Federal Correctional Institution Estill Overview
Federal Correctional Institution Estill is an official Federal Bureau of Prisons facility at 100 Prison Road in Estill. The BOP places it in Hampton County, in the District of South Carolina, and in the Southeast Region. Its public BOP identity is federal, not county. People held there are in BOP custody, and the Hampton County sheriff does not run the institution or publish its inmate list.
The distinction is practical. A Hampton County arrest does not become an FCI Estill record because the federal prison is nearby. Local pretrial detainees usually start with Hampton County Detention Center if they are held in local custody. A federal inmate appears in BOP systems after federal custody applies, most often after a federal sentence or transfer into the Bureau of Prisons. Federal defendants in a pretrial stage may be controlled by other federal detention arrangements before BOP custody begins.
Current BOP search material reviewed in 2026 listed FCI Estill with 147 total inmates and inmate sex as female offenders. Older BOP PREA and staffing documents describe a different operational period after an April 13, 2020 tornado, when the facility was under modified operations and most inmates had been relocated. Those older figures are useful history, but they should not be merged with the 2026 BOP population without dating the source.
The official BOP facility source for FCI Estill provides the institution identity, location, contact path, and federal custody context used for this facility profile.
The facility screenshot is the right starting point for federal visits, mail, money, and contact rules because county jail instructions do not control BOP custody.
Federal Correctional Institution Estill Population
The current BOP listing cited in the Hampton County research showed 147 total inmates for FCI Estill in 2026. The same current material identified the inmate sex as female offenders. BOP population pages can change, so the figure should be treated as a dated public listing rather than a permanent capacity. The research did not identify a current public rated capacity number on the BOP facility page.
| Source period | Figure | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 BOP listing | 147 total inmates | Current public population figure captured in research |
| 2021 BOP PREA audit | 73 prior-year average daily population | Older tornado-recovery period, not current population |
| 2021 BOP PREA audit | 99 on first onsite-review day | Older onsite-review count during modified operations |
| 2021 BOP PREA audit | 1,024 staffing plan predicate | Planning figure cited in the audit, not a current inmate count |
Lookup Federal Correctional Institution Estill Inmates
Use the BOP inmate locator for FCI Estill, not the Hampton County Detention Center phone line and not the South Carolina Department of Corrections locator. The BOP inmate locator searches federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to the present. It allows number-based searches and name-based searches. BOP results commonly show name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location.
- Open the BOP inmate locator and choose either Find By Number or Find By Name.
- For number search, use the BOP Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, or INS Number if known.
- For name search, enter the first and last name, then add race, age, or sex only if needed to narrow results.
- Review the Location field to confirm whether the person is listed at Federal Correctional Institution Estill.
- Read release-date fields carefully because BOP warns that sentence recalculations can affect dates.
The BOP locator can also show a person as released or not in BOP custody. That status does not rule out custody under another criminal justice, law-enforcement, parole, supervised-release, or detention system. For Hampton County local bookings, use the local jail page for Hampton County Detention Center instead.
Federal Correctional Institution Estill Locator Fields
The BOP search fields differ from local jail roster fields. A county jail roster may use booking numbers, booking dates, charges, and bond rows. BOP is organized around federal inmate identity and sentence status. It does not function as a Hampton County arrest list, and it is not a mugshot gallery.
| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOP Register Number | Number search | Conditional | Use if known for the fastest federal match |
| DCDC, FBI, or INS Number | Number search | Conditional | Alternate federal or agency identifiers |
| First and last name | Name search | Required for name path | Spelling and legal name matter |
| Race, age, sex | Filters | Optional | Useful when names are common |
| Location | Result field | n/a | Confirms whether the person is at FCI Estill or elsewhere |
The screenshot of the BOP inmate locator source page shows the federal search tabs, name fields, number options, and result-field context used for federal inmate lookup.
Those fields are why FCI Estill searches work best with a federal register number or a full legal name, rather than a Hampton County booking date.
Federal Correctional Institution Estill Contact
FCI Estill's public address is 100 Prison Road, Estill, SC 29918. The BOP facility page lists the main phone as (803) 625-4607. Use BOP channels for visitation, mail, money, and inmate-location questions. Do not send federal inmate mail or money to Hampton County Detention Center, and do not use county jail bond questions for a sentenced BOP inmate.
Federal Correctional Institution Estill
100 Prison Road
Estill, SC 29918
(803) 625-4607
Federal Bureau of Prisons
- BOP
- Federal Bureau of Prisons, the federal agency that operates FCI Estill.
- Register number
- A federal inmate number used for exact BOP locator searches and mail or money routing.
- Detainer
- A separate agency hold or request that can affect custody status across systems.
Federal Correctional Institution Estill Visits
FCI Estill visitation follows BOP institution rules, not Hampton County jail rules. The research instructs users to use the BOP institution page and general BOP visiting guidance. Federal visits usually require approval, scheduling, valid identification, security screening, and compliance with dress and conduct rules. Facility operations can change, so visitors should confirm current scheduling, visiting room status, and any limits directly with BOP before traveling to Estill.
| Visit item | Rule source | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Approval | BOP institution rules | Confirm visitor approval before planning travel |
| Schedule | Facility-specific BOP schedule | Check the FCI Estill page or call the institution |
| Entry | Federal security rules | Bring ID and follow BOP screening rules |
| County jail rules | Not applicable | Do not use Hampton County Detention Center visit rules |
Note: FCI Estill visits are federal BOP visits; confirm approval and schedule with the institution before travel.
Federal Correctional Institution Estill Mail and Money
Mail and money for FCI Estill follow BOP instructions. Use the inmate's name and register number, and follow BOP mailing rules for correspondence, packages, and legal mail. The research notes BOP search snippets identifying a satellite camp P.O. Box 699, Estill, SC 29918 for camp or FSL mail, but current mailing instructions should be checked through BOP before sending anything. Federal mail is inspected, and legal mail has separate handling rules.
| Service | Provider or rule | Important limit |
|---|---|---|
| BOP institution mail rules | Use federal inmate name and register number | |
| Packages | BOP package restrictions | Do not send unauthorized items |
| Money | BOP send-money procedures | County jail deposit vendors do not apply |
| Phone | BOP communication rules | Federal account rules control calls |
BOP and ICE public locators are custody tools, not booking-photo galleries. Federal mugshots are not published through the BOP locator. Do not expect the federal locator to show a Hampton County booking photo, state court bond row, or county jail housing unit.
Federal Correctional Institution Estill Admission
FCI Estill admission is not local street-arrest booking. A person reaches BOP custody through the federal criminal process, a sentence, designation, transfer, or other federal custody path. The county jail may know about a local hold or a federal detainer on someone in Hampton County custody, but BOP may not list that person until federal BOP custody begins. That timing explains why a person can be missing from the BOP locator even when federal issues are mentioned in local records.
Immigration detention is also separate. ICE ODLS searches immigration detainees by A-number and country of birth or by biographical details. The research found no ICE detention facility in Hampton County. An ICE detainer or transfer can still affect release, but that does not make FCI Estill an ICE facility.
About Federal Correctional Institution Estill
FCI Estill has a significant recent operational history. BOP PREA materials state that an F4 tornado on April 13, 2020 heavily damaged the facility and caused most inmates to be transferred elsewhere. The 2021 PREA audit described modified operations, camp housing, and work-cadre status during repairs. BOP FY2024 staffing materials continued to note camp-only returns while other inmates remained relocated due to tornado damage.
Those tornado-recovery materials are official, but they are older than the 2026 BOP population listing. The best reading is chronological: 2021 PREA and 2024 staffing documents explain the recovery period, while the 2026 listing supplies the more current public population figure and female-offender listing captured in the research. For current custody, location, and release information, the BOP locator remains the controlling public search tool.
Note: Confirm current FCI Estill custody, visits, mail, and population details through BOP because federal operations can change.