FDC Houston Overview
Federal Detention Center Houston, often shortened to FDC Houston, is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The research identifies it at 1200 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002, in the downtown justice district. BOP material describes the facility as an administrative, multi-level federal detention center for adult male and female offenders appearing before federal court in the Southern District of Texas. That description places FDC Houston in federal custody, not county pretrial jail custody.
The facility can be relevant to Harris County readers because the federal detention center sits near the county jail cluster and the criminal courthouse area. Still, federal records do not work like HCSO booking records. A federal defendant may be held at FDC Houston, another BOP facility, a county jail under a federal hold, or a contract facility. The research did not document a specific USMS contract for Harris County Jail, so avoid assuming that every federal hold appears in the county search.
FDC Houston Population Notes
Section 15 of the Harris County research states that the BOP population statistics snippet listed Houston FDC TX population at 800 in late June 2026. The research does not provide a rated capacity figure for FDC Houston. Treat the 800 figure as a sourced BOP population-statistics snapshot, not a permanent count. For a person's current custody, the BOP locator is more useful than any single population table because federal transfers can occur without a county roster update.
FDC Houston BOP Locator
Use the BOP inmate locator for Federal Detention Center Houston. The BOP locator covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present. Search paths include BOP Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, INS Number, or name. BOP also warns that release dates may be reviewed and recalculated under the First Step Act, so a listed release date should be confirmed through official BOP channels when timing matters.
- Open the BOP inmate locator.
- Search by register number or other federal number if known.
- Use name search when no number is available, then compare age and identity details.
- Confirm that the current location is FDC Houston before planning a visit or mailing anything.
| Custody Type | Correct Locator | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| Federal BOP custody | BOP inmate locator | Use for FDC Houston and other BOP facilities. |
| Harris County jail custody | HCSO jail search | Use for county pretrial and county jail housing. |
| TDCJ custody | TDCJ inmate search | Use after state sentencing or state transfer. |
| ICE custody | ICE ODLS | Use for immigration detention, not BOP custody. |
FDC Houston Address and Contact
Contact FDC Houston for facility-specific questions. The research lists the main phone as (713) 221-5400. For lookup, use BOP first; for local facility rules, the BOP facility page and the institution phone are the best sources. County court records or HCSO records may still explain the local arrest path, but they do not replace the BOP locator once the person is in federal custody.
Federal Detention Center Houston
1200 Texas Avenue
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 221-5400
Federal Bureau of Prisons facility contact
FDC Houston Visitation
Visitation at FDC Houston follows BOP and institution rules, not Harris County Jail rules. The research does not provide a day-by-day FDC Houston schedule, so visitors should confirm current instructions on the BOP facility page or by phone before travel. Federal custody status, holdover status, court movement, and institution operations can all affect whether a person may receive a visit. A county jail visitation schedule should not be applied to FDC Houston.
| Visit Topic | FDC Houston Detail | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Custody check | Use BOP locator. | Confirm current location before travel. |
| Schedule | Follow BOP/FDC Houston rules. | Use the BOP facility page or call the institution. |
| ID and entry | Federal institution rules apply. | Do not rely on county jail ID guidance. |
| Court movement | Federal court appearances can affect availability. | Verify close to the planned visit date. |
FDC Houston Mail and Money
Mail, phone, and commissary at FDC Houston are BOP matters. The Harris County research does not provide an FDC Houston-specific fee table or mail format excerpt, so use the BOP facility page and institution instructions before sending items. BOP public locator records are for identity and custody status. They are not a public mugshot gallery, and they should not be used as a county booking-photo source.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Use BOP/FDC Houston rules and confirm the current location first. | |
| Phone | Federal institution phone rules apply; call FDC Houston for facility guidance. |
| Money / commissary | BOP process applies; no FDC Houston-specific fee table was located in the research excerpt. |
FDC Houston Source Image
The facility screenshot comes from the BOP FDC Houston facility page, the official source for the federal facility profile.
The image ties the facility to the federal BOP system, which is the correct lookup channel for FDC Houston custody.
FDC Houston Custody Differences
FDC Houston is different from a county jail in three practical ways. First, the locator is federal. Second, the population includes adult male and female federal detainees, holdovers, and sentenced BOP inmates rather than local county jail inmates. Third, public federal records do not provide the same booking-photo and bond-detail view that readers may expect from local jail searches. Federal court records may explain charges, but the BOP locator confirms federal custody location.
If the BOP locator does not show the person, consider the custody path. The person may still be in Harris County Jail, may have moved to TDCJ after state sentencing, or may be in ICE detention if the matter is immigration-related. Matching the agency to the custody type prevents missed records and keeps FDC Houston tied to the federal search path.
FDC Houston Record Checks
Federal custody can overlap with Harris County geography without becoming a Harris County Jail record. FDC Houston sits downtown near county justice buildings, but BOP controls the custody listing. Use BOP number search when a Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, or INS Number is known. Use name search when no number is available, then compare age and custody location carefully.
Release dates in BOP search may change because federal sentences can be reviewed or recalculated. For charges, hearings, and orders, use the federal court record path rather than the county jail roster.