FCI Coleman Medium Overview
FCI Coleman Medium is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons at 846 NE 54th Terrace in Sumterville, Florida. It is a medium-security federal correctional institution holding male federal offenders. As a medium-security site, it sits a step above the low-security institution in the same complex, with custody and movement controls that match a higher security level. It is one of four Coleman institutions inside Sumter County.
This is federal custody, separate from the county jail and the state prison. People here are serving federal sentences under Bureau of Prisons authority, so neither the Sumter County jail roster nor the Florida DOC locator covers them. A local arrest record would not place someone here, since the path to a federal institution runs through the federal courts and the Bureau, not a county booking. The Coleman complex is large enough that Sumter County carries a federal population far bigger than a county of its size would otherwise hold, which is one more reason local searches need to point at the right system.
Who Is Held at FCI Coleman Medium
The institution holds sentenced male federal offenders at the medium-security level. A current official population figure for FCI Coleman Medium was not cleanly captured from the accessible Bureau page text during research, so this page does not state a count. The Bureau does publish live population on its facility pages when the page loads fully, so the institution page is the place to read the current number rather than an estimate.
Because no count is restated here, the reliable way to confirm whether a specific person is held at FCI Coleman Medium is an individual search in the federal locator. The locator returns the holding facility for each federal inmate, which places a person at this institution when that is where they are held.
The Bureau profile for the institution carries the address and contacts. The FCI Coleman Medium page is the official source for current details.
That official page should be checked for the live population and any updated contact information.
How to Look Up an Inmate at FCI Coleman Medium
The right tool is the federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator, not the county or state systems. The locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present and shows the holding facility, so a person at FCI Coleman Medium appears there.
- Open the federal BOP inmate locator.
- Search by name, or by a Register Number, FBI Number, or other supported number.
- Confirm the location shows as FCI Coleman Medium.
- Read the register number, age, and release date or status on the result.
The federal locator shows a register number, name, age, race, sex, location, and a release date or status. It does not publish a booking photo, and it does not list federal charges, since federal case details live in the federal courts. A defendant who has not yet been sentenced may not show as Bureau custody until later.
Federal Inmate Locator Search Fields
The Bureau locator searches by number or by name. A number search uses a Register Number or another federal identifier, while a name search needs at least a last name and can be narrowed by race, age, and sex. The table lists the main fields.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Find By Number | Mode | Optional | Register, DCDC, FBI, or INS number. |
| Register Number | Text | Optional | The BOP register number when known. |
| Last Name | Text | Required for name search | Biographical search. |
| First / Middle Name | Text | Optional | Narrows a name search. |
| Race / Age / Sex | Filter | Optional | Further narrows results. |
For a common name, a register number is the surest way to land on the right person in a system this size.
FCI Coleman Medium Address and Contact
The institution is part of the Coleman complex off NE 54th Terrace. General questions go to the institution's main line listed by the Bureau.
FCI Coleman Medium
846 NE 54th Terrace
Sumterville, FL 33521
(352) 689-5000
Federal Bureau of Prisons; Southeast Region
Visiting Someone at FCI Coleman Medium
Federal visiting follows Bureau of Prisons rules. A visitor generally must be approved, and the Bureau warns that posted hours may not cover every case and that the warden can restrict or cancel visiting for safety, security, weather, or operations. Because this is a medium-security institution, visit controls can be tighter than at a low-security site, so the schedule should be confirmed with the institution before traveling. The table lists the key points.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Approval | Visitors are generally approved before a visit |
| Hours | Posted hours may not cover all cases; confirm first |
| Restrictions | The warden may limit or cancel visits for safety or operations |
| Rules source | Bureau of Prisons visiting information |
The Bureau's visiting overview explains approval and conduct rules and should be read with the institution's own confirmation.
Mail, Phone, and Money at FCI Coleman Medium
Federal mail and funds follow Bureau of Prisons rules. Mail must include the inmate name and register number and the correct facility post-office box. The Bureau warns that money should not be sent to the facility address, since federal inmate funds go through the Bureau's central processing. The table sums up the addressing and the funds rule.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Inmate name and register number, FCI Coleman Medium, P.O. Box 1032, Coleman, FL 33521 | |
| Money | Use the Bureau's funds process; do not mail money to the facility |
| Phone | Bureau of Prisons inmate communications system |
Confirm the inmate's register number and current institution before sending mail, since the Coleman complex has several institutions with their own boxes. A letter sent to the wrong institution in the complex can be delayed or returned, so the register number and the exact institution name both matter on the envelope.
Federal Custody, ICE Holds, and Detainers
Federal custody brings issues the county roster does not show. An immigration detainer is a request that an agency notify ICE before releasing a person and hold them up to 48 hours past a normal release so federal immigration authorities can take custody. No ICE-only detention site was located in Sumter County during research, but a county hold can flag immigration interest. Immigration custody is searched through the ICE detainee locator, not the Bureau of Prisons locator.
If a person is not found in the Bureau locator, they may be a federal pretrial defendant held under a different arrangement until sentencing. The next steps are the federal court records and the U.S. Marshals district channels for the Middle District of Florida.
Federal Court Records and Case Information
The locator shows custody and release status, not the charges or the outcome. Federal case details live in the federal court for the district that handled the case, which is the Middle District of Florida for the Coleman complex. Someone who needs the charge, the plea, or the sentence reads the federal court record, since a federal case is not filed in the Sumter County Clerk's system and does not show on the county docket.
For a medium-security inmate, the locator is the quick confirmation of where the person is held, while the federal court record carries the legal history. Keeping the two apart prevents the common error of treating the locator as a case file, when it is only a custody and status tool.
About FCI Coleman Medium
FCI Coleman Medium is one component of the Coleman federal complex, alongside FCI Coleman Low, USP Coleman I, and USP Coleman II. The complex spans low, medium, and high security on one large footprint in Sumter County, and the medium institution fills the middle of that range. The size of the complex is a major reason the county holds a large federal population.
A federal record also looks different from a county one because there is no public mugshot. The Sumter County roster shows a county booking photo, but the Bureau locator does not publish a booking image, so a medium-security federal inmate is confirmed by name, register number, and location instead. For the county booking-photo side of a case that began with a local arrest, the jail roster mugshots page explains where those images appear.
For the local arrest and pre-trial stage, which is a separate system, the jail inmate records page covers the Sumter County jail roster. Federal sentences and federal cases are handled by the Bureau and the federal courts, not by the county.
Note: Confirm an inmate's custody and the current visiting rules with the institution or the Bureau of Prisons before traveling or sending mail.