Federal Correctional Institution Leavenworth Overview
The Federal Bureau of Prisons FCI Leavenworth page identifies the facility at 1300 Metropolitan in Leavenworth and lists it as a medium-security federal correctional institution with an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp. It houses male offenders and belongs to the BOP system, not the Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office and not KDOC. The public lookup question is therefore federal custody location, not county booking status.
FCI Leavenworth sits in a county where custody systems are easy to confuse. A person arrested by local officers may appear on the sheriff's roster. A person sentenced to Kansas prison may appear in KASPER. A person sentenced federally may appear in the BOP inmate locator and may be assigned to FCI Leavenworth or its camp. ICE also lists FCI Leavenworth as a detention-facility contact path, which means immigration-related inquiries may need both the ICE page and a call to the facility with biographical details ready.
The screenshot below comes from the official BOP FCI Leavenworth page, the source for the address, security description, and population snapshot.
Use the BOP page for facility identity, then use the inmate locator for a person's federal custody status.
Federal Correctional Institution Leavenworth Capacity and Population
BOP publishes population figures for FCI Leavenworth rather than a county-style rated capacity. The facility page observed in the research showed 1,614 total inmates, with 1,431 at the FCI and 183 at the adjacent camp. Those numbers are a BOP facility snapshot and can change as people transfer, release, enter the camp, or return to the main institution.
The combined observed total was 1,614. Do not compare that figure to the county jail roster count, because BOP population is a federal institutional count while the county roster is a local jail custody list.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Federal Correctional Institution Leavenworth
Use the BOP inmate locator for federal prisoners. Search by BOP register number if available, or by name when the register number is unknown. The locator is the correct public path for sentenced federal custody and is separate from the Leavenworth County roster, KDOC KASPER, ICE ODLS, and Army Corrections Command channels.
- Open the BOP inmate locator and select a number search or name search.
- Enter the BOP register number, FBI number, INS number, or DCDC number if known, or search by first and last name.
- Review the matching result for location, release date information when shown, and identifying details.
- If ICE custody is the concern, also check ICE's FCI Leavenworth facility page and call with biographical information ready.
BOP and ICE pages generally are not county mugshot galleries. Use them to confirm custody location and contact routing. For local booking photos or sheriff records, the person would need to be in county jail custody or have a sheriff record responsive to a KORA request.
Federal Correctional Institution Leavenworth Address and Contact
Use FCI Leavenworth's federal facility phone for prison-specific questions. The same phone is listed in the ICE facility-contact path, where callers seeking detainee information are told to have biographical information ready. County jail staff cannot provide BOP housing details, federal register-number information, or institutional visiting status.
Federal Correctional Institution Leavenworth
1300 Metropolitan
Leavenworth, KS 66048
913-682-8700
BOP medium-security federal correctional institution with adjacent camp; ICE also lists this number for its FCI Leavenworth contact path.
Visiting Someone at Federal Correctional Institution Leavenworth
Federal prison visiting is controlled by BOP facility rules, the prisoner's custody status, and the institution's current operating notices. The Leavenworth County research did not locate a weekly local visiting-hours table for this page, so none is invented here. Confirm visiting approval, day, time, identification requirements, dress rules, and any camp-versus-FCI difference directly with BOP before travel.
| Rule Area | Federal Facility Detail | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Facility authority | Federal Bureau of Prisons | Use BOP rules, not sheriff or KDOC rules. |
| Visitor approval | Controlled by federal institutional procedure | Confirm approval before traveling. |
| Location | Main FCI and adjacent camp are separate populations. | Verify where the person is housed. |
| Schedule | No researched weekly table was located. | Call or check BOP updates before a visit. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Federal Correctional Institution Leavenworth
Use BOP mail, telephone, and deposit procedures tied to the prisoner's register number and facility. Do not use county jail vendors such as HomeWAV, TextBehind, or JailATM for a person in federal prison unless a federal facility specifically directs that channel. The key identifiers for federal mail and money are the prisoner's committed name, BOP register number, and correct institution or camp assignment.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Federal Lookup | BOP inmate locator by register number or name. |
| ICE Contact Path | ICE lists FCI Leavenworth with facility phone 913-682-8700 and asks callers to have biographical details ready. |
| Use BOP addressing instructions for the correct facility and register number. | |
| Money Deposit | Use BOP federal deposit instructions, not county JailATM. |
| Phone | Federal inmate calling is controlled by BOP rules and account procedures. |
Federal Custody and Intake at Federal Correctional Institution Leavenworth
FCI Leavenworth is not where a new Leavenworth County street arrest is booked into local custody. Federal inmates reach BOP custody through federal criminal proceedings, designation, and transfer. Some people may move through U.S. Marshals or other federal channels before BOP designation, but the public county jail roster is not the long-term locator for a BOP prisoner.
If a federal case started with a local arrest or involved a hold, the person's name may have appeared in another system at an earlier stage. Once the person is a sentenced federal prisoner, search the BOP inmate locator and verify the listed facility. If the inquiry involves immigration detention or removal proceedings, check ICE ODLS or ICE's FCI Leavenworth facility page rather than assuming the BOP locator alone answers the question.
About Federal Correctional Institution Leavenworth
FCI Leavenworth is part of Leavenworth County's nationally known corrections landscape, but it is not interchangeable with the county jail, Lansing Correctional Facility, the Midwest Regional Reception Center, or Fort Leavenworth's military facilities. Each has a different operator and a different public lookup path. For FCI Leavenworth, the BOP facility page and BOP inmate locator are the main official sources for federal inmates.
Because ICE also lists FCI Leavenworth as a detention-facility contact path, callers should identify whether they are asking about a BOP prisoner or a detainee-related matter. Have the person's full name, date of birth, country of birth if relevant, and any register or A-number information available before calling. That preparation reduces the risk of using the wrong agency's locator in a county with several overlapping custody systems.
Note: Confirm BOP location, ICE routing, and visiting approval with the responsible federal office before travel.