General Prison Information
Official Prison Name: Lompoc U.S. Penitentiary
Prison Code: LOM
Prison Type: U.S. Penitentiary
Region: Western Region
State: California
Security Level: Medium
Contact Information
Below is the street address and mailing address for Lompoc U.S. Penitentiary. Use the mailing address if you are going to send a letter or package to a prisoner at Lompoc U.S. Penitentiary, and make 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 section below if you are going to send a package or letter to a prisoner to make sure that you correctly address the package or letter, and use the right procedure for sending a package or letter. If you do not use the correct steps, it could not get delivered.
INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
USP Lompoc
U.S. Penitentiary
3901 Klein Blvd
Lompoc CA, 93436
Street Address / Prison Location
Use the street address if you plan to visit a prisoner. Make sure to also read the Inmate Visitation Procedures and Inmate Visitation Schedule sections below if you are going to visit an inmate here.
Lompoc U.S. Penitentiary
3901 Klein Blvd
Lompoc CA, 93436
Phone Number
Prisoners can’t take phone calls, so you can’t call the inmate, however, there are times when it might be necessary to know the telephone number to the facility.
(805) 735-2771
Fax Number
Prisoners don’t have faxes, so you won’t be able to fax an inmate, but there are times when it may be helpful to know the fax number to the facility.
(805) 736-1292
Email Address
The email address listed below is the primary email for the prison. You can’t email prisoners at this email. If you want to email a prisoner, read the Inmate Email information on this page.
LOM/PUBLICINFORMATION@BOP.GOV
Inmate and Staff Statistics
Total Inmates: 1,721
Inmate Email
To email a letter to a prisoner at Lompoc Federal Prison – Penitentiary you must follow an exact process to ensure that the email message gets to the prisoner.
TRULINCS – Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System
Prisoners are allowed to email letters only to people listed on their approved contact list. An prisoner has to make a formal request to send and recieve emails with a person by putting them in their contact list.
Every email is subject to monitoring. Prison inmates must consent to being monitored when they agree to participate in the email system. Family and friends of the inmate must consent to email monitoring when they agree to correspondence with the prisoner and are notified each and every time that they get an email from the inmate.
When a person is added to an inmates contact list they will get an email message which directs them to the CorrLink system at www.corrlink.com.
CorrLink Inmate Email System
Email messages may not jeopardize the public or the security, safety, or operation of the prison facility. Also, email cannot be larger than 13,000 characters. Email messages that are not consistent with these rules will not get delivered.
Inmate Internet Access
Prisoners are not allowed to access the internet.
Inmate Mail and Package Procedures
There are certain protocols that you have to follow when sending mail to a prisoner. If you don’t then letter or package might not get delivered.
Before you send a package or letter, make sure to read the links below:
Mail Monitoring
Lompoc Federal Prison – Penitentiary staff will open and read and inspect all received general mail and packages. Received general correspondence can be read as frequently as deemed necessary to ensure safety and security or watch problems regarding an inmate.
How to Address a Letter to an Inmate
Shown here is the correct format for how you need to address mail to a federal inmate at Lompoc Federal Prison – Penitentiary:
INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
USP Lompoc
U.S. Penitentiary
3901 Klein Blvd
Lompoc CA, 93436
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 inmates a bank type account for inmate funds and for buying things not issued regularly by the facility.
How to Send an Inmate Money
Friends, family, or other people can deposit money to inmate’s Commissary accounts using the U.S. Postal Service and Western Union.
Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate’s family and friends can choose to send prisoners money in the mail and must send funds to this address and follow the rules 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 money has to be in the form of 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 placed on a 15-day hold, and in this time the prisoner will not get the funds. The Bureau of Prisons will return any funds that don’t have valid prisoner info if the envelope it was sent it has an adequate return address. Cash and checks will not be deposited to the prisoner’s account so do not send any cash or checks.
Via Western Union Quick Collect Program: Prisoner’s friends and family may also send prisoners money with Western Union’s Quick Collect Program. Money sent to a prisoner using the Western Union Quick Collect Program can be sent by one of these methods:
- At Western Union location using cash. In order to locate the closest agent, you should call 1-800-325-6000 or visit www.westernunion.com.
- By phone with a credit/debit card: Call 1-800-634-3422 and select menu option 2.
- On the web with a credit/debit card: Go to www.westernunion.com and choose “Quick Collect.”
For the Western Union Quick Collect transaction, this info must 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 that prisoner, funds might not get returned to you.
For additional info about how to send a prisoner money, check out the official Bureau of Prisons website:
Bureau of Prisons – Inmate Money
Inmate Locator
Prisoners are often transported to different prisons around the country, so you might need to find what facility an inmate is at using the inmate locator. Click on the link here to look up 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 rules for visitation and they get changed frequently. The policies listed below could be out of date when you are reading this, so be sure to also go to the prison’s 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 when entering the visitation area and upon leaving.
Identification Required
Picture ID of all visitors is required. Appropriate forms of ID are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; but, a state issued photo id is OK.
For all of the things shown below, read the actual prison facility website as this info changes 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 Lompoc Federal Prison – Penitentiary Visitation Policy click: Visitation Procedures
Prison Jobs & Hiring
Looking for a correctional facility job? Do you have any prior experience? Have you worked at a prison in the past?
If so, click here: Lompoc U.S. Penitentiary Jobs
Website
The official website: Lompoc U.S. Penitentiary Website
Tell Your Story – Write a Review of Lompoc U.S. Penitentiary
Have you ever been incarcerated in Lompoc U.S. Penitentiary? Do you know someone there? Have you ever been to visit a prisoner at this correctional facility?
If yes, then you should write a review about it. Write about your experience so that other people can find out what to expect.
Things you could put in your comment:
- Prison conditions
- Prison layout and facility
- Staff and guards
- Food and commissary
- Visitation
- Inmates
- Inmate safety
- Gangs
- Programs and activities
If you are currently an inmate at Lompoc U.S. Penitentiary, leave your address if you want people to be able to mail you.
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