Rivers Correctional Institution

General Prison Information

Official Prison Name: Rivers Correctional Institution
Prison Code: RIV
Prison Type: Correctional Institution
Region: Mid-Atlantic Region
State: North Carolina
Security Level: Low

Contact Information

Here is the street address and mailing address for Rivers Correctional Institution. Use the mailing address if you are going to send a letter or package to a prisoner at Rivers Correctional Institution, and make sure to use the physical address if you need to know the location of the facility.

Mailing Address

Make sure to also read the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures information below if you are going to send something to an inmate to make sure that you correctly write the address, and do the right steps for sending a package or letter. If you do not use the correct directions, it could not get delivered.

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
CI Rivers
Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 630
Winton NC, 27986

Street Address / Prison Location

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

Rivers Correctional Institution
145 Parker`S Fishery Rd
Winton NC, 27986

Phone Number

Inmates don’t have phones, so you can’t call inmates, however, there are times when it may be helpful to know the telephone number to the facility.

(252) 358-5200

Fax Number

Prisoners don’t have faxes, so you can’t send a fax to inmates, but there are some times when it might be helpful to know the fax number to Rivers Correctional Institution.

(252) 358-5202 

Email Address

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

RIV/PUBLICINFORMATION@BOP.GOV

Inmate and Staff Statistics

Total Inmates:   1,438 

Inmate Email

In order to send email to a prisoner at Rivers Correctional Institution you must follow an exact process to ensure that the email message gets to the inmate.

TRULINCS – Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System

Prisoners are allowed to receive emails only from people that are on their approved contact list. An federal prisoner has to make a request to recieve and send email messages with someone by putting them in their contact list.

All email is subject to monitoring. Prison inmates give their consent to email monitoring when they sign up to participate in the system. Family and friends of the inmate give their consent to being monitored when they agree to corresponding with the prisoner and are reminded every time that they get email correspondence from the prisoner.

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

Email correspondence may not jeopardize the public or the security, safety, or operation of the prison facility. In addition, emails cannot be longer than 13,000 characters. Email messages that don’t follow these rules will be rejected.

Inmate Internet Access

Prisoners do not have access to 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 be returned to you.

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

Mail Monitoring

Rivers Federal Prison officials do open and read and inspect all received general mail and packages. Received general packages and mail is read as frequently as deemed necessary to ensure security or watch a particular problem having to do with inmates.

How to Address a Letter to an Inmate

Shown here is the correct format for how you must address a letter or package to a prisoner at Rivers Federal Prison:

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
CI Rivers
Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 630
Winton NC, 27986

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

Inmate Money

Every prison has a Commissary which was started to provide inmates an account for prisoner money and for buying things not provided by the facility.

How to Send an Inmate Money

Friends, family, or other people can add money into these Commissary accounts using 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 the mail and have to send money to the following address and follow the steps listed 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 a money order that is made out to the prisoner’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. You are advised to use a postal money order, since all non-postal money orders processed through the National Lockbox will be subject to a 15-day hold period, during which 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 personal checks can’t be accepted so do not send checks or cash.

Via Western Union Quick Collect Program: Prisoner’s friends and family may also 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 using one of these methods:

1. 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.
2. By phone with a credit/debit card: Call 1-800-634-3422 and select menu option 2.
3. On the web with a credit or debit card: Go to www.westernunion.com and choose “Quick Collect.”

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

1. Correct 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 the wrong inmate, funds might not get returned.

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

Inmate Locator

Inmates are frequently moved to different prisons around the nation, so you might need to locate what facility an inmate is at using the inmate locator. Follow the link here to look up 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 inmate visitation and they get changed often. The policies below may be out of date when you are reading this, so be sure to also go to the facility’s website to get the latest visitation procedures.

Visitation Sign-In and Check-In

The entrance guard ensures each visitor signs the prison visitors log when entering the prison and upon departure.

Identification Required

Photo 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, go to 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 Rivers Federal Prison Visitation Policy click here: Inmate Visitation Procedures

Prison Jobs & Hiring

Trying to find a job at a prison? Do you have any prior experience? Have you worked at a prison previously?

If so, go to: Rivers Correctional Institution Jobs

Website

The official website: Rivers Correctional Institution Website

Tell Your Story – Write a Review of Rivers Correctional Institution

Have you ever been a prisoner in Rivers Correctional Institution? Do you have a friend or family member there? Have you ever been to visit a prisoner there?

If yes, then you should tell us about it. Tell us about your experience so that other people can learn what to expect.

Things you might want to put in the review:

• Prison conditions
• Prison layout and facility
• Guards and staff
• Food and commissary
• Visitation
• Inmates
• Safety
• Gangs
• Programs and activities

If you are currently an inmate at this facility, include your address if you want people to be able to mail you.