Match the FCI Tallahassee Record
A reliable federal release check starts with identity. BOP's register number is stronger than a name alone, especially when common names return several rows. Compare age, race, sex, middle name, and the facility or released location before accepting a match. Record the date of the search because BOP says its data updates each day.
The locator can contain federal inmates from different legal settings. A result may relate to a sentenced term, pretrial detention, material-witness custody, or civil contempt. The federal docket establishes the case basis. The locator establishes the reported BOP status. Neither source should be stretched beyond its own field.
Releases From FCI Tallahassee
Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee is a low-security federal correctional institution operated by the Bureau of Prisons. It is part of the federal system, not the Leon County jail and not the Florida Department of Corrections. The BOP Inmate Locator is therefore the primary public person-search route.
A BOP result with a past release date and “RELEASED” or no current facility location means BOP custody ended as reflected on that date. “Not in BOP Custody” must be read with the same care. It does not prove the person has no federal supervised-release term, no state or local custody, no pending warrant, and no immigration detention.
A departure from the institution can also be movement within the federal correctional system. Transfer to another BOP prison continues federal custody. Placement in residential reentry or home confinement may change where custody is served. Another sovereign may take custody when BOP custody ends. The result, date, and location must be read together.
Confirm an FCI Tallahassee Release
The BOP locator supports identifier and name searches. A register number is the best route when available because several people can share a name. The result must be matched by identity and then read according to the date and location fields.
- Open the BOP Inmate Locator.
- Search by BOP register, DCDC, FBI, or INS number when one is known. Otherwise enter first and last name and use middle name, race, age, and sex refiners.
- Compare name, register number, age, race, and sex before selecting the record.
- Read Release Date and Location together. A past date with RELEASED or no facility is different from a future date or a current institution.
- Check the federal docket for the judgment and any later supervised-release action.
- If another custodian is possible, continue with the correct state, local, or immigration system.
BOP says locator coverage generally runs from 1982 to the present and data updates daily. For earlier federal custody, the National Archives is the stated route. For a record dispute or more detail, BOP FOIA and the federal docket provide a durable path.
The Leon County search and release-record overview compares the county, state, federal, and transfer systems without treating one locator as universal.
FCI Tallahassee BOP Locator Fields
A federal result should be recorded with the source, search date, and exact wording. A future release date is a forecast. “UNKNOWN” means the confinement term was not determined in the locator. First Step Act credit recalculation and other lawful changes can move a projected date.
| BOP field | Meaning | Caution |
|---|---|---|
| Name and register number | Identity and federal identifier | Match both when possible |
| Age, race, sex | Result refiners | Do not select on name alone |
| Release Date | Past event or future projection | Read against date and location |
| Location | Current facility or released wording | May not reveal later non-BOP custody |
| UNKNOWN | Term not determined in locator | Not proof of indefinite custody or release |
The official BOP locator is shown in the captured image.
The locator is the correct public federal search, while LCSO and FDC searches cover separate custody systems.
Note: A locator release date should be preserved with its exact status and search date because federal calculations can change.
FCI Tallahassee Contact and Records
The BOP directory identifies the institution and central contact. Use it for current institution information, but use the locator and records channels for an individual's release history.
Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee501 Capital Circle NE
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Telephone: 850-878-2173
The official FCI Tallahassee page is shown below.
The page confirms the federal institution and its BOP administration. It should not be used to merge the separate detention-unit population into the low-security institution's sentenced-prison workflow.
BOP FOIA can be used for agency records subject to identity authorization and applicable exemptions. A narrow request should include the full name, register number, facility, and date range and should name the release, transfer, or custody record sought. Pre-1982 records require the National Archives route identified by BOP.
FCI Release Versus Federal Supervision
Federal supervised release is imposed and administered through the federal court system. It is not BOP incarceration, so a person can be correctly listed as released from BOP while still subject to reporting and court conditions. The Northern District of Florida docket provides the judgment and later court actions for a Tallahassee federal case.
The BOP locator is not a federal probation search. It also does not clear a warrant or prove that a supervision term ended. Use the docket and the proper federal office when that status matters. A federal release date should not be converted into a claim of unrestricted freedom.
- BOP custody
- Confinement or correctional placement controlled by the Bureau of Prisons.
- Supervised release
- A federal court-ordered community term that follows incarceration in many cases.
- Residential reentry
- A structured placement that may occur near the end of a BOP term while federal control continues.
- Transfer
- Movement to another custodian or facility, not release into the community.
Other Custody After FCI Tallahassee
BOP release does not resolve custody held by another sovereign. A person may be taken to a state or local jail on a warrant or detainer. ICE may take immigration custody. Those systems have their own locators and limits.
| Possible status | Correct channel | What not to infer |
|---|---|---|
| Florida prison or state supervision | FDC Corrections Offender Network | BOP release did not end the state matter |
| Leon County custody | LCSO current search and release record | A federal result does not show county events |
| ICE custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator and ERO | No ICE result is not proof of release |
| Federal supervised release | Federal judgment, docket, and proper office | Released from BOP does not end court control |
| Another BOP institution | BOP locator and movement record | Departure from Tallahassee is not BOP release |
ICE ODLS covers people currently in ICE custody or released from ICE custody within the prior 60 days, subject to omissions and delay. Juveniles do not appear. Search by A-number and name, or by name, birth date, and country of origin. A no-result requires field-office follow-up, not a claim that custody ended.
Note: A transfer destination in an official release or movement record is more useful than repeated searches of the old facility name.
Projected FCI Tallahassee Release Dates
A future BOP release date can change. Sentence computation, earned time credits, court action, and other lawful adjustments can affect it. The locator's wording must remain “projected” until the date passes and the record reflects release.
A federal projection should not be calculated under Florida's 85-percent state-prison rule. FCI Tallahassee is a federal institution, and FDC statutes do not govern its sentence computation. Likewise, Leon County jail credit rules are not a substitute for the BOP calculation.
When timing is important, compare the locator with the federal judgment and later orders. Ask BOP for the relevant computation or release record when the public result is unclear. The correct response to a discrepancy is an agency or court record, not an unsourced date calculator.
About FCI Tallahassee
FCI Tallahassee is the low-security institution on the federal complex at 501 Capital Circle NE. Official BOP materials also identify a federal detention unit on the campus. Those are distinct functions. The institution's page serves the sentenced federal-prison context, while detention-unit cases may turn on pretrial, sentencing, court-release, and USMS movement records.
A person can appear in the BOP locator for reasons beyond a final conviction, including pretrial detention, material-witness custody, or civil contempt. Presence in the locator should not be used to infer conviction. The docket supplies the case authority.
The local address does not make the institution part of LCSO or FDC. Federal records control federal custody. Keeping that boundary clear prevents a released BOP record from being confused with a Leon County jail release or Florida prison discharge.