Phoenix Federal Correctional Institution
Women's Minimum Security Camp
Women’s Federal Prison
FPC Phoenix, short for Phoenix Federal Prison Camp, is a minimum-security federal prison for women located at 37900 N. 45th Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona. It sits next to the men’s Federal Correctional Institution (FCI Phoenix) and falls under the Western Region of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
If you or a loved one are staring down federal time, don’t walk into it blind. Holli Coulman, Director at Pink Lady Prison Consultants, can help you navigate the system and explore real paths toward early release and smarter prison designation.
FPC Phoenix Inmate Population
FPC Phoenix holds about 275 non-violent, white-collar female inmates, most from the western U.S., all sentenced in U.S. District Court. The charges here read like a financial crime checklist: embezzlement, bank fraud, wire fraud, tax fraud, securities fraud, mortgage fraud, and the rest of the usual suspects.
If you’re a first-time federal defendant sentenced to 10 years or less, there’s a good chance you can serve at this camp—and an even better chance Pink Lady can help you land there and qualify for the RDAP Early Release Program.
RDAP and Sentence Reduction
FPC Phoenix participates in the 500-Hour RDAP Program, the Bureau of Prisons’ Residential Drug Abuse Program. If you’re eligible—and you know how to get in—you could cut up to 18 months off your sentence. This isn’t automatic. You’ll need documentation, strategy, and someone who knows how to move the needle. Pink Lady handles this every day.
Housing at FPC Phoenix
Living quarters here are what you’d expect from a minimum-security setup: 2-person bunks, 4- and 8-woman cubicles, and shared dorm-style living. You’ll have a locker for storage and a short list of approved personal items. If you want security for your stuff, padlocks are sold in the commissary. It’s not cozy, but it’s functional. You adapt, or the system breaks you in.
Religious Services
The facility provides faith-based programs and services for Christian, Muslim, and Jewish inmates, led by an on-site chaplain, imam, and rabbi. There are spaces for worship, religious study, and a library for faith-based materials. Volunteers from Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, and Chandler fill in the gaps for smaller groups. Inmates can wear religious items, observe holy days, and request special meals for religious reasons.
Medical Care
FPC Phoenix has full-time medical staff as well as contract health workers from nearby cities. Basic care is handled in-house. For serious medical issues, inmates may be transferred to outside hospitals in the Phoenix metro area. Emergencies are managed. Everything else follows BOP procedure—slow, methodical, and backed up by paperwork.
Work Assignments
Inmates work in institutional jobs including food service, carpentry, HVAC, landscaping, painting, plumbing, and general maintenance. There’s also a UNICOR job program on-site focused on warehousing and quality control. If you’re looking to stay busy and earn a bit of commissary money, the work’s there. Just don’t expect a corner office.
Education
If you don’t have a high school diploma or GED, you’ll be required to complete the Inmate Literacy Program. Non-English speakers must enroll in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. It’s mandatory. Ignore it, and you’ll face restrictions on jobs, programming, and halfway house time.
Final Word
FPC Phoenix is what it is: controlled, low-violence, and structured. If you’re facing federal time and want to serve smart, get out faster, and stay under the radar, then getting placed here—and getting into RDAP—can change everything. Don’t rely on your defense attorney to understand how this works. Call Holli Coulman at Pink Lady Prison Consultants and get someone who does.
Directions to FPC – FCI Phoenix
From the South: If you are traveling north on I-17 (Black Canyon Highway) from Phoenix, take exit 225 (Pioneer Road), then turn west on Pioneer Road. Follow this road all the way to the institution.
From the North: If you are traveling south on I-17 (Black Canyon Highway) such as from Flagstaff, proceed south to exit 225. Turn west on Pioneer Road. Follow this road all the way to the institution.
From the West: If you are traveling east on I-10 such as from Los Angeles, follow I-10 until it intersects with I-303 and head north. Take the 303 until it ends at I-17 (Black Canyon Highway), then head north. Turn west on Pioneer Road. Follow this road all the way to the institution
From the East: If you are traveling west on I-10 such as from Tucson, take I-10 until it intersects with I-17 North (Black Canyon Highway). From I-17, take exit 225 (Pioneer Road), then turn west on Pioneer Road. Follow this road all the way to the institution.
FPC Phoenix Visiting Regulations:
Visiting hours are from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays.
Inmates are given ten visiting points for social visits that reset at the beginning of the month. The total visitors received on Sundays and Saturdays will result in a deduction of two points as long as the inmate has not left the visiting room that day between visits. No points are charged for federal holidays. Points are not carried over from month to month.
Children aged 15 and under need not be on an approved visiting list but must be accompanied by a visitor eighteen or above. Visitors aged 16 and 17 are required to be on an approved visiting list, must have a picture ID, and must also be escorted by a visitor 18 or older.
Visitors to SCP and FCI Phoenix should contact the FCI Phoenix Control center at 623-465-9757 to confirm the visiting schedule before departing for their visit.
Sending Mail To FPC Phoenix Federal Prison Inmates
Phoenix FCI inmates may receive mail addressed to them at the below address using the indicated format.
FCI Phoenix
FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
SATELLITE CAMP
37930 N. 45TH AVE.
PHOENIX, AZ 85086
No Inmate housed at FCI Phoenix can receive packages mailed from home without prior written approval from the inmate’s unit team or authorized staff member at the institution. The only packages an inmate may receive from home are those containing release clothing and authorized medical devices. However, inmates may receive magazines, hard and paperback books directly from the publisher.
FPC Phoenix Federal Prison Inmate Telephone Calls
FCI Phoenix inmates are authorized 300 minutes of prepaid phone use January thru October, and 400 minutes, in November and December. Inmates phone lists can contain 30 approved called numbers and calls maximum 15 minutes in length. VAC Communications contracts prison call services to the Bureau of Prisons and FCI Phoenix. Inmate calls cost 21¢ per minute, with 15-minute calls costing $3.15.
Pacific Telephone Company can substantially cut the cost of Phoenix FCI inmate calls from $3.15 to $1.65 for a 15-minute call! For information call 855-966-8655 or go to www.federalinmatecalling.com/ordering
Sending Funds To A Federal Inmate
A federal inmate can receive outside funds from their inmate accounts via a Postal Money order by U.S. Mail as well as a money transfer via Western Union. For additional information on sending money to an inmate please click on the appropriate link.
How Pink Lady Prison Consultants Help Female Inmates?
If you or someone you know was indicted and going to federal prison for a white-collar crime, our services can help you take advantage and qualify for the RDAP Substance Abuse Rehab Program, the First Step Act, the Second Chance Act or Compassionate Release, all which can drastically shorten the time you remain in Custody.
Each one of our consulting Service Areas are designed to limit clients exposure and ensure that they receive the shortest sentence possible, placement in geographically desirable women’s prison camp for visits to maintain family ties, the delaying of fines and restitution, extra halfway house and home confinement, and getting out of federal custody early itself.
