FCI Sheridan Federal Custody
The BOP facility page for FCI Sheridan identifies Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan as a Bureau of Prisons facility in the District of Oregon and in Yamhill County. It is not operated by the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office. The county Current Roster does not search this facility. A person at FCI Sheridan is in federal custody, so the lookup path, records rules, visitation process, mail rules, and money process come from the Federal Bureau of Prisons rather than the county jail.
FCI Sheridan includes a medium-security federal correctional institution, a federal detention center component, and a minimum-security satellite camp. The facility population is male. The FCI/FDC population can include sentenced federal inmates and federal detainees, while the camp houses minimum-security federal inmates. That mixed federal role matters when a family member is trying to read a locator result. Some people are serving a federal sentence, while others may be held for federal court proceedings or another federal custody reason.
Federal lookup rule: Search BOP for FCI Sheridan. Use the county roster only for Yamhill County Correctional Facility.
FCI Sheridan Population
The BOP page inspected June 25, 2026 reported 1,518 total inmates at Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan. That total included 1,248 people at the FCI/FDC and 270 people at the Camp. The research did not identify a public rated-capacity number on the BOP page, so the population figures should be treated as BOP-reported custody counts, not a county jail capacity measure. Federal custody numbers can change as people are sentenced, released, transferred, or moved between BOP facilities.
FCI Sheridan's presence makes Yamhill County more complex than counties that have only a local jail. A search for a person "in Yamhill County" may mean the local correctional facility in McMinnville or the federal complex in Sheridan. The name of the holding agency is the best clue. Yamhill County Correctional Facility uses local roster and jail records channels. Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan uses BOP locator, BOP facility, BOP visiting, and BOP inmate money channels.
FCI Sheridan BOP Lookup
The BOP inmate locator is the correct public search channel for Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan. BOP states that its locator covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to the present. It also warns that release dates may not be current because of First Step Act sentence review and recalculation, so release information should be checked again over time. The BOP locator is identity, custody, and release oriented. It is not a mugshot gallery and should not be used as proof of a state or county case outcome.
The BOP locator allows number-based and name-based searches. Number-based search can use a BOP Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, or INS Number. Name search fields include first name, middle name, last name, race, sex, and age. A last name is usually the most important name field. If the result shows a different BOP location, the person is not currently listed at FCI Sheridan, even if they were once housed there.
- Open the BOP inmate locator rather than the Yamhill County Current Roster.
- Search by federal number if available, or use first name, middle name, last name, race, sex, and age.
- Review the matching result and confirm whether the location field points to FCI Sheridan.
- Read release-date information cautiously because BOP warns that recalculation can affect published dates.
- If the person may be in immigration custody instead, use the ICE detainee locator rather than BOP.
| BOP Field | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Find By Number | Federal identifier search | BOP Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, or INS Number. |
| First, Middle, Last Name | Name search | Last name is usually the key field for broad matching. |
| Race | Optional filter | Options in the inspected BOP page included American Indian, Asian, Black, and White. |
| Sex and Age | Optional filters | Useful when a common name produces many results. |
FCI Sheridan Contact
Use the BOP facility contact for federal custody questions, visiting procedures, institutional routing, and official facility information. Local Yamhill County jail staff cannot change BOP visiting approval, BOP release dates, or federal inmate money systems. If the person appears on the Yamhill County roster with a U.S. Marshals hold, the local jail may be the physical housing location at that moment, but FCI Sheridan records and BOP locator records remain federal systems.
Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan
27072 Ballston Road
Sheridan, OR 97378
503-843-4442
Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice
For federal detainees outside BOP or for transport and court hold questions, federal routing may involve the U.S. Marshals Service. The research identified the U.S. Marshals District of Oregon courthouse contact in Portland, but family and records questions should usually begin with the facility actually housing the person. Immigration custody uses a separate federal tool, the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, and the official ICE detention-facility directory did not identify an ICE detention facility in Yamhill County.
FCI Sheridan Visits
Federal prison visitation is not the same as Yamhill County jail visitation. NCIC, Team3, the county in-person housing schedule, and the county roster agreement do not apply to FCI Sheridan. Visitors should use BOP visitation rules and the FCI Sheridan facility page. Federal visitation normally turns on approval, institution-specific scheduling, valid identification, conduct rules, and security screening. A federal detainee or sentenced inmate may also face restrictions tied to custody level, disciplinary status, lockdown, transport, court schedule, or special housing status.
The BOP facility page is the best starting point for current visiting instructions because federal institutions can change visiting days, visiting room rules, and processing procedures. Confirm the person's location through the BOP locator before planning a trip. A person previously at Sheridan may have transferred to another BOP facility, and a person in federal court custody may not be visitable on the same schedule as a sentenced inmate housed in general population.
| Visit Topic | FCI Sheridan Rule Path | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Approval | BOP visitor process | County jail approval lists do not carry over to federal prison. |
| Schedule | BOP facility page | Federal schedules may change by institution status or unit needs. |
| Identification | BOP visiting rules | Visitors should bring valid government-issued identification. |
| Security | Federal screening | Entry is controlled by BOP search, dress, conduct, and contraband rules. |
FCI Sheridan Mail and Money
Mail, phone, and money for Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan follow BOP inmate resources, not Yamhill County jail policies. Do not use the county's NCIC video account or Team3 commissary payment portal for a person at FCI Sheridan. BOP systems are federal, and the facility page should be checked for the current mailing format, institution-specific notices, and any limits on correspondence. Senders should use the inmate's committed name and federal register number when BOP instructions call for it, because federal records rely heavily on the register number for identification.
BOP mail and funds rules can differ by institution status and by the person's classification. Mail may be screened for contraband and rule violations. Money normally follows BOP's inmate deposit channels rather than county kiosk or court-clerk channels. A federal release date, projected good time, or transfer is not controlled by Yamhill County Correctional Facility. When a person moves from local USMS housing to BOP custody, the public lookup path usually moves from the local roster to the BOP locator.
| Service | Use for FCI Sheridan | Do Not Use |
|---|---|---|
| Inmate lookup | BOP inmate locator | Yamhill County Current Roster for federal prison custody. |
| BOP facility and inmate mail rules | County AIC mail policy for a BOP inmate. | |
| Money | BOP inmate funds resources | Team3 county jail deposits. |
| Visits | BOP visitation instructions | NCIC county jail scheduling. |
Federal Intake at Sheridan
Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan does not handle the same street-arrest booking process as the Yamhill County jail. A person reaches BOP custody through a federal sentence, federal detention order, transfer, designation, or related federal process. Classification, housing, visits, and release calculations are handled under federal rules. A county arrest may still lead to a federal hold if federal authorities take interest or if the person is wanted by the U.S. Marshals, but the local jail charge and the federal custody record are separate records.
- BOP
- Federal Bureau of Prisons, the agency that operates FCI Sheridan and the inmate locator.
- FCI/FDC
- The federal correctional institution and detention center components at Sheridan.
- Register Number
- A federal inmate identifier used in BOP records and locator searches.
- USMS hold
- A U.S. Marshals custody hold that may appear locally but is tied to federal authority.
FCI Sheridan Records Limits
Federal records do not mirror county jail records. The BOP locator does not promise public federal mugshots, and the research notes that BOP and USMS generally do not publish federal mugshots through public inmate locators. The BOP locator is built for identity, custody, and release information. It should not be confused with the Yamhill County roster, which shows local booking details and is subject to Oregon's HB 3273 booking-photo limits. Federal criminal case records, when needed, are usually a federal court records question rather than a county jail roster question.
Recent federal oversight also belongs in the FCI Sheridan context, not on the county jail page. The DOJ Office of the Inspector General released a May 2024 inspection notice about FCI Sheridan citing serious operational deficiencies, including staffing shortages among healthcare workers and correctional officers. BOP also posted a May 2026 press release involving an inmate found unresponsive after a perceived altercation. Those dated federal items do not replace current BOP locator checks, but they show why facility-specific federal sources matter for Sheridan.
Note: Confirm the BOP location, visiting status, and facility rules before traveling to Sheridan.