FCI Jesup (low-security)

FCI Jesup is a low-security federal correctional institution for men in Jesup, Georgia, operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It held about 504 people as of November 2025. The institution's main number is 912-427-0870.

MALE

Gender

LOW

Security Level

504

Population (Nov. 2025)

RDAP

Location

Physical location: JESUP, GA 31599

Mailing address: 2600 HIGHWAY 301 SOUTH, JESUP, GA 31599

Visitation

There are many specific rules and procedures to be aware of when you're considering visiting the institution. Read more on our Visitation Guide.

For full, current visiting rules and scheduling, always check the institution's official page on the Bureau of Prisons website: Official BOP Page.

Daily life and programs

The Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup is a Bureau of Prisons complex designated for male inmates, located in Jesup, Wayne County, Georgia. The site is situated roughly 65 miles southwest of Savannah and about 105 miles northwest of Jacksonville, Florida. The location originally opened in 1989 as a prison camp, and the main institution was subsequently activated in July 1990. Today, the complex maintains three distinct custody levels: the medium-security main FCI, an adjacent low-security facility known as the Federal Satellite Low (FSL), and a minimum-security satellite camp. Across these three units, population figures in recent years have ranged from 1,500 to 1,900. The largest share of the inmates is held at the main FCI, with several hundred located at the FSL, and roughly 150 to 165 assigned to the camp. It should be noted that the low-security population is housed in the FSL rather than in the main institution, which the BOP and secondary references classify as medium-security.

Housing conditions and daily life vary depending on the specific unit. Inmates at the medium-security main FCI reside in cells designed for two, three, or four individuals, while men located at the Federal Satellite Low and the camp occupy open dormitory-style living spaces. Every inmate is assigned a work detail, which can include food service, orderly and sanitation work, laundry, education aide roles, landscaping, and facilities maintenance. Furthermore, Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) operates at Jesup; historically producing textiles and clothing, the program provides paid factory work for qualified inmates. A typical day is structured around counts, work assignments, and meals, alongside scheduled recreation, education, and religious blocks. In addition, recreation services, a law library, a commissary, and health and psychology services are available across the complex.

Programming at Jesup centers on substance-abuse treatment and education. The complex offers the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), an intensive, roughly 500-hour, nine-month residential treatment track. Successful completion of this track can qualify eligible inmates for up to a 12-month sentence reduction, and the program is documented at both the low-security FSL and the camp. Furthermore, the complex runs Drug Abuse Education, the Non-Residential Drug Abuse Program, and Alcoholics Anonymous. Education services include GED preparation, English-as-a-Second-Language, mandatory literacy instruction for individuals without a high-school credential, and vocational and adult-continuing-education courses. Religious services, parenting and reentry programming, and psychology services round out the offerings. Visiting is generally held on weekends and federal holidays from about 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Jesup drew national attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in mid-2020 when the Bureau of Prisons confirmed clusters of inmate infections at the facility. The prison also made headlines because Roger Stone had been designated to report there before President Trump commuted his sentence; consequently, Stone never actually served at Jesup. Over the years, the institution has held a range of high-profile federal prisoners, including financial fraudsters, organized-crime figures, drug-trafficking defendants, and terrorism-related offenders. Although public reporting and BOP inmate-locator records confirm these men were held at the FCI Jesup complex, sources rarely specify whether an individual was in the medium main institution, the low-security FSL, or the camp.

First-hand accounts

First-person accounts and reporting about life at this facility. Experiences are individual and may not reflect current conditions.

• Any insight on FCI Jesup? - Reddit (corrections-staff perspective on working at FCI Jesup)
• BOP FCI JESUP - Reddit (corrections-staff perspective on FCI Jesup)
• Jesup satellite prison camp - Reddit (incarcerated-person / family perspective on the Jesup minimum-security camp)
• FCI Jesup - Reddit (first-person account from someone designated to FCI Jesup)

Notable inmates

Name	Sentence	Offense	Dates
Russell R. Wasendorf Sr.	50 years	Embezzlement and mail fraud; defrauded Peregrine Financial Group (PFGBest) customers of more than $215 million via forged bank statements (Register No. 12191-029)	Sentenced 2013; projected release 2054
Fabio Ochoa Vasquez	30 years	Cocaine-trafficking conspiracy; Medellin Cartel figure (Register No. 09017-016)	Released and deported to Colombia December 2024
Andrew Fahie	135 months	Money laundering and cocaine-trafficking conspiracy; former Premier of the British Virgin Islands (Register No. 07491-506)	Projected release 2033
Christopher Chaney	10 years	Computer hacking; unauthorized access to celebrity email accounts and dissemination of private photos ('Hackerazzi') (Register No. 22396-018)	Released May 2021
Charles Stango	10 years	Racketeering and conspiracy; DeCavalcante crime family (Register No. 11435-082)	Released March 2023
Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla	8 years	Attempting to provide material support to ISIS (Register No. 16907-042)	Released June 2022
Timothy L. Tyler	Life (commuted)	LSD possession and distribution; life sentence later commuted by President Obama (Register No. 99672-012)	Released August 2018
Ben T. Reyes	9 years	Bribery and conspiracy; former Houston, Texas city councilman. Held at the Jesup satellite prison camp (minimum-security), not the low-security or medium units (Register No. 76205-079)	Released December 2006