How to Contact an Inmate at FCI McKean (PA)

Every inmate telephone at FCI McKean has a posted notice: calls are monitored. Keep that in mind during your conversations, and avoid sharing sensitive details you wouldn't want overheard or recorded.

For general comments or questions about the Bureau of Prisons (including issues that affect FCI McKean), you can reach the BOP Central Office. Send written correspondence to Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First St., NW, Washington, DC 20534. The Central Office phone number for general inquiries is (202) 307-3198. If you email the Bureau, build in extra time. The BOP processes emails the same way it handles written correspondence, so expect about 20 to 30 working days for a response.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Assume phone calls are monitored at FCI McKean, and keep personal or sensitive information out of the conversation.
• ✓ For general comments or questions that affect FCI McKean, send written correspondence to: Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First St., NW, Washington, DC 20534.
• ✓ For general inquiries by phone, call the BOP Central Office at (202) 307-3198.
• ✓ If you email the Bureau, expect a response to take about 20 to 30 working days (emails are handled like written correspondence).

The one facility-specific detail confirmed here is that the phones carry a posted notice about monitoring. If you need to understand how that applies to your situation (for example, which types of calls may be treated differently), check the current communication rules with the facility directly before relying on anything time-sensitive.

Before mailing something important or making a time-sensitive request, confirm you're using the right BOP contact channel and that the details are still current. Double-check the Central Office mailing address (Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First St., NW, Washington, DC 20534) and the general inquiry phone number ((202) 307-3198). Also verify whether the email response timeframe (about 20 to 30 working days) has changed.