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How to send mail, money, and visit Fdc Miami
Step-by-step guidance using the United States system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Fdc Miami is a federal prison located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Rated capacity: 1,328. Reported population: 1,389. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
The Federal Detention Center, Miami (FDC Miami) is a federal prison in the downtown area of Miami, Florida, United States. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The administrative facility employed 311 staff as of 2002 and housed 1,512 male and female inmates as of July 15, 2010.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
1,328
Current population
1,389
Occupancy
105%
Year opened
1995
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of PrisonsPopulation held
mixed
Opened
1995
Region
Florida
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
BOP-operated facility; conditions reports issued by the DOJ Office of Inspector General on a multi-year cycle.
Visiting
Visit days and hours vary by facility. Visitors must be on the inmate's approved visitor list (form BP-A0629). Pre-screen via VINELink + the facility's visiting page.
Mailing
Inmate Name & Register #, FDC Miami, 33 NE 4TH STREET, Miami, FL 33132. Cash and metal staples not accepted; CorrLinks (TRULINCS) for email if subscribed.
Practical info
Inmate funds via Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund (receiver: inmate name, prisoner ID, BOP Trust Fund). Email service via CorrLinks where the inmate has subscribed.
Known issues
Notable inmates
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Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
5/100
Low concern5/100
- Overcrowding
- 5/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Operating at 105% of design capacity
This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Mcc New YorkNew YorkMaximumFederal prison162% occupancy
- Usp HazeltonBruceton MillsMaximumFederal prison129% occupancy
- Mdc BrooklynBrooklynMaximumFederal prison89% occupancy
- Fmc CarswellFort WorthMaximumFederal prison133% occupancy
- Ausp ThomsonThomsonMaximumFederal prison100% occupancy
- Usp AllenwoodAllenwoodMaximumFederal prison130% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersConditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (100%)
Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.
Occupancythis: 105% · peers avg: 93% (+13%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1328 · peers avg: 547 (+143%)
Data completeness
100%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- Federal Bureau of Prisons â Locations — US Department of Justice
- Wikipedia category â Prisons in Florida — Wikimedia Foundation
- US Federal Bureau of Prisons â locations directory — US Department of Justice
- Wikidata (Q5440190)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Fdc Miami. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fdc-miami
Chicago
"Fdc Miami." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fdc-miami.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-fdc-miami,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Fdc Miami},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fdc-miami},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}