FMC Carswell Overview
FMC Carswell is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons at J Street, Building 3000, Fort Worth, TX 76127. The research identifies it as an administrative federal medical center with a female federal custody population. It is physically in Fort Worth, but it is not part of the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office Detention Bureau and does not use county jail visitation, correspondence, money, or mugshot rules.
The correct public search channel is the BOP inmate locator. BOP facility pages also link visiting schedules or procedures, general visiting information, mail guidance, money instructions, and resources for sentenced inmates. The BOP locator does not function as a county booking-photo page or jail roster.
The BOP facility page for FMC Carswell is the source for facility-specific federal information. The image below is from that BOP facility page and should be used as a visual cue that Carswell belongs to the federal system rather than Tarrant County jail.
For a person who moved from a county arrest into federal custody, older county records may still exist through Tarrant County, but the current facility search and service rules should come from BOP once the person is at FMC Carswell.
FMC Carswell Capacity and Population
The research says BOP does not publish a fixed rated-capacity figure on the public FMC Carswell facility page and that current population is published dynamically by BOP. Do not use Tarrant County's jail capacity to describe Carswell. County TCJS capacity covers Sheriff's Office jail facilities, while Carswell is federal BOP custody.
For local comparison only, the TCJS June 1, 2026 row listed Tarrant County's jail system at 5,015 beds and 4,313 people. Those figures help distinguish local jail custody from federal custody, but they are not Carswell's capacity or population. The BOP locator and facility page are the proper federal sources for Carswell-related search and facility information.
How to Look Up an Inmate at FMC Carswell
Use BOP's inmate locator for FMC Carswell, not the county roster. The Tarrant County inmate search is for current and recent county jail custody. The BOP locator is for federal inmates and can be searched by register number or by name. A result should be checked for the facility assignment before using Carswell-specific visiting or mail instructions.
- Open the BOP inmate locator.
- Search by BOP register number when available, or search by name with identifying details.
- Review the result for facility assignment and custody status.
- Confirm that the listed institution is FMC Carswell before relying on this facility's contact details.
- If no BOP result appears, check Tarrant County, TDCJ, or ICE only if the person's case facts point to those systems.
BOP does not publish a public mugshot gallery through the locator. The county's inmate profiles can display booking photos when the county publishes them, but that county practice should not be projected onto FMC Carswell. Federal records access and facility contact rules are separate.
FMC Carswell Address and Contact
Use the BOP facility phone and official BOP page for current federal facility procedures. Do not send federal inmate money to the facility address, and do not route Carswell mail through Tarrant County's Smart Communications process.
FMC Carswell
J Street, Building 3000
Fort Worth, TX 76127
817-782-4000
Federal Bureau of Prisons administrative medical center
If a person was first booked in Tarrant County before a federal transfer, older county booking records may need to be requested through the Tarrant County Public Information Act page. Current federal custody questions, however, should be handled through BOP.
Visiting Someone at FMC Carswell
FMC Carswell uses BOP visiting procedures. The county's A-L and M-Z jail visiting schedule does not apply to Carswell. The research says the BOP Carswell page links a visiting schedule or procedures PDF and general BOP visiting overview. Visitors should check those BOP materials before travel because federal institutions may require approval, scheduling, identification, dress compliance, and security screening.
| Topic | BOP source | County distinction |
|---|---|---|
| Visiting schedule | BOP Carswell visiting schedule or procedures PDF | Do not use Tarrant County jail last-name schedule |
| Visitor approval | BOP visiting procedures | County signup timing does not control |
| Identification and screening | BOP institutional rules | Confirm with the federal facility before travel |
If a search later shows the person is in Tarrant County jail instead of Carswell, then use the county Detention Bureau visitation page. The two systems should be kept separate.
Mail, Phone, and Money at FMC Carswell
BOP mail should use the inmate's committed name and register number. That requirement is specific in the research for Carswell and is a key distinction from county jail mail scanning. County Smart Communications tablet delivery does not apply to BOP mail at FMC Carswell.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Use the inmate's full committed name and register number under BOP mail rules | |
| Money | Do not send money to the facility address; use BOP funds channels and processing-center instructions |
| Inmate locator | BOP inmate locator, not Tarrant County roster |
| Mugshots | No public BOP mugshot gallery through the locator |
The research says BOP funds sent by mail go through a processing center in Des Moines, Iowa. Because money rules are sensitive and can change, confirm the current instructions on BOP pages before sending funds.
Federal Custody and County Jail Distinctions
FMC Carswell is not the Tarrant County central booking site. Tarrant County jail inmates are centrally received at the Corrections Center, where they are booked, photographed, and iris-enrolled. Carswell houses federal BOP inmates and uses federal intake, classification, mail, and visiting rules. A county arrest may precede federal custody, but the current search channel changes once the person is in BOP custody.
Use TDCJ only for Texas state-prison custody. Use ICE's Online Detainee Locator System when immigration custody is possible. Research did not locate an ICE facility physically in Tarrant County, and a Tarrant County immigration detainer is not the same as being housed at an ICE facility. Carswell is a federal BOP institution, not an ICE or TDCJ facility.
About FMC Carswell
FMC Carswell is a Fort Worth federal medical center known in the research for its female federal custody population. The page should not invent medical, security, or capacity details beyond the source material. The reliable public framing is that Carswell is a BOP administrative medical center, the BOP locator is the proper inmate search tool, and federal mail and money rules govern the facility.
For Tarrant County searches, the right system depends on custody type. The county jail roster covers Tarrant County Corrections Center, Lon Evans, Green Bay, Belknap, and Cold Springs. BOP covers FMC Carswell and FMC Fort Worth. TDCJ covers sentenced state-prison custody, and ICE covers immigration detainee searches when applicable.
Note: Verify BOP custody, visiting procedures, and money instructions on official BOP pages before taking action.
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