FCI Butner Medium II Overview
FCI Butner Medium II is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and is part of the Federal Correctional Complex in Butner. The Town of Butner federal institutions page lists FCI Butner Medium II at Old 75 Highway, Butner, NC 27509, with phone number 919-575-8000. The research file identifies it as a medium-security federal correctional institution. Public BOP facility pages can be JavaScript-heavy or incomplete in text fetches, so the research instructions caution against relying on third-party prison guide pages when official BOP and Town of Butner sources are available.
The key records distinction is that FCI Butner Medium II is a federal facility, not a county jail and not the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. A Granville County arrest usually points first to the Granville County Detention Center. A North Carolina prison sentence points to Granville Correctional Institution or another NCDAC facility. A BOP designation to FCI Butner Medium II points to the federal inmate locator and federal BOP procedures.
FCI Butner Medium II Custody and Population
The research file did not locate a public current population number or rated capacity for FCI Butner Medium II. For that reason, the page does not state a bed count, daily count, or population trend for this federal institution. The supported public facts are the facility name, operator, medium-security federal type, Old 75 Highway location, Town of Butner phone number, and its role as part of FCC Butner.
How to Look Up an Inmate at FCI Butner Medium II
Search FCI Butner Medium II through the BOP inmate locator. The locator contains information about federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present. It is not a Granville County jail search, and it is not the NCDAC offender search. BOP release dates can change because of sentence review, recalculation, and Federal Time Credit, so treat any release date as a BOP status field rather than a final court promise.
- Start with the BOP inmate locator, not a county jail, NCDAC, or commercial mugshot site.
- Search by BOP register number if known; otherwise use the name-search form.
- Use race, sex, and age filters only to narrow common names, and verify spellings carefully.
- Check the listed location and release-date field in the result before contacting the institution.
- If the person is in the federal court process but not yet designated to BOP, check the U.S. Marshals Service or federal court channel instead.
BOP Name Search Fields
The BOP mobile name-search page inspected during research showed basic biographical search fields. These are useful when the BOP register number is not known. The fields are not a county booking search and do not return Granville County mugshots, county charges, local bond amounts, or NCDAC state prison fields.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Text | Optional | Add when last-name results are too broad. |
| Middle Name | Text | Optional | Helpful for exact identity matching. |
| Last Name | Text | Practical minimum | Primary field for name lookup. |
| Race | Option | Optional | American Indian, Asian, Black, or White. |
| Sex | Option | Optional | Male or Female. |
| Age | Text or number | Optional | Use carefully because age changes over time. |
| Clear Form | Button | N/A | Clears entered search values. |
BOP Name Search Screen
The BOP name-search form is appropriate for FCI Butner Medium II when a federal register number is unavailable. It should not be used as a substitute for a county jail booking search or a state prison offender search.
If a result cannot be found, the person may be under a different spelling, not yet in BOP custody, outside the 1982-to-present locator scope, released under a different status, or in a different custody system such as ICE or state prison.
FCI Butner Medium II Address and Contact
The facility contact information below comes from the Town of Butner federal institutions listing preserved in the research file. Contact the institution or use official BOP resources for current operational instructions because visitation, mail rules, and movement inside a federal complex can change.
FCI Butner Medium II
Old 75 Highway
Butner, NC 27509
919-575-8000
Federal Bureau of Prisons medium-security institution in FCC Butner.
Visiting Someone at FCI Butner Medium II
Federal visiting at FCI Butner Medium II is controlled by BOP institution rules. Do not use the Granville County Detention Center's Saturday and Sunday video-visitation split by last name, and do not use NCDAC state prison visiting instructions. The public research did not capture a complete current BOP schedule for this institution, so the safest instruction is to verify the inmate's location, approval status, visiting schedule, and identification requirements directly with BOP before travel.
| Visiting Issue | Federal Facility Guidance |
|---|---|
| Before Scheduling | Confirm the inmate is still listed at FCI Butner Medium II in the BOP locator. |
| Visitor Approval | Use BOP procedures for approved visitor lists and institution screening. |
| Arrival | Bring valid identification and follow federal entry rules. |
| Changes | Call or check BOP before travel because visits can be limited by operational status. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at FCI Butner Medium II
Use federal BOP procedures for mail, phone communication, and money deposits. Granville County jail money orders, the county jail lobby ATM, and JailATM instructions do not apply to a BOP inmate at FCI Butner Medium II. NCDAC state prison deposit rules also do not apply. Before sending money or mail, confirm the inmate's committed name, register number, and current institution in the BOP locator.
| Service | Correct System | Common Mistake |
|---|---|---|
| BOP institution mail rules. | Using Granville County jail's P.O. Box mail format. | |
| Phone | BOP communications rules. | Assuming county jail collect-call rules apply. |
| Money | BOP Trust Fund deposit process. | Sending funds through JailATM or NCDAC channels. |
| Photos | No public BOP mugshot feed. | Expecting a federal booking-photo gallery. |
Federal Pretrial Custody and the U.S. Marshals Service
FCI Butner Medium II is a BOP institution, but not every person in a federal case is immediately in BOP custody. The U.S. Marshals Service handles many federal pretrial detainees before sentencing and BOP designation. The USMS Eastern District of North Carolina page includes Granville County and the portion of Durham County encompassing the Federal Correctional Institution, Butner. The Raleigh district headquarters phone identified in the research file is 919-856-4153.
The research did not find an official Granville-specific U.S. Marshals intergovernmental agreement for the county detention center. That means a federal case should not automatically be treated as a Granville County jail contract hold. If the person is awaiting federal court, custody may involve USMS, a contract jail, a federal facility, or later BOP designation depending on the case stage.
Which Granville County Custody System Should You Search?
For FCI Butner Medium II questions, the BOP locator is the main tool. For local arrests, use the Granville County Detention Center phone and records paths because the county did not publish an official live jail roster during research. For North Carolina state prisoners, use the NCDAC Offender Public Information Search. For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator, which is separate from both BOP and county jail systems.
| Person's Situation | Search Here |
|---|---|
| Federal sentenced inmate at Butner | BOP inmate locator. |
| Granville County arrest or local pretrial hold | Granville County Detention Center and county records channels. |
| North Carolina state prison sentence | NCDAC offender search. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator. |
About FCI Butner Medium II
FCI Butner Medium II is one of several BOP facilities in the Butner federal complex. Its presence in the same county area as the Granville County jail and a state prison makes it especially important to separate custody systems. Federal inmates use BOP locator and federal procedures. Local detainees use county channels. State prisoners use NCDAC. ICE detainees use ICE. Public federal records do not include a BOP mugshot gallery, and county jail records do not become a federal inmate profile simply because the institution is near Granville County.
Note: Verify the BOP locator result and current institution procedures before visiting, mailing, or sending money.