Federal Prison Camp Montgomery Overview
Federal Prison Camp Montgomery, often listed by BOP as FPC Montgomery or Montgomery FPC, is a minimum-security federal prison camp at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. The Bureau of Prisons identifies it in the Southeast Region and the Middle Alabama judicial district. It houses male federal inmates in BOP custody. It is not controlled by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Alabama Department of Corrections, City of Montgomery Police Department, or Alabama Department of Youth Services.
That agency boundary controls every lookup question. The Montgomery County sheriff's current-inmate grid is useful for Mac Sim Butler jail custody and recent county bookings. The ADOC locator is useful for Alabama sentenced state prisoners. FPC Montgomery uses the BOP inmate locator. Federal pretrial detainees can be in U.S. Marshals custody or a contract arrangement and may not appear in BOP until sentence and designation, so the BOP locator is strongest for federal inmates in BOP custody from 1982 to present.
The BOP FPC Montgomery facility page was captured in the manifest as the matched image source.
This screenshot is used because it shows the federal facility source users should consult for FPC Montgomery, not the county or ADOC pages.
FPC Montgomery Capacity and Population
The BOP public facility data inspected for the research lists 698 total inmates for FPC Montgomery, with facility data modified May 21, 2026. The research did not locate a design capacity figure. BOP identifies the institution as minimum security, male, Montgomery County, Southeast Region, and Middle Alabama judicial district. Like other live custody counts, the 698 figure should be treated as a dated federal source rather than a permanent number.
Do not compare this number directly with the county jail's current-inmates grid or ADOC's Montgomery facility counts as though all were one jail population. FPC Montgomery is federal. County jail, state prison, juvenile DYS, immigration detention, and federal BOP records answer different questions and use different identifiers.
How to Look Up an Inmate at FPC Montgomery
Use the BOP inmate locator for FPC Montgomery. The locator covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present. It supports two search paths: number search and name search. Number search can use BOP Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, or INS Number. Name search uses first, middle, last, race, age, and sex. BOP public result fields include name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location.
- Open the BOP inmate locator and choose number search if you have a register number in the correct format.
- If no number is available, search by name and narrow with age, race, or sex when needed.
- Review the Location field and confirm it lists FPC Montgomery or another BOP institution.
- Use BOP facility pages for mail, money, visiting, and institutional rules after confirming custody.
BOP warns that release dates may change due to First Step Act sentence recalculations, so a date on the locator can shift. If a result says Released or Not in BOP Custody and no facility appears, the person may be in another correctional, law-enforcement, parole, or supervised-release system. For federal pretrial custody in Montgomery, the U.S. Marshals Service Middle District of Alabama or federal counsel may be the proper inquiry point when BOP does not show a result.
FPC Montgomery Address and Contact
BOP lists FPC Montgomery at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. The facility page and public data endpoint provide phone, fax, and email contact information. The research also notes that shipping uses Maxwell AFB, Building 1251, but public inmate mail format uses the institution name and Maxwell Air Force Base address.
Federal Prison Camp Montgomery
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery, AL 36112
334-293-2100
Fax 334-293-2329; MON-ExecAssistant-S@bop.gov
Visiting Someone at FPC Montgomery
The BOP facility page provides a visiting information path and a facility-specific visiting regulations PDF. Because federal visiting rules can change and depend on approval, institution schedule, identification, dress, conduct, and security needs, visitors should read the current FPC Montgomery regulations before making plans. The Montgomery County jail video visitation rules and ADOC facility visit notices do not apply to BOP federal camp visits.
| Visit Topic | Documented Rule | Source Path |
|---|---|---|
| Facility policy | BOP posts FPC Montgomery visiting regulations PDF. | BOP facility page |
| Visitor approval | Confirm approval and identification requirements before travel. | BOP visiting materials |
| Schedule | Use the current BOP posting rather than county jail or ADOC schedules. | BOP facility page |
| Before travel | Check for updates, restrictions, and institution-specific instructions. | Facility contact |
Mail, Phone, and Money at FPC Montgomery
BOP rules are specific about money: do not send inmate funds to the facility address. Funds mailed for federal inmates go to the national processing center in Des Moines, Iowa, regardless of the institution. Regular inmate mail uses the FPC Montgomery mailing format documented in the research. Packages, legal mail, phone, and email options should be checked on BOP pages because federal rules differ from county jail and ADOC systems.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Inmate Mail | INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER, MONTGOMERY FPC, MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, MONTGOMERY, AL 36112. |
| Money by Mail | Do not send money to the facility. BOP funds by mail go to the Des Moines processing center. |
| Facility Materials | BOP provides mail/package, money, visiting, commissary, legal activities, A&O handbook, and PREA links. |
| Federal Identifier | Use BOP register number or other accepted federal number, not a county BookNum or ADOC AIS. |
Federal Intake and Facility Assignment
FPC Montgomery intake follows the federal system. The admissions and orientation handbook revised April 2022 says new commitments receive the A&O booklet and rights and responsibilities, then acknowledge receipt during intake screening. The A&O program ordinarily occurs within four weeks of arrival. Bed and quarters assignments are made based on housing-wing demographics. Housing units are named Birmingham, Mobile, and Montgomery, with D-Wing in Birmingham and Mobile units equipped for inmates with most disabilities.
The handbook also lists count times, including 12:01 a.m., 3:00 a.m., 5:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. standing, and 10:00 p.m. standing, with an additional 10:00 a.m. standing count on weekends and holidays. These details are federal institution rules, not Montgomery County booking rules. A person arrested locally on federal charges may pass through court and U.S. Marshals custody before BOP designation.
About Federal Prison Camp Montgomery
FPC Montgomery is one reason Montgomery County custody research can be confusing. Within the same county, users may encounter a sheriff-operated adult jail, a city jail, state ADOC prisons and work centers, DYS juvenile custody, and a federal BOP camp. The BOP facility page includes visiting regulations, inmate mail, inmate money instructions, admissions and orientation handbook, commissary list, legal activities, and PREA report links. None of those are substitutes for county jail bond, state AIS lookup, or juvenile case-manager rules.
Immigration custody is also separate. The research file found no ICE detention facility in Montgomery County, Alabama, and warns that the Montgomery Processing Center is in Texas, not Montgomery County, Alabama. Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator only for immigration custody questions, and do not list a Texas facility as local. For federal sentenced inmates at FPC Montgomery, the BOP locator remains the primary public lookup path.
Note: Confirm BOP custody, visiting rules, and mail or money instructions on current federal sources before taking action.