address. The facility is in St. Francis County, yet it is not a St. Francis County Detention Center housing unit.
The facility holds sentenced male federal inmates. It should not be described as a county jail, a city jail, a state prison, or an ICE detention center. A person held here normally appears in the BOP inmate locator, not on the sheriff's current-inmate roster, unless a separate local booking or hold exists before or after the BOP custody period.
For search purposes, the most important split is county versus federal custody. St. Francis County Detention Center covers local arrests, warrants, short sentences, and some agency holds. FCI Forrest City Medium covers BOP-designated sentenced federal prisoners. The two systems sit in the same county but use different public records, different mail rules, and different visit processes.
FCI Medium Population
BOP public facility data dated May 21, 2026 listed 1,645 inmates at FCI Forrest City Medium. The current BOP facility page did not publish a rated capacity in the research materials, so the page should not state one. The documented figure is a BOP population report figure, not a St. Francis County jail population count.
That distinction prevents a common records error. A large federal prison population can make the county appear to have far more people in custody than the sheriff actually houses. The sheriff roster count and the BOP population count answer different questions. One is a local jail snapshot. The other is a federal prison population maintained by BOP.
FCI Medium Inmate Search
Use the BOP inmate locator for FCI Forrest City Medium. The locator supports number search and name search. It covers federal inmates from 1982 to present, and results can show the person's federal register number, name, age, race, sex, release date, and location or status. It does not publish public mugshots.
- Open the BOP locator and choose a number search or name search.
- Use the BOP Register Number when available, because it is more precise than a common name.
- For name searches, enter first and last name, then use age, race, or sex if needed.
- Confirm that the result lists FCI Forrest City Medium or another BOP status before contacting the facility.
| Record Question | Where to Look | What Not to Use |
|---|---|---|
| Sentenced federal prisoner | BOP inmate locator | County jail roster. |
| Local arrest in St. Francis County | Sheriff current roster | BOP locator unless sentenced federally. |
| Federal pretrial custody | U.S. Marshals or current holding facility | Assuming BOP designation before sentencing. |
| Immigration custody | ICE detainee locator | BOP locator unless BOP custody is confirmed. |
FCI Medium Address
FCI Forrest City Medium uses the federal complex street address in Forrest City. The phone number differs from the Low institution's number, and the mail address differs from both the Low institution and the camp. Mixing those details can delay contact or mail.
FCI Forrest City Medium
1400 Dale Bumpers Road
Forrest City, AR 72335
870-494-4200
Federal Bureau of Prisons facility.
Facility Contact
Fax: 870-494-4496
Email: FOR-ExecAssistant-S@bop.gov
Confirm local visit schedules through the BOP facility page before travel.
FCI Medium Mail
The mail address for FCI Forrest City Medium is PO Box 3000, Forrest City, AR 72336. Do not use the St. Francis County Detention Center P.O. Box, the FCI Low P.O. Box, or the camp P.O. Box for a Medium inmate. BOP facilities route mail by facility assignment, and the public locator should be checked before mailing when a person may have transferred.
| Facility | Mail Address | Use |
|---|---|---|
| FCI Forrest City Medium | PO Box 3000, Forrest City, AR 72336 | Sentenced federal inmates assigned to Medium. |
| FCI Forrest City Low | P.O. Box 9000, Forrest City, AR 72336 | Low institution mail only. |
| Forrest City FCI-Camp | P.O. Box 8000, Forrest City, AR 72336 | Camp mail only. |
FCI Medium Visits
Visiting rules at FCI Forrest City Medium are BOP rules. The St. Francis County jail's Monday through Friday video-visitation window does not apply to this federal prison. Current local visiting schedules should be confirmed through the official BOP facility page, because federal facilities can adjust visiting based on security, staffing, emergencies, or institutional operations.
| Visit Item | What to Do | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Current schedule | Check BOP facility page | Local federal schedules can change. |
| Visitor approval | Use BOP process | County jail approval rules do not apply. |
| Facility confirmation | Check BOP locator first | Transfers can change the visit site. |
| County video visit hours | Do not use for Medium | Those hours belong to the county jail. |
FCI Medium Phone and Money
BOP handles phone, commissary, and inmate communication under federal rules. The St. Francis County jail commissary deposit window does not apply to FCI Forrest City Medium. The research file did not provide a Medium-specific deposit fee table, so the correct approach is to use BOP's current inmate communication and deposit instructions instead of guessing at local fees.
Federal phone and communication records may also differ from county jail calls. County jail call providers, if any, were not published in the local research. BOP facilities use their own systems and facility rules. For legal calls, attorney communication, and urgent family questions, contact the BOP facility or the relevant federal case contact rather than the St. Francis County jail desk.
FCI Medium Records Access
The BOP locator is the public search source for Medium inmates, but it is not a mugshot gallery. Public BOP results do not show booking photos. That difference is important because the St. Francis County jail roster can publish booking photos for local jail inmates, while federal prison lookup results do not.
Release-date fields should also be read with care. BOP notes that release dates may change due to recalculations, including First Step Act credits. A result listed as Released or Not in BOP Custody may still leave a records question, because another agency might hold the person or the person may have moved into state, local, or immigration custody.
Note: A federal inmate result without a mugshot is normal because the BOP public locator does not publish booking photos.
FCI Medium Source Page
The official BOP facility page is the source for FCI Forrest City Medium identity and contact details. The image below was captured from the BOP page for FCI Forrest City Medium.
The image is matched to the Medium facility because this page is about federal BOP custody, not county jail booking or state DOC search.
FCI Medium Programs
BOP program and condition details are federal, not county, details. The research notes that BOP mental-health materials describe psychology and psychiatry services, formal counseling and treatment, informal housing-unit counseling, suicide-prevention education, and mental-health information during admission or orientation. The facility pages also had PREA reports posted on September 8, 2023.
Those federal records do not establish a St. Francis County jail program, and they do not change how to search for a county inmate. They help explain what kind of institution FCI Forrest City Medium is: a BOP prison in the county, holding sentenced federal inmates under national BOP rules.
FCI Medium Custody Path
A person usually reaches FCI Forrest City Medium after a federal conviction and BOP designation. Before that point, the person may have been in U.S. Marshals custody, a contract detention bed, a county jail hold, or another federal holding setting. The Marshals bridge ends when the person is delivered to BOP after sentencing, which is why the BOP locator becomes the correct public search channel for a Medium inmate.
State and county records can still exist around the same person, but they answer different questions. Search ARCourts or a local court clerk may help with Arkansas state or county court records, while the St. Francis County sheriff roster covers current local jail custody. Neither source should be used as the primary record for a sentenced federal prisoner assigned to FCI Forrest City Medium.
For a missing federal result, check the timing before assuming the record is gone. The person may not have reached BOP yet, may have transferred to another BOP institution, may be released from BOP but held by a different agency, or may be outside the federal prison system entirely. The BOP locator status field is the starting point, not the final answer to every custody question.