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A federal search only finds federal inmates. If he was sentenced in a Pennsylvania state court, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PA DOC) holds him and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) locator will come back empty every time. The second reason is the name on the paperwork. Court documents, letters, and old news clippings from before February 2021 call this place USP Lewisburg, because the BOP redesignated it from a penitentiary to a federal correctional institution that month. Searching “USP Lewisburg” as a facility won’t help you. Search the person.
The 8-digit federal register number beats a name every time, and it’s what you’ll write on mail to PO Box 1000 and on any deposit. If you’re working from a name, use the version on his judgment paperwork and try middle names and hyphenated last names next. Once you’ve confirmed he’s at Lewisburg, ask one more question before you plan a visit: main facility, camp, or RDAP. Visits at the main facility are capped at 5 per month, while the camp and RDAP unit run on an 8-point monthly system, so the answer changes how often you can go. Call (570) 523-1251 and ask.
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Probably not. The BOP redesignated the prison from USP Lewisburg to FCI Lewisburg in February 2021, so older records use the old name for the same address at PO Box 1000, Lewisburg, PA 17837. If a locator result names FCI Lewisburg, that's him, in the same place. Confirm at (570) 523-1251 if you're unsure.
Inmate SearchThe name may not match BOP records, he may not be designated here yet, or he may have transferred. Search his register number, then call (570) 523-1251 and ask whether he's in the main facility, the camp, or the RDAP unit.
Inmate SearchNo, it names FCI Lewisburg without splitting the populations. It's worth asking, because the main facility allows 5 visits a month while the camp and the Residential Drug Abuse Program unit use an 8-point system, and camp mail needs its own address line. Staff at (570) 523-1251 can tell you which applies.
Inmate SearchRelease dates are projections. At Lewisburg, finishing the Residential Drug Abuse Program can add time credit for eligible men on top of the usual good-conduct adjustments, so a date you wrote down months ago may no longer hold. Ask his unit team at (570) 523-1251.
Inmate SearchNo. The BOP locator that covers FCI Lewisburg lists federal inmates only. State-sentenced inmates and parolees appear in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PA DOC) locator, which is a separate tool with separate records. Nobody at (570) 523-1251 can look up a state inmate for you.
Inmate SearchSaturday, Sunday, and federal holidays, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with a 5-visit cap.
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