How to Get on an Inmate's Visiting List at USP Terre Haute

Before you fill out anything, confirm the inmate is actually at USP Terre Haute. The Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator shows the location of federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to the present. Keep in mind that release dates shown there aren't always current. If you're planning around a date you see listed, check back periodically.

You can't visit someone at USP Terre Haute just by showing up. The inmate has to place you on their approved visiting list, and you also need clearance from the Bureau of Prisons. If you're not approved, staff will turn you away even if you traveled a long distance. Treat the list as your first checkpoint.

Sometimes a visiting list doesn't exist yet, especially when someone first enters prison or transfers to USP Terre Haute. In that situation, immediate family members may be allowed to visit if they can be verified through information in the inmate's Pre-Sentence Report. If you're immediate family and the inmate just arrived at the facility, bring whatever documentation you can to support your identity. Be ready to explain that you're there under the immediate-family verification exception.

• ✓ A valid government-issued photo ID
• ✓ Documentation that supports your relationship to the inmate (especially if you are relying on the immediate-family verification situation)
• ✓ A plan to still complete and return the BP-A0629 visitor information questionnaire and release form as soon as possible, even if you are allowed a visit before a list is fully set up

To be considered for the visiting list, you'll need to complete and return the BP-A0629 visitor information questionnaire and release form. The form includes authorization language connected to the background information the BOP may request on proposed visitors. Use the institutional address printed on the form, or check USP Terre Haute's BOP facility page for current contact details.

• ✓ Your legal name (use the same name shown on your identification)
• ✓ Your current address (and any other address information the form requests)
• ✓ Your relationship to the inmate
• ✓ Any other identifying details the questionnaire asks for
• ✓ A signed release/authorization section, completed exactly as the form instructs
• ✓ Complete answers on every required line, since missing information can pause processing

1. Get the BP-A0629 from the inmate: The form is typically sent out as part of the inmate’s request to add you as an approved visitor.
2. Fill out the questionnaire completely: Answer every requested item with accurate information.
3. Sign the release: Do not skip the authorization language, it is part of what the institution uses to assess the request.
4. Mail it to the institution using the address provided: Use the institutional address printed on the form, or the mailing details listed for USP Terre Haute on its BOP facility page.
5. Keep a copy of everything you send: Having your own copy helps if the institution asks you to re-submit or clarify something later.

After USP Terre Haute receives your BP-A0629, staff may send an inquiry to a law enforcement or crime information agency. They're checking whether adding you to the inmate's visiting list would create a management problem for the institution. This check can take time, so submit a clean, complete form the first time.

Be honest on the BP-A0629. Willfully making false statements can trigger criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, including a fine up to $250,000 or imprisonment up to five years, or both. If you're unsure about a detail, take the time to verify it before you sign and send the form.

Next Steps Contact

• ✓ Keep a copy of the completed BP-A0629 and anything else you submitted
• ✓ Write down when and where you mailed it, so you can reference it later
• ✓ If you are told processing is suspended, be ready to provide whatever missing information is being requested

While you wait for approval, double-check USP Terre Haute's visiting days and hours on its BOP facility page. Schedules vary by institution. If you need to escalate a broader correspondence issue to the Bureau of Prisons, Central Office contact information is available: Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First St., NW, Washington, DC 20534, phone (202) 307-3198.

1. Give the process time: Reviews can include inquiries to law enforcement or crime information agencies, so approval is not always immediate.
2. Check that your form was complete: If anything was missing, your request can be suspended and stop moving forward.
3. Follow up with the institution if needed: If you have waited and still have no update, contact USP Terre Haute using the contact details on its BOP facility page to ask about the status.
4. Use Central Office only when necessary: If a broader correspondence issue comes up, Central Office contact information is available, but most visiting-list issues start and end with the institution handling the BP-A0629 review.