- Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
- Louisiana
- PO Box 5010, Oakdale, LA 71463
- 318-335-4466
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Federal Detention Center (FDC) – Oakdale II's comprehensive information to help guide you through the federal prison process, specifically on how to remain connected to your inmate while they are incarcerated.
The FCI-Oakdale-II is a federal prison located at 2105 E Whatley Rd in Oakdale, LA. This federal high security prison is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to hold inmates who have been convicted to and sentenced for a federal crime through the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
Locate all federal inmates here. If you would like to speak with a case manager or counselor, call 318-335-4466.
The Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale II) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Louisiana. It is part of the Oakdale Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) and operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the US Department of Justice.
The complex consists of two facilities:
- Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale I): a low-security facility.
- Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale II): a low-security facility.
FCI Oakdale is located in central Louisiana, thirty-five miles south of Alexandria and fifty-eight miles north of Lake Charles.
Notable inmates include Thomas Pitera the former hitman for the Bonanno Crime Family in New York City; convicted in 1992 of murder and murder conspiracy for torturing and murdering six people, as well as racketeering for operating a large drug trafficking operation serving a life sentence. Corey Hamlet serving a life sentence as the former leader of the Grape Street Crips in Newark, NJ; Convicted of six homicides and ten attempted murders. Ricky Mungia white supremacist; convicted of civil rights violations for a shooting spree targeting African-Americans in Lubbock, Texas, which killed one man and wounded two others, in an attempt to start a nationwide race war – serving a life sentence. Tim Durham American lawyer and financier; convicted in 2012 of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud for cheating his clients out of $200 million in a Ponzi scheme; his story was featured on the CNBC television show American Greed now serving a 50-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2056. Bernard Ebbers the former CEO of WorldCom convicted for masterminding an $11 billion accounting fraud that brought down the giant telecom company in 2002. Aaron Olabarrieta a notorious criminal, known for his abusive of women, kidnapping a bondsman, smuggling large amounts of cocaine, robbery, torture, and much more.
Housing: Inmates are housed in four housing units. Housing units include a dorm structure, divided between two-person and four-person pods.
Health Services: Inmates at FCI Oakdale II are provided necessary medical, dental, and mental health services, emergency medical and dental care, medications, periodic health examinations, and eyeglasses. Inmates new to the institution with contact lenses will be evaluated for medical necessity of contact lenses. If contact lenses are not medically indicated, the inmate will be provided with eyeglasses. Emergency care is available 24 hours a day. Inmates must submit a sick call form in order to be evaluated for routine care.
Psychology Services: For inmates that require psychological care, FCI Oakdale II offers screening, assessment, and treatment of mental health and drug abuse problems, individual and group counseling, psycho-educational classes, self-help and supportive services, and referral to Health Services for medical treatment of mental illness. Several residential mental health programs designed to help inmates with severe emotional, cognitive, and behavioral problems are available for those having difficulty functioning in a mainline Institution. Inmates requiring such care can be referred for such program placement.
Education Services: FCI Oakdale II provides literacy, GED and English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) programs. An incentive of $25.00 is awarded to inmates who complete a GED class by passing the Official General Education Development Examination (GED). A Certificate of Achievement is awarded for completion of levels 1 and 2 of the literacy program. An incentive of $25.00 is also awarded to inmates who complete the ESL class by passing the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System Examination (CASAS). A parenting program and Adult Continuing Education (ACE) classes are also offered. Self-study courses are also offered as a part of the ACE program. A high school diploma or GED is necessary for some programs. The facility also offers a sewing program. High school diplomas and post-secondary programs are available through paid correspondence programs.
Apprenticeship: FCI Oakdale II offers apprenticeships in the areas of Building Trade and Horticulture.
Library Services: FCI Oakdale II offers both a law and leisure library. The law library provides legal materials via the TRULINCS Electronic Law Library. A leisure library offers inmates a variety of fiction and nonfiction books, newspapers, reference materials, and periodicals. Titles unavailable In the library may be obtained through the inter-library loan services. Library services are extended to all inmates. Commissary cards are required to check out library materials.
UNICOR: The FCI Oakdale UNICOR facility produces clothing and textiles.
Commissary: Inmates are allowed to shop once each week and are allowed to spend up to $360.00 per month. The shopping day is determined by the fourth and fifth digit of their BOP register number. A biometric fingerprint process is used to identify each inmate prior to commissary sales. Inmates who are fingerprint exempt must have in their possession their commissary card. A variety of items can be purchased in the commissary such as food, beverages, clothing, electronics, and more.
Recreation Services: The FCI Oakdale II recreation services include both indoor and outdoor activities. The gymnasium area comprises the recreation supervisor’s office and the basketball court area. The recreation yard includes a hobby craft area. This area houses the tool room for the hobby craft activities, an art room, and a classroom. Activities include leather craft, basket weaving, woodwork, yarn art, stick craft, free-lance painting, and drawing. Indoor activities also include dominoes, chess, card games, checkers, Yahtzee, backgammon, and Scrabble. The recreation yard has a running track, soccer and football fields, bocce ball lanes, horseshoe pits, four handball/racquetball courts, tennis/basketball court, softball field, and two volleyball courts. Court games such as handball, racquetball, tennis, horseshoes, basketball, bocce ball, and pickleball are also available. The intramural sports program includes basketball, volleyball, soccer, flag football, and softball. Organized fitness programs include run/walk clubs, fitness clubs, and a Wellness Program. Music related activities and programs are also available for inmate participation. Instruction is available in guitar and various percussion instruments.
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 Oakdale II Admissions & Orientation Handbook
- Spanish: FCI Oakdale II 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.
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.
visitation Info
Federal Detention Center (FDC) – Oakdale – Visiting Hours
- Saturday 8:15am – 3:00pm
- Sunday 8:15am – 3:00pm
- Holidays 8:15am – 3:00pm
