Search Philadelphia FDC Records Online
Jail Name:
Philadelphia FDC
Jail Type:
Federal Prison
State:
Pennsylvania
County:
PHILADELPHIA
City:
PHILADELPHIA
Source:
bop.gov
Description:
The Federal Detention Center (FDC Philadelphia) is a United States Federal prison in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which holds male and female inmates prior to or during court proceedings, as well as inmates serving brief sentences. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.[1] The jail, across from the William J. Green Jr. Federal Building,[2] is on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) site the southwest corner of Arch Street and 7th Street, across from the African American Museum in Philadelphia and in the Independence Mall area.[3] The jail is 12 stories tall. It has 628 cells for United States Marshal Service pre-trial inmates, primarily from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the District of New Jersey and the District of Delaware. Federal Detention Center Philadelphia is also a United States Parole Commission Revocation Site. 120 prisoners, already sentenced, serve as staff. The prison is connected to a tunnel that allows people to travel to and from the James A. Byrne United States Courthouse.
Opened:
2000
Security Class:
Administrative facility (all security levels)
Website URL:
Address:
700 ARCH STREET
Zip Code:
19106
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Email:
execassistant@bop.gov
Phone 1:
215-521-4000
Fax 1:
215-521-7220
Imate Gender:
Male and Female Offenders
Population:
1030
Capacity:
792
Judicial District:
Eastern Pennsylvania
Bop Region:
Northeast Region
Inmate Mail 1:
INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER FDC PHILADELPHIA FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER P.O. BOX 562 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19105
Money:
Do NOT send money to an inmate using this facility's address. All funds sent through the mail must be addressed to a processing center in Des Moines, Iowa. This applies to all Federal inmates, regardless of where they are incarcerated.
Freight Non Usps Parcels 1:
STAFF NAME FDC PHILADELPHIA FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER ATTN: WAREHOUSE 700 ARCH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106
Staff Mail:
STAFF NAME FDC PHILADELPHIA FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER P.O. BOX 572 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106
Notable Inmates:
Shain Duka - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Fort_Dix_attack_plot Kimberly Jones - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil%27_Kim Kaboni Savage - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaboni_Savage
700 ARCH STREET, 19106, PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania
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