FCI Texarkana Overview
FCI Texarkana is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The BOP FCI Texarkana facility page lists the institution at 4001 Leopard Drive, Texarkana, TX 75501, with phone number 903-838-4587, fax 903-223-4424, and email TEX-ExecAssistant-S@bop.gov. BOP describes the site as a low-security federal correctional institution with an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp.
That federal role is separate from the Bowie County Detention Center and Bi-State Justice Center. The county jail roster is for local custody, recent bookings, and county housing locations. FCI Texarkana is for federal sentenced adults in BOP custody, while the satellite camp holds minimum-security federal inmates. A federal pretrial detainee may pass through United States Marshals custody before BOP designation and may not appear in the BOP locator until the federal custody status fits the locator's coverage.
The BOP facility page is a matched source image for this facility.
Use the BOP facility page for institution contact details and the BOP locator for individual inmate search results.
FCI Texarkana Capacity and Population
The BOP facility page does not publish a rated capacity for FCI Texarkana in the provided research. It does, however, publish current population statistics through the Bureau of Prisons statistics table. The research file records the current BOP population table inspected in June 2026 as listing Texarkana FCI at 1,125 and Texarkana Camp at 247. Those are federal custody figures and should not be merged with TCJS county jail population counts.
The BOP population statistics page is also a matched manifest source for FCI Texarkana.
Because BOP updates population tables over time, use the statistic as a sourced snapshot from the June 2026 research rather than a permanent capacity figure.
How to Look Up an Inmate at FCI Texarkana
Use the BOP Inmate Locator for FCI Texarkana. The research file documents two search paths: find by number and find by name. BOP covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present and warns that release dates may change because of First Step Act sentence recalculation. A result that says Released or Not in BOP Custody does not necessarily rule out another criminal-justice status, such as state custody, local jail custody, parole, supervised release, or immigration custody.
- Open the BOP Inmate Locator and choose the number search if you have a BOP Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, or INS Number.
- If you do not have a number, use the name search with first name, last name, and optional middle name, race, age, and sex filters.
- Check whether the result lists FCI Texarkana, Texarkana Camp, another BOP location, Released, or Not in BOP Custody.
- Use the listed release date and location carefully, because BOP cautions that release-date calculations can change.
The BOP locator image in the manifest shows the federal search interface with number and name tabs.
BOP locator results do not publish federal mugshots. If the question is specifically about a booking photo, a county roster photo and a federal BOP locator result are different record systems.
FCI Texarkana Address and Contact
Use BOP contact information for federal facility questions, visitation confirmation, mail format, and institution-specific procedures. Do not call the Bowie County sheriff's jail line for a federal inmate who is already designated to FCI Texarkana unless the question concerns an earlier county booking record.
FCI Texarkana
4001 Leopard Drive
Texarkana, TX 75501
903-838-4587
Fax: 903-223-4424
Email: TEX-ExecAssistant-S@bop.gov
Visiting Someone at FCI Texarkana
For federal visits, use the BOP facility page and the FCI Texarkana visiting supplement. The research confirms that the visiting supplement lists the physical address, phone number, visitor travel details, and visiting schedule. Because federal visiting can depend on housing status, institution operations, approval, and schedule changes, confirm directly with FCI Texarkana before travel. The county jail's visitation form does not apply to the federal institution or camp.
| Step | Requirement | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Before travel | Use BOP facility page and visiting supplement | Current visiting schedule, travel instructions, and any local restrictions. |
| Approval | Follow BOP visitor approval process | Whether the visitor is approved for the specific inmate. |
| Facility | Confirm FCI or camp | The institution and adjacent camp may have different processing details. |
| Identification | Bring required government ID | Confirm accepted identification and dress/item rules before arrival. |
| Changes | Check before leaving | Schedules and institution access can change without matching county website notices. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at FCI Texarkana
BOP mail and money rules are federal rules. The research notes that mail and money must follow BOP requirements, including register number and institution address requirements. Use the BOP locator result to confirm the inmate's committed name, register number, and location before sending anything. Federal mail should not be addressed like Bowie County jail mail, and county commissary tools such as Tiger Commissary are for the county detention center, not FCI Texarkana.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Use the inmate's name, BOP register number, and FCI Texarkana institution address; confirm exact current BOP format before mailing. |
| Phone / Video | Use BOP institution procedures and any approved federal communication services for the inmate's status. |
| Money Deposit | Use BOP-approved deposit methods only; no county jail commissary service applies to FCI Texarkana. |
BOP does not publish public federal mugshots through the inmate locator. The locator's result fields are focused on identity, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location.
Federal Custody and Intake at FCI Texarkana
FCI Texarkana is not the booking counter for a Bowie County street arrest. Local arrests begin in the county jail system and appear, when public, on the Bowie County roster. Federal defendants may move through United States Marshals custody before placement in BOP. The research notes that the Bowie roster dictionary includes United States Marshals as an arresting-agency option, which is a useful signal in a border county with overlapping local, state, and federal activity.
If a federal defendant has not yet been sentenced or designated to BOP, the BOP locator may not show the person at FCI Texarkana. If the person is in immigration custody rather than BOP custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. The research did not locate an ICE detention facility in Bowie County, and ODLS requires JavaScript. VINELink Texas can help with notification searches, but it is not the same as the BOP inmate locator.
About FCI Texarkana
FCI Texarkana's defining local fact is its federal role inside Bowie County. It sits in Texarkana, while the county jail system also operates in Texarkana and TDCJ's Barry B. Telford Unit operates in New Boston. The three systems answer different search questions. County jail records are about local bookings and pretrial custody, TDCJ records are about sentenced Texas state prisoners, and BOP records are about federal custody.
The research file notes that BOP facility pages and the admissions or orientation handbook should be used for federal mail, money, visiting, and custody or care details. BOP also has PREA audit documents for FCI Texarkana. General federal programs such as UNICOR may exist across the BOP system, but the provided research did not confirm a FCI Texarkana-specific program list beyond the facility and population materials, so this page does not claim one.
Note: Confirm BOP custody location and visiting status with FCI Texarkana before travel, because federal designation and schedules can change.