FCI Miami (minimum-security camp)
FCI Miami is a minimum-security satellite camp for men in Miami, Florida, operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The institution's main number is 305-259-2100.
FCI Miami Satellite Prison Camp is a minimum-security United States federal prison camp for male inmates located adjacent to FCI Miami in Miami, Florida. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Overview
The FCI Miami camp is a minimum-security satellite facility that provides housing for low-risk inmates. As a federal prison camp, it features dormitory-style housing, limited perimeter barriers, and a strong emphasis on work programs. Many inmates at the camp provide labor for the adjacent low-security facility and surrounding federal installations.
The camp is part of the Miami Federal Correctional Complex and houses approximately 250 inmates.
Notable Inmates
FCI Miami Camp has housed several high-profile inmates:
- Peter Navarro - Former Trump White House trade advisor, served a 4-month sentence for contempt of Congress. Released in July 2024.
- Sam Mangel - Insurance executive turned prison consultant, served approximately 20 months for wire fraud. Now advises high-profile defendants including Steve Bannon and Sam Bankman-Fried.
- Manuel Noriega - Former Panamanian dictator, served time at the Miami complex after his 1992 conviction.
| Name | Sentence | Offense | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Conahan[1] | 17.5 years | Racketeering, money laundering, mail fraud, and tax evasion in the Luzerne County, PA 'kids-for-cash' judicial scandal | Transferred to the Miami minimum-security satellite camp in March 2017 (from FCC Coleman) |
| Bill Campbell | 2.5 years (released December 2007 after about 16 months) | Tax evasion (former Mayor of Atlanta); minimum-security placement, participated in the BOP drug-treatment program that at Miami is run at the camp (placement at the camp is inferred, not explicitly stated in the cited source) | Reported August 21, 2006 |
Location
Physical location: MIAMI, FL 33177
Mailing address: 15801 S.W. 137TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FL 33177
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does FCI Miami allow conjugal visits?
No. FCI Miami does not allow conjugal visits. The Federal Bureau of Prisons does not permit conjugal visits at any facility regardless of security level. This includes all minimum-security federal prison camps, low-security FCIs, medium-security facilities, and high-security USPs. Only four state prison systems (California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington) allow conjugal visits for state prisoners. Federal inmates have no access to conjugal or extended family visits anywhere in the BOP system.
Q: What types of visitation are allowed at FCI Miami?
FCI Miami allows contact visits during designated visiting hours, typically on weekends and holidays. Contact visits permit brief embraces at the start and end of visits, but prolonged physical contact is not allowed. All visits occur in supervised visiting rooms. Visitors must be pre-approved through a background check process and must follow dress code requirements. For full details, see the Visiting Policies and Procedures page.
See also
- Index of Federal Prison Facilities
- FCI Miami (low-security)
- Bureau of Prisons Classification Methods
- Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP)
Daily life and programs
The Federal Correctional Institution, Miami sits in southwest unincorporated Miami-Dade County, roughly 30 miles from downtown Miami, and is part of the Bureau of Prisons' Southeast Region. It opened in 1976, originally as a youth-offender center built with a campus-like layout around a central lake, and later converted to a low-security institution for adult men. Adjacent to the main low-security prison is a minimum-security satellite camp for men, the subject of this page. The full complex holds roughly 1,000 inmates; the camp itself is small, with reporting from 2024 describing fewer than 200 men in aging infrastructure (BOP-linked directories cite about 179 camp inmates, while older figures put it near 400). It is one of the oldest federal prison camps in the country and, being the closest camp to Puerto Rico, draws a heavily Hispanic population, with many men from the territory.
Living arrangements at the camp are dormitory-style, featuring open bunk beds and little privacy, a layout described by one first-hand account as resembling a bunk at a sleepaway camp. Although barbed-wire perimeters exist, the camp remains a low-custody setting from which a determined inmate could walk away. Because the South Florida climate is warm year-round, outdoor recreation runs in every season, and the camp maintains a full weight pile and a track. Daily life is light on mandatory labor, as most job assignments require under an hour of actual work. Men commonly pay others to cover their duties using commissary goods, with canned tuna (around $1.50) functioning as an informal camp currency for laundry, cleaning, and other services. The rhythm of the day is structured around the standard 4 PM and 10 PM counts, with mornings and evenings given over to work details, exercise, TRULINCS email, news, reading, and classes.
Programming centers on the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), an intensive, voluntary 9-month, 500-hour residential treatment track that can earn eligible participants up to 12 months off their sentence. At Miami, the RDAP cohort is run in Spanish, and the presence of RDAP means the camp holds noticeably fewer pure white-collar offenders than a typical camp. Work is available through UNICOR (Federal Prison Industries). The Miami operation produces clothing and textiles, paying roughly $0.23 to $1.15 per hour, while standard institutional jobs pay about $0.12 to $0.40 per hour. Vocational apprenticeships include electrical and HVAC at the camp, with plumbing offered at the main institution, alongside literacy, GED, and English-as-a-Second-Language education. Commissary spending is capped near $360 per month, with stamps and over-the-counter medical items excluded. Additionally, communication runs through TRULINCS email, roughly 300 monthly phone minutes, and mail.
The camp has housed several publicly documented figures. Peter Navarro, the former White House trade adviser and first former White House official jailed for contempt of Congress, surrendered in March 2024 and served his term in the minimum-security satellite camp within a dormitory wing for inmates over 60 that houses about 80 men in bunk beds. Michael Conahan, one of the two Pennsylvania judges in the 'kids-for-cash' racketeering scandal, was transferred to the Miami minimum-security camp in March 2017 after time at FCC Coleman. For institutional context, the main low-security FCI, which is distinct from the camp, drew news coverage in May 2024 for a violent gang fight. Additionally, a former FCI Miami correctional officer was federally sentenced to 70 months for a bribery scheme; neither event is attributed to the camp itself.
First-hand accounts
First-person accounts and reporting about life at this facility. Experiences are individual and may not reflect current conditions.
- Life at Miami Federal Prison Camp - White Collar Advice (Justin Paperny / prison-consulting site). First-person narrative of daily life at the Miami minimum-security camp: open bunk dormitories 'like a bunk in a sleep away camp,' a fitness-focused routine (morning prayers/coffee, track time, two training sessions, 4 PM and 10 PM counts), work details that require under an hour a day, tuna used as informal currency and a small 'black market,' a heavily Hispanic/Puerto Rican population, and RDAP described as one of the easiest in the BOP.
References
- ↑ "Michael Conahan". '. Retrieved 2026-07-07.