General Prison Information
Official Prison Name: Springfield Medical Center/Federal Prisoners
Prison Code: SPG
Prison Type: Medical Center/Federal Prisoners
Region: North Central Region
State: Missouri
Security Level: Administrative
Contact Information
Below you have the street address and mailing address for Springfield Medical Center/Federal Prisoners. Use the mailing address if you are going to send a letter or package to a prisoner at Springfield Medical Center/Federal Prisoners, and make sure to use the physical address if you need to know the location of the prison.
Mailing Address
Make 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 letter or package, and do the right procedure for sending a package or letter. If you do not use the correct steps, the package or letter could not get delivered.
INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
MCFP Springfield
Medical Center/Federal Prisoners
P.O. Box 4000
Springfield MO, 65801
Street Address / Prison Location
Use the street address if you are visiting a prisoner. Make sure to read the Inmate Visitation Procedures and Inmate Visitation Schedule information below if you are going to try to visit an inmate at Springfield Medical Center/Federal Prisoners.
Springfield Medical Center/Federal Prisoners
1900 W. Sunshine St
Springfield MO, 65807
Phone Number
Prisoners can’t take phone calls, so you won’t be able to call inmates, however, there are times when it may be necessary to know the telephone number to the prison.
(417) 862-7041
Fax Number
Springfield Medical Center/Federal Prisoners inmates don’t have faxes, so you won’t be able to send a fax to your inmate, but there are some times when it might be necessary to know the fax number to Springfield Medical Center/Federal Prisoners.
(417) 837-1717
Email Address
The email address below is the main email for Springfield Medical Center/Federal Prisoners. You can’t reach prisoners at this address. If you need to email a prisoner, read the Inmate Email section on this page.
SPG/PUBLICINFORMATION@BOP.GOV
Inmate and Staff Statistics
Total Inmates: 1,131
Inmate Email
In order to send email to an inmate you must follow an exact process to ensure that the letter gets to the prisoner.
TRULINCS – Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System
Federal prisoners are allowed to email messages only to persons that are on their approved contact list. An federal inmate has to make a formal request to send and recieve email messages with a friend or family member by putting them into their contact list.
Every email is monitored. Prison inmates give their consent to email monitoring when they agree to participate in the program. Inmate contacts must consent to email monitoring when they agree to correspondence with the prisoner and are notified every time that they get an email letter from the prisoner.
When a person is added to an inmates contact list that person will get an email notification which directs them to CorrLink at www.corrlink.com.
CorrLink Inmate Email System
Emails may not endanger the public or the security, safety, or operation of the prison. In addition, the emails should not be larger than 13,000 characters. Email messages that are not consistent with these rules will not get delivered.
Inmate Internet Access
Federal prisoners are not allowed to access the internet.
Inmate Mail and Package Procedures
There are special steps that you have to follow when sending mail to a prisoner. If you don’t follow these rules then letter or package might not get delivered.
before you send a letter or package, you should read the sections below:
Mail Monitoring
Correctional facility staff will open and read and inspect all received general correspondence. Received general packages and mail may be read as frequently as is necessary to keep safety and security or watch a particular problem regarding an inmate.
How to Address a Letter to an Inmate
This is the correct format for how you have to address a package or letter to a federal inmate at Springfield Federal Prison:
INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
MCFP Springfield
Medical Center/Federal Prisoners
P.O. Box 4000
Springfield MO, 65801
To read the entire Bureau of Prisons Policy on Correspondence, go to: Bureau of Prisons – Correspondence Policy
Inmate Money
Every federal prison has a Commissary which was started to provide an account for inmate money and for purchasing things not issued regularly by the Bureau of Prisons.
How to Send an Inmate Money
Family, friends, or other sources can add money into these Commissary accounts by sending it by the U.S. Postal Service and Western Union.
Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate’s family and friends can to send prisoners money through the mail and must send funds to the following address and follow the steps given 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 are advised to 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, in which the prisoner will not get the funds. The Bureau of Prisons will return funds that don’t have valid prisoner info but only if the envelope has a return address. Cash and checks can’t be accepted so do not send checks or cash.
Via Western Union Quick Collect Program: Prisoner’s friends and family are also able to 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 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.
- By phone with a credit/debit card: Call 1-800-634-3422 and choose phone prompt option 2.
- On the web with a credit or debit card: Go to www.westernunion.com and choose “Quick Collect.”
For every 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 the wrong prisoner, funds might not get returned.
For additional info about how to send an inmate money, check out the official Bureau of Prisons website:
Bureau of Prisons – Inmate Money
Inmate Locator
Inmates are frequently moved to different prisons throughout the country, so sometimes you may have to find where an inmate is located 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 prison has its own procedures for prison visitation and these rules change frequently. The policies listed here may be out of date when you are reading this, so make sure to also check the prison’s website to get the most recent rules for visitation.
Visitation Sign-In and Check-In
The entrance guard will make sure every visitor signs the prisoner visitors log when entering the prison 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, read the official 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 Springfield Medical Center/Federal Prisoners Visitation Guide click: Inmate Visitation Procedures
Prison Jobs & Hiring
Looking for a prison job? Have experience? Have you worked at a prison in the past?
If so, click here: Springfield Medical Center/Federal Prisoners Jobs
Website
The official website: Springfield Medical Center/Federal Prisoners Website
Tell Your Story – Write a Review of Springfield Medical Center/Federal Prisoners
Have you ever been incarcerated in Springfield Medical Center/Federal Prisoners? Do you have a family member or friend that is a prisoner there? Have you ever been to visit an inmate there?
If you have, then we would like you to write your review about it. Write about what you experienced so that other people can find out what to expect.
Things you can write in the review:
- Prison conditions
- Prison layout and facility
- Guards and staff
- Commissary and food
- Visitation
- Inmates
- Inmate safety
- Gangs
- Prisoner activities and programs
If you are currently an inmate here, include your address if you want people to be able to mail you.
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