Lexington Federal Medical Center Kentucky

FMC & FPC Lexington: Federal Medical Center and Women’s Prison Camp in Kentucky

Located at 3301 Leestown Road in Lexington, Kentucky, FMC Lexington—officially the Federal Medical Center—is an administrative-security federal prison run by the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, under the U.S. Department of Justice.

The facility holds roughly 1,652 inmates, both men and women, all convicted in U.S. District Court for a range of federal crimes.

Right next door is FPC Lexington, a minimum-security women’s prison camp that houses about 304 female inmates, most of whom are serving time for non-violent, white-collar offenses.

If you’re staring down a federal sentence and need help navigating designation or pursuing early release, contact Holli Coulman at Pink Lady Prison Consultants—because in the BOP, knowing the rules isn’t enough. You need someone who knows how to bend them without breaking.

Housing at FPC Lexington

Housing in the camp is what you’d expect from a federal women’s facility: dorm-style barracks, split into three buildings, with 2-person bunks, 4-person, and 8-person cubicles.

You get a locker, a bunk, and a set of rules. That’s your world. If it doesn’t fit in your locker, it doesn’t stay. Locks can be bought from the commissary if you want to keep your stuff from being “borrowed.”

No frills. No privacy. You adapt fast—or you make things harder for yourself than they need to be.

Medical Services at FMC Lexington

This is a federal medical center, which means it’s more equipped than most BOP prisons. There’s a full-time medical team on-site, plus contract healthcare providers from surrounding cities. Emergency care, injuries, and serious medical needs are handled with priority.

For anything non-urgent, there’s a $2 co-pay per visit, because nothing in the BOP comes without red tape—even your own health.

If the prison can’t treat the issue in-house, inmates are sent out to Lexington Medical Center for further care. It’s not perfect, but compared to other institutions, Lexington’s medical services are better than average—if you know how to advocate for yourself.

Mailing Inmates at FMC Lexington

To send mail to an inmate here, follow this exact format:

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
FMC Lexington
Federal Medical Center
P.O. Box 14500
Lexington, KY 40512

Packages from home? Only if pre-approved in writing by the unit team. No surprise gifts. No care packages. The only items allowed from home are release clothes and approved medical devices. Want to send books or magazines? They must come straight from the publisher—no exceptions.

Final Word

FMC/FPC Lexington is a unique setup in the BOP system. You’ve got a medical center and a minimum-security camp side by side. One handles complex health issues. The other handles low-risk women doing time for federal charges they probably never thought would land them here.

If you or a loved one are walking into this world, don’t guess your way through it. Call Holli Coulman at Pink Lady Prison Consultants. She’s been there. She knows how to make the system work for you instead of against you.

Because in federal prison, the biggest mistake is showing up unprepared.