FCI – Fort Dix Satellite Prison Camp

The Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix (FCI Fort Dix) is a minimum-security United States federal prison for male offenders in New Jersey. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

FCI Fort Dix is located in Burlington County on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. It is approximately 40 miles from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Notable inmates include Lee Mroszak aka "Crazy Cabbie" who was a regular guest on the Howard Stern Show. During the November 9, 2004, live broadcast he admitted that he had not filed or paid taxes for several years, an Internal Revenue Service employee happened to be listening to the show and reported Mroszak to their superiors at the IRS. He was sentenced to serve one year in FCI Fort Dix and pay his outstanding back taxes. On June 29, 2005, Mroszak was moved from FCI Fort Dix to the Federal Medical Center Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts.

Housing: Inmates at the camp are housed in dormitory-style housing and has no locks on the cells.

Health Services: Health services include sick call, dental call, emergency medical services, medications, eye examinations, eyeglasses, physical examinations, preventive health care services, and diagnosis and treatment of chronic infectious diseases. Inmates at FCI Fort Dix Camp can request medical care by submitting a triage form. Emergency care, which is available 24 hours a day, can be obtained by approaching any staff member and asking for assistance.

Psychology Services: Screening of each new inmate, individual counseling, and group services are available to inmates. Classes are also offered at various times throughout the year, including Criminal Thinking Errors, anger management, HIV/AIDS Awareness, and others. Psychology staff post notices of upcoming treatment programs.

Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP): FCI Fort Dix houses a Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP). The camp does not house a Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP). Both facilities offer a Drug Abuse Education class, the Non-Residential Drug Abuse Program (NR-DAP), Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) groups.

Education Services: FCI Fort Dix Camp provide GED, English-as-a-Second Language (ESL), and parenting programs. Adult Continuing Education (ACE) classes are also available. High school diplomas and post-secondary programs are available through paid correspondence programs.

Advanced Occupational Education: FCI Fort Dix Camp offers advanced occupational education in Commercial Driver’s License.

Vocational Training: FCI Fort Dix Camp also offers vocational training in Turf Science and Floor Covering and Installation.

Apprenticeship: FCI Fort Dix Camp offers apprenticeships in Horticulturist and Landscaping.

Library Services: The leisure library and law library are open seven days a week. Legal and reference books are for inmates’ reference and may not be removed from the law library for any reason. Most legal research is conducted on the TRULINCS Electronic Law Library. In the leisure library, inmates can check out magazines, newspapers, and fiction and nonfiction books.

Commissary: Inmates are permitted to spend up to $360.00 each month at the commissary on items such as food, drinks, clothing, radios, MP3 players, and shoes. Copy cards, postage stamps, and over-the-counter medications do not count against this spending limit. Depending on their registration number, inmates are assigned a specific day of the week to shop.

Recreation Services: Fort Dix FCI Camp offers both indoor and outdoor recreation areas. Indoor areas include a gymnasium, weight lifting rooms, stationary bicycles, and exercise area, and music rooms. Unit-based recreation provides tables games and pool tables in all community units. The outdoor recreation area consists of a softball field, soccer/football field, handball/racquetball courts, horseshoe pits, volleyball courts, and bocce ball lanes. The hobby craft program includes art activities (e.g., pencil drawing, pastel work to acrylic, oil painting), music, and leather craft. The music program offers instructional and practical lessons in piano and guitar and a music room. The outside recreation yard is open yearly. Intramural sports programs include basketball, soccer, volleyball, and softball.

Admissions and Orientation (A&O) Handbook – This document provides you with general information about the institution, programs, rules, and regulations that you will encounter during your confinement. Familiarizing yourself with this information and knowing your responsibilities will help you to adjustment to institution life.

• FCI Fort Dix Admissions & Orientation Handbook

• Spanish: FCI Fort Dix Guía de Admisión y Orientación

Commissary List – In 1930 the Department of Justice authorized and established a Commissary at each Federal institution. The Commissary provides a bank type account for your money & for the procurement of articles not issued regularly as part of the institution administration. Funds deposited by your family, friends, or other sources are stored in your commissary account that we maintain.

• List and prices of items sold at the commissary in FCI Fort Dix

Legal Activities – This document outlines the procedures for access to legal reference materials and legal counsel and the opportunities that you will be afforded to prepare legal documents while incarcerated.

• Inmate Legal Activities at FCI Fort Dix Camp

Surrendering voluntarily? When you are ordered by the Court to voluntarily surrender, you will be notified by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). If you have been instructed to surrender at this facility, please follow these instructions on your surrender date.

• Special instructions for voluntary surrenders