General Prison Information
Official Prison Name: Yazoo City Low Federal Correctional Institution
Prison Code: YAZ
Prison Type: Federal Correctional Institution
Region: Southeast Region
State: Mississippi
Security Level: Low
Contact Information
Below is the street address and mailing address for Yazoo City Low Federal Correctional Institution. Use the mailing address if you are sending a letter or package to an inmate at Yazoo City Low Federal Correctional Institution, and make sure to use the physical address if you need to know the location of Yazoo City Low Federal Correctional Institution.
Mailing Address
Make sure to read over the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures section on this page if you are going to send something to an inmate to make sure that you correctly write the address, and use the correct steps for sending a package or letter. If you do not use the correct steps, the package or letter could get sent back.
INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
FCI Yazoo City Low
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 5000
Yazoo City MS, 39194
Street Address / Prison Location
Use the street address if you are visiting a prisoner. Make sure to also read the Inmate Visitation Procedures and Inmate Visitation Schedule information on this page if you are going to try to visit an inmate here.
Yazoo City Low Federal Correctional Institution
2225 Haley Barbour Parkway
Yazoo City MS, 39194
Phone Number
Prisoners don’t have telephones, so you can’t call an inmate, however, there are times when it may be helpful to know the telephone number to the prison.
(662) 751-4800
Fax Number
Federal inmates don’t have faxes, so you can’t send a fax to the inmate, but there are times when it may be necessary to know the fax number to Yazoo City Low Federal Correctional Institution.
(662) 716-1036
Email Address
The email address listed below is the primary email for Yazoo City Low Federal Correctional Institution. You cannot email prisoners at this email. If you want to email a prisoner, read the Inmate Email information on this page.
YAZ/PUBLICINFORMATION@BOP.GOV
Inmate and Staff Statistics
Total Inmates: 1,739
Inmate Email
To send an email message to an inmate you must follow an exact process to ensure that the email gets to the inmate.
TRULINCS – Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System
Federal inmates are allowed to receive emails only from persons that are on their approved contact list. An federal inmate has to make a request to recieve and send emails with someone by placing that person into their contact list.
Every email is subject to monitoring. prisoners give their consent to being monitored when they join the program. Family and friends of the inmate must consent to email monitoring when they agree to corresponding with the inmate and are reminded about this each and every time that they get email correspondence from the inmate.
When a contact is added to an inmates contact list they will get an email message which sends them to the CorrLink system at www.corrlink.com.
CorrLink Inmate Email System
Email correspondence must not jeopardize the public or the security, safety, or operation of the prison. In addition, email should not exceed 13,000 characters. Email messages that are not consistent with these rules will be rejected.
Inmate Internet Access
Federal prisoners do not have access to the web.
Inmate Mail and Package Procedures
There are special procedures that you must follow when sending a package or letter to a prisoner. If you do not then the letters and packages might be returned to you.
before you send a letter or package, be sure to read the links below:
Mail Monitoring
Prison guards do open and read all received general packages and mail. Received general mail and packages can be read as frequently as is necessary to keep security or watch a problem having to do with an inmate.
How to Address a Letter to an Inmate
Below is the proper format for how you have to address mail to a federal inmate at Yazoo City Low Federal Prison:
INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
FCI Yazoo City Low
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 5000
Yazoo City MS, 39194
To read the entire Bureau of Prisons Policy on Correspondence, go to: Bureau of Prisons – Correspondence Policy
Inmate Money
Every prison has a Commissary which was created to provide a bank type account for inmate money and for purchasing things not provided by the prison.
How to Send an Inmate Money
Friends, family, or other people can deposit money to inmate’s 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 the money 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 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 kept for a 15-day hold period, and during this period the prisoner will not get the funds. The Bureau of Prisons will return any funds that don’t have correct prisoner info but only if the envelope it was sent it has an adequate return address. Checks and cash can’t be accepted for deposit 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 using the Western Union Quick Collect Program can be sent using 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 go to www.westernunion.com.
- On the phone with a credit or debit card: Call 1-800-634-3422 and choose menu option 2.
- Online with a credit or debit card: Visit www.westernunion.com and choose “Quick Collect.”
For every Western Union Quick Collect transaction, this info has to be included:
- Correct 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 money to an inmate, check out the official Bureau of Prisons website:
Bureau of Prisons – Inmate Money
Inmate Locator
Inmates are often transported to different prisons throughout the country, so sometimes you may have to locate where an inmate is located using the inmate locator. Follow 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 rules for inmate visitation and they get changed often. The policies listed here could be out of date now, so be sure to also check the prison’s official website to find the latest visitation rules.
Visitation Sign-In and Check-In
The entrance guard will make sure every visitor signs the prisoner visitors log when they enter the prison and upon departure.
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, go to the actual prison 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 entire Yazoo City Low Federal Correctional Institution Visitation Guide go to: Visitation Procedures
Prison Jobs & Hiring
Trying to find a prison job? Have any prior experience? Have you worked at a prison before?
If so, go to: Yazoo City Low Federal Correctional Institution Jobs
Website
The official website: Yazoo City Low Federal Correctional Institution Website
Tell Your Story – Write a Review of Yazoo City Low Federal Correctional Institution
Have you ever been incarcerated in Yazoo City Low 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 yes, then you should write a review about it. Write about what you experienced so other people can find out what to expect.
Things you might want to write in your comment:
- Prison conditions
- Prison layout and facility
- Guards and staff
- Commissary and food
- Visitation
- Inmates
- Inmate safety
- Gang activity
- Prisoner activities and programs
If you are currently an inmate at this facility, include your address if you want people to be able to mail you.
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