FCI Texarkana (minimum-security camp)
Notes from Alumni
The following people have spoken about their time at FCI Texarkana (minimum-security camp) on the Nightmare Success podcast, hosted by Brent Cassity (himself formerly incarcerated in the federal system):
- The Journey of Marc Glover: From Troubled Youth to Advocate for Change (Nightmare Success podcast)
Please remember that experiences are unique and may not reflect today's experience.
Location
Physical location: TEXARKANA, TX 75501
Mailing address: 4001 LEOPARD DRIVE, TEXARKANA, TX 75501
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 Texarkana allow conjugal visits?
No. FCI Texarkana 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 Texarkana?
FCI Texarkana 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.
Daily life and programs
Located in Bowie County in northeastern Texas near the Arkansas state line, FCI Texarkana is a low-security federal prison situated about 70 miles north of Shreveport, Louisiana, and roughly 175 miles east of Dallas. The main institution opened in 1940, and an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp for lower-risk male offenders was added in 1981. Today, the combined facility holds roughly 1,200 to 1,290 men, of whom about 220 to 330 are housed in the camp. Serving as the minimum-security component, the camp sits physically separate from the fenced main institution. It features its own dormitory housing and, in some periods, maintains different visiting hours from the main low-security FCI.
Camp inmates reside in open dormitory-style housing rather than cells, sleeping in bunks with assigned bunkmates. Every able-bodied inmate is required to hold a job; these positions can include institutional assignments such as food service, orderly, grounds, and maintenance, or work through UNICOR (Federal Prison Industries), whose Texarkana operation handles recycling and produces industrial products. Because these work assignments count as productive activity under the First Step Act, they allow inmates to earn time credits toward an earlier release or home confinement. In 2005, reflecting its relatively open, lower-tension environment, the Kansas City Star named the Texarkana camp one of the five best federal facilities for white-collar offenders.
The facility's programming includes the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), which is the Bureau of Prisons' roughly 500-hour, nine-month intensive substance-abuse treatment track. Successful completion of this track can reduce a sentence by up to 12 months. Educational and self-improvement offerings include literacy and GED classes, English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction, Adult Continuing Education (ACE) courses, a Language Lab, a resume-writing workshop, and the Inside Out Dad parenting program. Emergency medical care is available around the clock, while on-site clinical care operates for roughly 16 hours a day. Furthermore, daily medical services feature a morning sick call at about 6:30 a.m., a medication line at meals, and a separate insulin line before breakfast and dinner.
Notable inmates
| Name | Sentence | Offense | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Nagin[1] | 10 years (BOP register 32751-034); reported to the minimum-security camp in 2014, released to home confinement in early 2020 amid COVID-19 | Wire fraud, bribery, money laundering, and conspiracy (public-corruption scheme as Mayor of New Orleans) | 2014-2020 |
| Dan Morales[2] | 4 years / 40 months served (BOP register 28928-180); held at the federal prison camp in Texarkana before transfer to a halfway house | Mail fraud and filing a false income tax return (tied to legal fees in Texas's tobacco-industry settlement while state Attorney General) | 2003-2006 (supervised release ended 2007) |
References
- ↑ "Ray Nagin". '. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ "Dan Morales". '. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
