FCI Otisville Inmate Search

One National Locator

There is no FCI Otisville search of its own. The Federal Bureau of Prisons runs one inmate locator for every federal facility, at bop.gov/inmateloc, and it finds people by register number or by first and last name.

The register number is the federal ID. It stays the same for the whole sentence, whatever prison the person is moved to.

FCI Otisville or Otisville Correctional Facility?

Otisville holds two prisons run by two governments, and they sit off the same road.

	FCI Otisville	Otisville Correctional Facility
Run by	Federal Bureau of Prisons	New York State DOCCS
Sentence	Federal	New York State
ID number	Register number	DIN
Search	This federal locator	The DOCCS lookup
Address	Two Mile Dr., P.O. Box 1000	57 Sanitorium Road

If the case went through a federal court, it is this locator. If it went through a New York State court, it is the DOCCS lookup and our Otisville Correctional Facility guide.

The Register Number Has Two Formats

Where	Format	Example
The inmate locator	Five digits, dash, three digits	12345-678
Money orders and transfers	Eight digits, no dash or space	12345678
MoneyGram and Western Union account field	Eight digits then the surname	12345678DOE

The locator shows the dashed form. Every deposit route wants the undashed one, which is where most lost deposits start.

What the Result Shows

A record gives the register number, age, race, sex, a projected release date where one is set, and the current facility. At Otisville the facility line reads FCI Otisville for both the main prison and the satellite camp, so the record alone may not tell you which one.

It does not show a housing unit or a phone number.

Released or Not in BOP Custody

If the record says Released or Not in BOP Custody with no facility, the person is no longer held by the Bureau. The Bureau adds that they may still be in the custody of another system, such as a state prison, a county jail or the U.S. Marshals.

When the Search Comes Back Empty

1. They are still with the U.S. Marshals. Someone arrested on a federal charge is held by the Marshals first and only appears once the Bureau books them in.
2. They are in New York State custody, not federal. A state sentence means a DIN and the DOCCS lookup, not this one.
3. The name on the record differs. Try the surname alone, or the register number.
4. They have moved. The record follows the person, so a name search finds them at their new facility.

The Camp and the Detention Center

The Otisville complex is three things on one site: the medium security FCI, a minimum security satellite camp beside it, and a detention center. On 1 October 2026 the Bureau listed 828 people at the FCI and detention center and 92 at the camp.

The camp has its own line on the mailing address, so ask the person which part they are in.

After You Find Them

Write down the register number in both formats. You need it for the envelope and for any deposit. Pigeonly takes the name and register number and sends letters and photos to FCI Otisville from your phone, addressed to P.O. Box 1000 with the register number in place.