General Prison Information
Official Prison Name: El Reno Federal Correctional Institution
Prison Code: ERE
Prison Type: Federal Correctional Institution
Region: South Central Region
State: Oklahoma
Security Level: Medium
Contact Information
Below you have the street address and mailing address for El Reno Federal Correctional Institution. Use the mailing address if you are going to send a letter or package to a prisoner at El Reno Federal Correctional Institution, and be sure to use the physical address if you need to know the location of the prison.
Mailing Address
Be sure to read the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures information below if you are going to send a package or letter to a prisoner so that you correctly address the letter or package, and do the correct procedure for sending a package or letter. If you do not use the correct steps, it could get sent back.
INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
FCI El Reno
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 1500
El Reno OK, 73036
Street Address / Prison Location
Use the street address if you are visiting a prisoner. Be sure to read over the Inmate Visitation Procedures and Inmate Visitation Schedule sections on this page if you are going to visit a prisoner.
El Reno Federal Correctional Institution
4205 Highway 66 West
El Reno OK, 73036
Phone Number
El Reno Federal Correctional Institution inmates don’t have phones, so you won’t be able to call the inmate, however, there are some times when it may be necessary to know the telephone number to the prison.
(405) 262-4875
Fax Number
El Reno Federal Correctional Institution inmates don’t have fax machines, so you won’t be able to send a fax to your inmate, but there are cases when it may be helpful to know the fax number to the prison.
(405) 319-7626
Email Address
The email address below is the main email for the facility. You can’t email prisoners at this address. If you are going to email a prisoner, check out the Inmate Email information below.
ERE/PUBLICINFORMATION@BOP.GOV
Inmate and Staff Statistics
Total Inmates: 1,153
Inmate Email
To send email to a prisoner at El Reno Federal Prison you must follow an exact process to ensure that the email message gets to the inmate.
TRULINCS – Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System
Federal inmates are allowed to receive emails only from people listed on their approved contact list. An prisoner has to make a request to recieve and send emails with a person by putting that person in their contact list.
All email is monitored. Prison inmates must consent to getting monitored when they agree to participate in the system. Inmate contacts give consent to getting monitored when they agree to corresponding with the prisoner and are notified every time that they get email correspondence from the prisoner.
When a contact is added to an inmates contact list you will get an email message which sends them to CorrLink at www.corrlink.com.
CorrLink Inmate Email System
Email messages may not endanger the public or the security, safety, or operation of the prison. In addition, emails 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 prisoners are not permitted to access the web.
Inmate Mail and Package Procedures
There are special steps that you have to follow when sending mail to a inmate. If you don’t then the mail might not get delivered.
before you send a letter or package, make sure to read the links below:
Mail Monitoring
Correctional facility guards do open and read all received general correspondence. Received general mail may be read as frequently as is necessary to keep safety and security or watch problems regarding an inmate.
How to Address a Letter to an Inmate
Below is the proper format for how you need to address a letter or package to a prisoner at El Reno Federal Prison:
INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
FCI El Reno
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 1500
El Reno OK, 73036
To read the full Bureau of Prisons Policy on Correspondence, go to: Bureau of Prisons – Correspondence Policy
Inmate Money
Every federal prison has a Commissary which was created to provide an account for prisoner funds and for buying things not issued by the prison.
How to Send an Inmate Money
Friends, family, or other people can add money into these Commissary accounts by sending it by Western Union and the U.S. Postal Service.
Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate’s family and friends can to send prisoners money through postal mail and have to send money to this address and follow the steps written 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 U.S. Postal Service money order, since all non-postal money orders processed through the National Lockbox will be subject to a 15-day hold period, and during this period the prisoner will not get the money. The Bureau of Prisons will return to the sender any funds that don’t have valid prisoner info but only if the envelope it was sent it has an adequate return address. Cash and personal checks cannot be accepted 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 via one of these methods:
- At Western Union location using cash. In order to locate the closest agent, you can call 1-800-325-6000 or visit www.westernunion.com.
- On the phone with a credit/debit card: Call 1-800-634-3422 and choose phone prompt option 2.
- On the web with a credit/debit card: Go to www.westernunion.com and choose “Quick Collect.”
For every Western Union Quick Collect transaction, this info has to be included:
- Correct and valid Inmate Eight-Digit Register Number (entered with no spaces or dashes) followed immediately by Inmate’s Last Name
- Committed Inmate Full Name entered on Attention Line
- Code City: FBOP, DC
If the wrong register number and/or name are used and accepted and sent to the wrong prisoner, the funds might not get returned.
For additional info about how to send a prisoner money, go to the official Bureau of Prisons website:
Bureau of Prisons – Inmate Money
Inmate Locator
Federal inmates are often moved to different prisons throughout the country, so sometimes you may have to find the location of an inmate using the inmate locator. Click on the link here to locate a prisoner.
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 visitation and they get changed often. The rules listed here could be different by the time you are reading this, so be sure to also go to the prison’s official website to find the most recent visitation procedures.
Visitation Sign-In and Check-In
The visitation guard ensures every visitor signs the prisoner visitors log upon entering the correctional facility and also when they leave.
Identification Required
Picture ID of all visitors is required. Acceptable forms of id are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; although, a state issued photo ID is OK.
For all of the things shown below, read the actual prison website as this info changes often:
- 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 entire El Reno Federal Correctional Institution Visitation Guide click: Visitation Guide
Prison Jobs & Hiring
Trying to find a job at a prison? Have experience? Have you worked at a prison facility in the past?
If so, click here: El Reno Federal Correctional Institution Jobs
Website
The official website: El Reno Federal Correctional Institution Website
Tell Your Story – Write a Review of El Reno Federal Correctional Institution
Have you ever been a prisoner in El Reno Federal Correctional Institution? Do you have a friend or family member that is a prisoner there? Have you ever been to visit a prisoner there?
If you have, then we would like you to tell us about it. Tell us about what you experienced so other people can learn what to expect.
Things you could write in your review:
- Prison conditions
- Prison layout and facility
- Staff and guards
- Food and commissary
- Visitation
- Inmates
- Safety
- Gangs
- Programs and activities
If you are currently an inmate at this facility, include your address if you would like people to be able to send you a letter.
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