FCI Terre Haute, MI

Visiting at FCI Terre Haute, MI starts with the inmate adding you to their approved visiting list. Once you're on it, the Bureau of Prisons must clear you before you can come in. The facility may limit visiting lists to 10 friends or associates and sets its own rules for who counts as a relative or other approved visitor type. Immediate family members may sometimes visit before the list is formally established if they can be verified through the inmate's Pre‑Sentence Report. Most proposed visitors must complete the BP‑A0629 visitor questionnaire and release form. If you don't provide requested information, processing can be suspended—and you may be denied admittance or correspondence privileges. Follow the dress code carefully. Provocative or revealing clothing can get you turned away. Brief contact like a hug is usually allowed at the start and end of visits, though staff can limit it for security reasons. By law, inmates get at least four visiting hours per month. The Warden can restrict visits to prevent overcrowding, and you'll need to arrange your own transportation.

FCI Terre Haute treats most communication as monitored. A notice posted next to each telephone warns inmates that non-legal calls may be recorded and reviewed. Unmonitored calls to attorneys are permitted under certain circumstances—contact the facility to learn how those exceptions work. For electronic messaging, inmates use TRULINCS. It's text-only, limited to 13,000 characters per message, and requires consent to monitoring. Inmates don't have internet access. Package rules are strict. Inmates generally can't receive packages from home without prior written approval. Only release clothing and authorized medical devices may come from home. Books and magazines must be sent directly from approved sources. For phone, video, tablet, or messaging services, register with the approved vendor and request authorization through their portal.

Sending reading material to someone at FCI Terre Haute? Bureau of Prisons policy P5266.11 sets the baseline rules. Hardcover publications and newspapers can only be received when sent directly from the publisher, a book club, or a bookstore. Softcover books and magazines depend on the institution's security level. At medium, high, and administrative institutions, softcovers are limited to those same approved sources. If an incoming publication is rejected, only the Warden (or Acting Warden) has the authority to do so. They must provide written notice explaining the reasons and your appeal options. The publisher or sender can request an independent review by writing the Regional Director within 20 days. Personal and legal mail are screened for contraband. Legal mail follows separate procedures. Avoid prohibited items like staples, glitter, or cash.

FCI Terre Haute accepts MoneyGram ExpressPayment. Funds sent between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. EST typically post to the inmate's account within 2–4 hours. When sending MoneyGram, enter the inmate account string as the eight-digit register number immediately followed by the inmate's last name (example: 12345678DOE). Use MoneyGram receive code 7932 when paying online or at an agent. Follow the payment site's instructions exactly and double-check the name and register number so the deposit posts to the right account. The Bureau's Trust Fund/Deposit Fund Manual also describes expanded commissary options—including healthy food choices and standardized female/transgender items—and added language about TRULINCS access, which can affect how deposited funds are used. In some cases, certain furlough-related test costs may be pre-authorized for withdrawal from an inmate's deposit fund account.