Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) – Fort Dix

The Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix (FCI Fort Dix) is a low-security United States federal prison for male offenders in New Jersey. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. A satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male inmates. Fort Dix is the largest single federal prison in the United States by the number of inmates.

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 newly sentenced Martin Shkreli who received widespread criticism when Turing obtained the manufacturing license for the antiparasitic drug Daraprim and raised its price by a factor of 56 (from $13.50 to $750.00 per pill), leading him to be referred to by the media as "the most hated man in America" and "'Pharma Bro'". Shkreli was convicted on two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiring to commit securities fraud. He was sentenced to seven years in federal prison and up to $7.4 million in fines. Martin Frankel pleaded guilty in 2002 to racketeering and fraud for siphoning over $200 million from insurance premiums paid to companies he controlled in the 1990s; Frankel's story was featured on the CNBC television program American Greed.​ FBI 10 Most Wanted fugitive Richard Goldberg who was captured in 2007 and is now serving 20 years for producing child pornography, drug trafficker George Jung a former partner of drug kingpin Carlos Lehder; directed the shipment of thousands of tons of narcotics into the US in the 1970s and 1980s; pleaded guilty to drug trafficking in 1995; portrayed by Johnny Depp in the 2001 film Blow., and former mayor of Providence, RI, Buddy Cianci convicted in 2002 of racketeering for accepting bribes in exchange for city jobs, was released in 2007 after serving 4 years. Matthew Guglielmetti Jr a reputed New England crime boss of the Patriarca crime family; pled guilty to drug trafficking charges served 10 years.

Housing: Inmates are housed in 12-person pods with no bars, towers, or locks on the rooms. The camp has 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 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 and the 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 offers advanced occupational education in Commercial Driver’s License.

Vocational Training: FCI Fort Dix offers vocational training in Computers, Electrical (Advanced), Electrical (Basic Level), Horticulture, Hydroponic, Woodworking, and House Framing. The camp also offers vocational training in Turf Science and Floor Covering and Installation.

Apprenticeship: FCI Fort Dix offers apprenticeships in Alteration Tailor, Building Maintenance Repairer, Cook, HVAC, Industrial Housekeeping, Office Manager, Quality Control, and Teacher’s Aide. The 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.

UNICOR: The FCI Fort Dix UNICOR facility handles recycling activities, services, and the production of clothing and textiles. The camp does not house a UNICOR facility.

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 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 hobbycraft 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

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