What If Your Visitor Has a Warrant? FCI Englewood's NCIC Background-Check Policy

Every proposed visitor at FCI Englewood goes through a National Crime Information Center (NCIC) background check before they're allowed in. If that check turns up an active warrant, you'll be denied entry until the warrant is resolved.

FCI Englewood runs an NCIC background check on everyone who wants to visit - not just first-timers or people new to the facility. Here's what that means for you: being on the approved visiting list doesn't guarantee you'll get through the door. The facility checks visitors through NCIC before each visit, and the results can stop a visit from happening.

If the background check reveals any warrants, FCI Englewood will deny entry. The denial stays in place until the warrant is cleared. This can be frustrating - especially if you didn't know about the warrant or thought it was already handled. But the rule is simple: unresolved warrant means no visit.

Practical Notes

• ✓ Ask your loved one whether you’ve been added to their approved visiting list; at FCI and FPC Englewood, an inmate may request up to 10 friends to be added in addition to immediate family and relatives.
• ✓ Don’t assume you’re approved until your loved one tells you; it’s the inmate’s responsibility to inform visitors when they’ve been added to the approved visiting list.
• ✓ Get the rules in writing from your loved one; it’s also the inmate’s responsibility to provide visitors with the Visiting Room Procedures/Regulations (Attachment A).

Worried a warrant might come up? Plan ahead. FCI Englewood checks all proposed visitors through NCIC before visitation and will turn you away if something shows up. Have an honest conversation with yourself before making the trip - showing up and hoping for the best can mean a wasted drive. Getting turned away doesn't mean you're banned forever. The policy is tied to whether the warrant is resolved, so once you clear it up, you can try again.