Duluth Federal Prison Camp

General Prison Information

Official Prison Name: Duluth Federal Prison Camp
Prison Code: DTH
Prison Type: Federal Prison Camp
Region: North Central Region
State: Minnesota
Security Level: Minimum

Contact Information

Here you have the street address and mailing address for Duluth Federal Prison Camp. Use the mailing address if you are going to send a letter or package to an inmate there, and be sure to use the physical address if you need to know the location of the facility.

Mailing Address

Be sure to read over the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures section below if you are going to send something to a prisoner to make sure that you correctly address the item, and do the right steps for sending a package or letter. If you do not use the correct steps, it could not get delivered.

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
FPC Duluth
Federal Prison Camp
P.O. Box 1000
Duluth MN, 55814

Street Address / Prison Location

Use the street address if you plan to visit a prisoner. Be sure to read over the Inmate Visitation Procedures and Inmate Visitation Schedule sections below if you are going to try to visit someone in prison.

Duluth Federal Prison Camp
4464 Ralston Drive
Duluth MN, 55811

Phone Number

Federal inmates can’t take phone calls, so you won’t be able to call the inmate, however, there are times when it might be necessary to know the telephone number to the facility.

(218) 722-8634

Fax Number

Federal inmates don’t have faxes, so you won’t be able to fax your inmate, but there are some times when it may be necessary to know the fax number to Duluth Federal Prison Camp.

(218) 733-4701 

Email Address

The email address below is the main email for the prison. You can’t email prisoners at this email. If you want to email a prisoner, check out the Inmate Email information on this page.

DTH/PUBLICINFORMATION@BOP.GOV

Inmate and Staff Statistics

Total Inmates:   895 

Inmate Email

To email a letter to a prisoner you must follow an exact process to ensure that the letter gets to the inmate.

TRULINCS – Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System

Federal prisoners are allowed to email letters only from persons listed on their approved contact list. An federal prisoner has to make a formal request to send and recieve emails with a family member or friend by putting that person into their contact list.

Every email is monitored. prisoners give their consent to being monitored when they agree to participate in the email system. External contacts give their consent to email monitoring when they agree to corresponding with the prisoner and are notified each and every time that they get an email letter from the inmate.

When a person is approved you will get an email message which directs them to CorrLink at www.corrlink.com.
CorrLink Inmate Email System

Email correspondence must not endanger the public or the security, safety, or operation of the prison. Also, email should not be longer than 13,000 characters. Email messages that are not consistent with these rules will not get sent.

Inmate Internet Access

Federal inmates are not allowed to access the web.

Inmate Mail and Package Procedures

There are special procedures that you have to follow when sending a package or letter to a prisoner. If you don’t follow these rules then the mail might not make it there.

Before you send a package or letter, be sure to read the links below:

Mail Monitoring

Prison staff do open and read and inspect all received general correspondence. Received general correspondence can be read as frequently as is necessary to ensure security or watch problems regarding any inmates.

How to Address a Letter to an Inmate

Below is the correct format for how you need to address a letter or package to a federal inmate at Duluth Federal Prison:

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
FPC Duluth
Federal Prison Camp
P.O. Box 1000
Duluth MN, 55814

To read the entire Bureau of Prisons Policy on Correspondence, click here: Bureau of Prisons – Correspondence Policy

Inmate Money

Every federal prison has a Commissary which was created to provide a bank-like account for prisoner money and for buying things not provided by the Bureau of Prisons.

How to Send an Inmate Money

Friends, family, or other people can deposit money into these Commissary accounts using the U.S. Postal Service and Western Union.

Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate’s family and friends can to send prisoners money in postal mail and must send funds to the following address and follow the rules shows below:

Federal Bureau of Prisons
Insert Valid Committed Inmate Name
Insert Inmate Eight-Digit Register Number
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001

The deposit has to be in a money order that is made out to the prisoner’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. You should use a postal money order, since all non-postal money orders processed through the National Lockbox will be kept for a 15-day hold period, during which the prisoner will not get the funds. The Bureau of Prisons will return funds that don’t have correct prisoner info but only if the envelope has an adequate return address. Cash and checks will not be deposited to the inmate’s account so do not send cash or checks.

Via Western Union Quick Collect Program: Prisoner’s friends and family are also able to send prisoners money using Western Union’s Quick Collect Program. Money sent to a prisoner with the Western Union Quick Collect Program can be sent by one of these methods:

  1. At a physical location using cash. In order to locate the closest agent, you can call 1-800-325-6000 or go to www.westernunion.com.
  2. By phone with a credit or debit card: Call 1-800-634-3422 and choose phone prompt option 2.
  3. Online with a credit or debit card: Visit www.westernunion.com and choose “Quick Collect.”

For the Western Union Quick Collect transaction, this info has to be included:

  1. Correct and valid Inmate Eight-Digit Register Number (entered with no spaces or dashes) followed immediately by Inmate’s Last Name
  2. Committed Inmate Full Name entered on Attention Line
  3. Code City: FBOP, DC

If the wrong register number and/or name are used and accepted and sent to that inmate, the money might not be returned.

For additional info about how to send an inmate money, go to the official Bureau of Prisons website:
Bureau of Prisons – Inmate Money

Inmate Locator

Federal inmates are frequently transported to different correctional facilities throughout the country, so you might need to locate what facility an inmate is at using the inmate locator. Click on the link here to locate an federal inmate.
Inmate Search

Inmate Visitation Schedule

Visiting hours are from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as every federally recognized holiday.

Inmate Visitor Procedures

Every federal prison has its own procedures for inmate visitation and they get changed frequently. The policies listed below could be out of date now, so make sure to also check the prison’s website to find the latest visitation rules.

Visitation Sign-In and Check-In

The visitation guard ensures each visitor signs the prison visitors log when entering the facility and upon leaving.

Identification Required

Picture id of all visitors is required. Appropriate forms of ID are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; although, a state issued photo id is OK.

For all of the points shown below, check out the official prison facility website as this info is changed frequently:

  • Visitation Rules
  • Visitation Dress Code
  • Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation
  • Special Rules For Children, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits

To read the complete Duluth Federal Prison Visitation Policy go to: Visitation Procedures

Prison Jobs & Hiring

Looking for a job at a prison? Have any prior experience? Have you worked at a prison before?

If so, click here: Duluth Federal Prison Camp Jobs

Website

The official website: Duluth Federal Prison Camp Website

Tell Your Story – Write a Review of Duluth Federal Prison Camp

Have you ever been incarcerated in Duluth Federal Prison Camp? Do you have a family member or friend there? Have you ever been to visit an inmate at Duluth Federal Prison Camp?

If so, then we would like you to write a review about it. Tell us about your experience so other people can find out what to expect.

Things you might want to put in your comment:

  • Prison conditions
  • Prison layout and facility
  • Staff and guards
  • Commissary and food
  • Visitation
  • Inmates
  • Inmate safety
  • Gangs
  • Inmate programs and activities

If you are a prisoner at Duluth Federal Prison Camp, leave your address if you would like people to be able to send you a letter.

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