How to send messages, photos, and packages
Phone calls at FCI Beckley are routinely monitored and recorded—a notice is posted at each telephone. All calls must go through the facility's normal procedures; third‑party or alternative call arrangements aren't allowed. Attorney calls can be unmonitored in certain circumstances. For privileged communications, follow your attorney's guidance and any facility instructions. TRULINCS electronic messaging requires users to consent to monitoring, and messages are screened for content that could threaten safety, security, or orderly operations. For video visits and messaging, families typically set up a vendor account, accept the online terms, and follow the vendor's scheduling and payment steps.
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Mail rules at FCI Beckley follow Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy. Small mistakes can mean your item gets rejected or returned. Use this guide to keep letters, publications, and approved packages from getting held up.
Yes. All inmate telephone calls are monitored, and FCI Beckley posts a notice by each telephone.
No. BOP telephone privileges at FCI Beckley do not allow third‑party or alternative call arrangements.
Unmonitored telephone calls to attorneys are permitted in certain circumstances. If you’re trying to set up a privileged call, follow your attorney’s direction and any facility guidance.
Yes. TRULINCS users must consent to monitoring, and all messages are screened for content that could jeopardize safety, security, or orderly operation.
No—FCI Beckley generally does not accept packages sent from home without prior written approval. The only home packages normally allowed are release clothing and authorized medical devices, and these require authorization.
Buy them from an approved sender: books, magazines, and other publications must be shipped directly from the publisher, a book club, or a bookstore. Hardcover publications and newspapers are accepted only from those sources and must clearly show the sender’s address.
Visiting at FCI Beckley goes smoothly when you handle approval first, then plan around the rules that trip people up: visiting lists, dress code, and physical-contact limits.
MoneyGram is one of the fastest ways to get funds into someone's commissary account at FCI Beckley—but only if you enter the details exactly how the Bureau of Prisons requires. Follow these steps to avoid rejections and delays.
Phone calls are one of the main ways people stay connected at FCI Beckley, but the rules can catch families off guard. Here's what you need to know about monitoring, attorney calls, and how long recordings are kept.
