FCI Safford Overview
FCI Safford is a low-security Federal Correctional Institution operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The official BOP facility API identifies it as a male federal facility in Graham County, in the Western Region, with the judicial district listed as Arizona. Its physical address is 1529 West Highway 366 in Safford. It should not be confused with Graham County Adult Detention Facility, which handles local pretrial and county-sentenced inmates, or Arizona State Prison Complex - Safford, which handles sentenced Arizona state prisoners through ADCRR.
Federal custody has its own record path. The BOP locator covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present and can show a federal prisoner's register number, demographic fields, release-date field, and location. It does not publish federal booking mugshots. A federal arrest in Graham County does not automatically mean the person is at FCI Safford because federal pretrial detention is usually a U.S. Marshals Service function and may involve other contract facilities before BOP commitment. FCI Safford is the correct facility page when the person is in BOP custody at Safford.
FCI Safford Capacity and Population
The official BOP facility API for Safford listed 667 total inmates, with data modified May 21, 2026. That figure is the researched federal population point for this facility and should be presented with the date, not as a live minute-by-minute count. The same API lists FCI Safford as low security, male, in Graham County, with phone 928-428-6600, fax 928-348-1331, and email SAF-ExecAssistant-S@bop.gov. The county jail Vera statistics and ADCRR prison-capacity figures do not describe this federal population.
Because the BOP number is facility-specific, it is more useful for FCI Safford than broad county inmate-population data. It still does not tell a reader whether a newly arrested federal defendant is there. For pretrial federal custody, the U.S. Marshals District of Arizona may be involved. For someone already sentenced and committed to BOP, the federal locator is the proper starting point.
How to Look Up an Inmate at FCI Safford
The BOP Inmate Locator is the official lookup tool for federal sentenced custody. The manifest image below comes from that same BOP locator source and shows the federal search interface rather than a Graham County roster.
Use this locator for federal custody questions. It is not designed to find county jail detainees, state prisoners in ADCRR custody, or people held by ICE outside BOP.
- Open the BOP Inmate Locator and choose either number search or name search.
- For number search, use a BOP Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, or INS Number when known.
- For name search, enter first and last name, then narrow with optional race, age, or sex fields if needed.
- Review the result fields for name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location.
BOP warns that release dates may be recalculated under the First Step Act and may not be current. A result that says released or not in BOP custody can still leave open other possibilities, such as another law-enforcement system, supervision, state custody, immigration custody, or a name-spelling issue. No federal mugshot should be expected from the BOP locator because the researched BOP profile fields do not include booking photographs.
FCI Safford Address and Contact
The official BOP FCI Safford facility page is the controlling public facility page for location, contacts, visiting documents, handbooks, and facility-specific notices. The manifest image below comes from that BOP facility page and is relevant to people confirming they are on the correct federal institution page.
Use the BOP facility page, not the county jail page, for federal visiting documents, federal inmate mail instructions, handbooks, and institution-level contact details.
FCI Safford
1529 West Highway 366
Safford, AZ 85546
928-428-6600
Fax: 928-348-1331; email listed in BOP API: SAF-ExecAssistant-S@bop.gov.
Federal Mail Reference
Inmate mail: P.O. Box 9000
Safford, AZ 85548
Staff mail: P.O. Box 820, Safford, AZ 85548.
Visiting Someone at FCI Safford
FCI Safford uses BOP visiting regulations and facility-specific visiting documents, not Graham County jail rules and not ADCRR prison rules. The researched BOP facility page provides links to a visiting handbook, visiting regulations and schedule, an admission and orientation handbook, a commissary list, and a PREA report. Those BOP documents are the correct sources for visitor approval, identification, conduct, dress, entry rules, and schedule changes. Before travel, confirm that the person is still assigned to FCI Safford in the BOP locator and that visiting is open for that person and housing status.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Facility schedule | Use the current BOP Safford visiting PDF | Federal prison visiting. |
| Visitor approval | Follow BOP visitor requirements | Do not rely on county jail approval. |
| Before travel | Confirm assignment and restrictions | Movement, discipline, medical status, or operations can affect visits. |
People sometimes search for FCI Safford after a Graham County arrest because the facility is physically in the county. Location alone is not enough. A person arrested locally usually starts with the county jail unless the case is federal and the person has entered federal custody. A person sentenced in Arizona state court generally belongs in ADCRR records, not BOP. A person in BOP custody should have a federal register number or locator result that points to a BOP facility.
Mail, Phone, and Money at FCI Safford
Federal inmate mail must use BOP formats and the prisoner's register number. The researched facility detail gives this inmate-mail format: inmate name and register number, FCI Safford, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 9000, Safford, AZ 85548. Staff mail uses P.O. Box 820, Safford, AZ 85548. Shipping and freight use the physical address at 1529 West U.S. Highway 366, Safford, AZ 85546. Do not send federal mail to the Graham County jail scanning address or to an ADCRR unit address.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Inmate mail | Inmate Name and Register Number, FCI Safford, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 9000, Safford, AZ 85548. |
| Staff mail | P.O. Box 820, Safford, AZ 85548. |
| Money / commissary | Use BOP-approved federal inmate money and commissary instructions from BOP resources. |
| Facility documents | BOP Safford visiting handbook, regulations/schedule, A&O handbook, commissary list, and PREA report. |
Federal systems are strict about names, register numbers, addresses, and permitted content. If a register number is missing, first verify the person in the BOP locator. If the result does not show Safford, use the facility shown in the locator. If the person is listed as released or not in BOP custody, do not send mail or money to FCI Safford without confirming the current status through official channels.
Federal Custody and Intake at FCI Safford
FCI Safford is a federal correctional institution for BOP custody, so its intake process follows federal commitment and BOP designation rather than county booking after a local arrest. A Graham County resident may move through local court, state court, federal court, or another jurisdiction before any prison placement is known. Federal pretrial detainees are often handled by the U.S. Marshals Service, and the research did not locate an official current USMS contract note showing Graham County jail as a federal pretrial site. Once a person is sentenced and designated to BOP, the BOP locator becomes the practical custody tool.
For court records after an arrest, use the appropriate court record system instead of assuming the prison file explains the charge history. Arizona Public Access and eAccess may help with state court cases, while federal court records follow federal court channels outside the local jail roster. The BOP result can identify federal custody location, but it is not a complete court docket, booking report, or public mugshot gallery.
Federal, ICE, and Other Custody Paths
FCI Safford is not an ICE detention facility. The research found no official ICE detention facility in Graham County. The official ICE detention facilities search is useful only when immigration detention is the actual custody question, and Arizona ICE facilities identified in the research were outside Graham County.
ICE ODLS is separate from BOP. An ICE detainer can exist while a person remains in county, state, or federal custody, and ODLS does not search every immigration-related hold.
Use ICE ODLS when the person is believed to be in ICE detention or CBP custody for more than 48 hours. ICE says A-number search requires a nine-digit A-number and country of birth; biographical search requires name, date of birth, and country of birth. ODLS cannot search people under 18. If no ODLS result appears, ICE directs users to contact the appropriate ERO field office. For BOP custody at FCI Safford, stay with the BOP locator.
About FCI Safford
FCI Safford's public federal profile is narrow but important: low-security male federal correctional institution, Graham County location, Western Region, and official BOP population and contact data. The BOP facility page also provides the practical documents families need, including visiting, admission and orientation, commissary, and PREA materials. The main local caution is system confusion. The county has a jail in Safford, the state has ASPC-Safford, and BOP has FCI Safford. Each uses a different locator, different mail address, different visitation rules, and different record limits.
Note: Confirm the BOP locator result, register number, and facility assignment before sending mail, money, or traveling to FCI Safford.
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