FCI Butner Medium II Overview
FCI Butner Medium II is a medium-security federal correctional institution operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Town of Butner federal-institutions page lists the phone number as (919) 575-8000 and places the facility within the Federal Correctional Complex at Butner. It is separate from FCI Butner Low, FCI Butner Medium I, and FMC Butner, even though families may hear all four referred to generally as Butner federal facilities.
The facility holds sentenced adult male federal inmates, not ordinary Durham County pretrial detainees. A person arrested in Durham County may have started at the Durham County Detention Facility, appeared on the county roster, and later moved into federal custody. Once the active record is BOP custody, the county roster is no longer the right system for location, release date, mail, or visitation. FCI Butner Medium II records are federal custody records.
The Town of Butner source orients readers to the Butner complex. Source: Town of Butner Federal Institutions.
Use the local page to identify the facility group, then use BOP for current inmate location and operational rules.
FCI Butner Medium II Capacity and Population
The research file gives the Town of Butner figure of approximately 1,438 inmates for FCI Butner Medium II at the time of that page. That number is a helpful scale marker, but it should not be treated as a current daily count. BOP population and facility assignment change through intake, transfer, release, sentence recalculation, disciplinary placement, medical movement, and system capacity. When a precise count matters, use the current BOP facility page.
This number should not be compared directly with Durham County Detention Facility capacity. A county jail capacity describes local pretrial and short-term jail housing. A BOP population figure describes federal prison placement. The people, records, release authorities, mail rules, visit rules, and agency contacts are different.
How to Look Up an Inmate at FCI Butner Medium II
Use the BOP Inmate Locator for FCI Butner Medium II. The BOP locator covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present and allows searching by BOP register number, DCDC number, FBI number, INS number, or by name. Name searches can include age, race, and sex filters. BOP result fields can include name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location.
The official locator image from the manifest shows the federal search tool. Source: Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator.
The locator is the proper starting point for FCI Butner Medium II because Durham County does not maintain BOP custody-location records.
- Search by register number when possible, because a federal number avoids name-confusion across BOP records.
- For name searches, enter first and last name, then refine with middle name, age, race, or sex if several results appear.
- Confirm the Location field says FCI Butner Medium II, not another Butner institution.
- Use the BOP release date as a planning clue, but remember BOP cautions that release dates can change.
- If no BOP result appears, check county jail, NCDAC, ICE, USMS, or court records depending on the custody stage.
Federal locators are not public mugshot pages. BOP does not provide a public federal mugshot gallery through this search. If the goal is to connect a Durham arrest to later court events, use the county jail roster for local rows and North Carolina or federal court records for case details.
FCI Butner Medium II Address and Contact
Use the institution phone and official BOP facility page for current federal facility information. Durham County Detention Facility staff can help with local jail custody questions but cannot administer BOP visits, money, mail, federal release dates, or federal housing assignments. The U.S. Marshals Eastern District may matter for federal pretrial or fugitive issues, but sentenced BOP inmate location belongs with BOP.
FCI Butner Medium II
Old 75 Highway
Butner, NC 27509
(919) 575-8000
Federal Bureau of Prisons medium-security institution.
Visiting Someone at FCI Butner Medium II
Visiting at FCI Butner Medium II follows BOP and FCC Butner rules, not Durham County SmartInmate rules. Before traveling, confirm that the inmate is still assigned to this institution, that the visitor is approved, and that visiting is operating on the expected schedule. Federal institutions may change visiting availability for security, transport, staffing, weather, health, lockdown, disciplinary, or operational reasons. Bring valid identification and follow dress, property, and screening rules.
| Visit Topic | Source to Use | Important Distinction |
|---|---|---|
| Visitor approval | BOP / FCC Butner instructions | County VisitMe accounts do not apply. |
| Schedule | Official BOP facility status | Confirm before travel from Durham or elsewhere. |
| Rules | Institution screening process | Dress, ID, minor visitor, and property limits are federal rules. |
The FCC Butner visiting material noted in research includes a route from Durham using I-85 north to exit 189, followed by facility directions. Do not rely on general driving guidance alone. Confirm the institution, entrance, arrival time, and visit status.
Mail, Phone, and Money at FCI Butner Medium II
Mail, electronic communication, phone, commissary, and money deposits for FCI Butner Medium II are federal BOP processes. Do not use the county jail's Smart Communications mail-scan address in Seminole, Florida, the Durham legal-mail P.O. Box, TouchPay facility ID 227701, or iCare package instructions for BOP inmates. Those are Durham County Detention Facility channels. Federal mail and deposits require BOP formatting and rules.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| BOP facility mail rules and register-number identification. | |
| Phone / Email | BOP-managed communication systems. |
| Money | BOP-approved deposit process. |
| Packages | Only when permitted by BOP and institution policy. |
Federal Intake and Classification at FCI Butner Medium II
FCI Butner Medium II intake follows federal designation and classification, not county arrest booking. A person may move through arrest, federal court, USMS custody, sentencing, BOP designation, transport, and institution intake before the BOP locator shows the Butner assignment. BOP classification considers security level, sentence, behavior, medical needs, programming, and system capacity. The county jail roster may show earlier local custody but will not publish the BOP classification record.
For Durham-related cases, use each system for its own job. The county roster explains local jail charge rows and bonds. Court records explain filings and case outcomes. USMS can be relevant for federal custody before designation. BOP confirms federal prison placement and release-date information.
About FCI Butner Medium II
FCI Butner Medium II is the second medium-security FCI in the Butner complex. Its existence alongside FCI Butner Medium I makes exact facility naming important. Families should avoid saying only "Butner" when calling, writing, or planning travel. A letter, visit, or deposit may fail if the wrong institution or register number is used. BOP location should be confirmed before any action.
The facility's Durham County connection is geographic and federal-district related, not local jail operation. The Durham County Sheriff's Office operates the Durham County Detention Facility. NCDAC operates state-prison records. BOP operates FCI Butner Medium II. Keeping that distinction clear prevents searches from moving in circles between systems that do not share the same inmate database.
Note: Confirm the exact BOP institution, visit status, mail format, and deposit rules before sending funds or traveling.