Federal Correctional Institution Manchester Overview
Federal Correctional Institution Manchester is a Bureau of Prisons facility at 805 Fox Hollow Road in Manchester, Kentucky. It is relevant to Clay County inmate population searches because it is physically located in the county, but it does not process local Clay County arrests. The facility holds sentenced male federal prisoners, and the BOP page describes it as a medium-security federal correctional institution with an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp.
That federal identity controls the lookup path, records source, visitation process, mail rules, and money systems. A person booked by the Clay County Sheriff or Manchester Police normally belongs in the Clay County Detention Center search path. A person sentenced in federal court and assigned to Manchester belongs in the BOP search path.
FCI Manchester Population
The research found BOP population statistics listing Manchester FCI KY with 1,052 inmates in June 2026 search results. The current BOP public page did not provide a design capacity in the located source. Because this is a federal prison population, it should not be merged with the Clay County Detention Center jail rate or the local jail's 224-person state weekly report count.
The image manifest includes the official FCI Manchester BOP page. The BOP facility page is the correct source for federal prison identity and facility contact.
Use BOP pages for federal facility information and the Clay County jail pages for local custody.
Search FCI Manchester Inmates
Use the BOP inmate locator to search for someone at Federal Correctional Institution Manchester. The locator searches federal inmates from 1982 to the present by number or by name. BOP records are separate from Kentucky court records, Kentucky KOOL, and the Clay County Detention Center current-inmate page.
- Open the BOP inmate locator.
- Search by BOP register number, DCDC number, FBI number, or INS number when known.
- For name search, enter first and last name, then narrow with middle name, race, sex, or age.
- Read the result location to confirm whether it says Manchester or another federal facility.
- If the result says released or not in BOP custody, check the court, USMS, state, or local system that may now apply.
| BOP field | Use |
|---|---|
| Type of number | BOP register, DCDC, FBI, or INS number. |
| First and last name | Required for the name-search path in the captured markup. |
| Race, sex, age | Optional filters for common names. |
| Release date | May change because BOP warns sentence calculations can be updated. |
| Location | Shows Manchester or another BOP status if in federal custody. |
FCI Manchester Contact
Contact Federal Correctional Institution Manchester for federal prison facility questions. Do not call Clay County Detention Center for a BOP inmate's routine prison account, visit, or housing status. County jail staff do not control federal prison records.
Federal Correctional Institution Manchester
805 Fox Hollow Road
Manchester, KY 40962
(606) 598-1900
Email: MAN-ExecAssistant-S@bop.gov
Clay County Detention Center
67 Shamrock Road
Manchester, KY 40962
(606) 598-2133
Use only for local jail custody.
FCI Manchester Visitation
FCI Manchester visitation follows BOP rules and facility procedures, not Clay County jail rules. Federal prison visits generally require approval and scheduling under BOP policy. The Clay County jail schedule, one-visit-per-week limit, Securus remote visit price, and local jail mail rules do not apply to FCI Manchester prisoners. Confirm the current BOP visitation status before travel.
| Visit issue | Federal rule path |
|---|---|
| Approval | Use BOP visitor approval procedures and facility instructions. |
| Schedule | Confirm with FCI Manchester or the current BOP facility page. |
| Identification | Bring government identification and comply with BOP entry screening. |
| County jail schedule | Not applicable to FCI Manchester. |
Families should also confirm whether the prisoner is assigned to the main institution or the satellite camp. The BOP public description identifies both a medium-security institution and an adjacent minimum-security camp. That distinction can affect local instructions even though both are part of the Manchester federal complex.
FCI Manchester Mail and Money
Mail, phone, commissary, and money for FCI Manchester follow BOP national systems and any facility supplement. Do not use TouchPay locator 240962, Clay County jail money-order rules, Tiger Commissary, Securus remote jail visit rules, or Clay jail mail-copy rules for a federal prisoner. Those are local county jail rules.
| Service | Use for FCI Manchester |
|---|---|
| BOP mail format and facility instructions. | |
| Money | BOP inmate deposit systems, not Clay County TouchPay. |
| Phone | BOP telephone rules and federal account systems. |
| Commissary | BOP commissary rules. |
Federal Records and Mugshots
The BOP locator does not publish mugshots. Its public result fields focus on identity, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. Federal booking photos, USMS records, and federal court filings are separate from the Clay County roster. A person in federal pretrial custody may be under U.S. Marshals Service responsibility before BOP designation, and the public BOP locator may not answer every pretrial question.
Clay County is in the Eastern District of Kentucky for federal law-enforcement and court purposes. The U.S. Marshals Eastern District courthouse locations include Lexington headquarters, but federal detainee details are not searched through KOOL unless a state/local custody arrangement applies. No federal inmate count was reported in the Clay County local jail line on June 4, 2026.
For a federal case, the custody trail can move through a federal court, the U.S. Marshals Service, and then BOP after designation or sentencing. That route differs from a Clay County arrest that starts at the detention center and moves through Kentucky District or Circuit Court.
FCI Manchester and Clay County
The unusual Clay County issue is that Manchester has both a 234-bed county jail and a much larger federal prison. A search for Clay County inmates can therefore mean two very different populations. The county jail count was 224 in the June 4, 2026 state report. The federal prison count was listed by BOP population statistics as 1,052 in June 2026 search results. Those numbers describe different systems.
Use Clay County inmate population data for the local and federal distinction. Use the Clay County Detention Center page for local arrest custody. Use this FCI Manchester page and BOP for sentenced federal prisoners. That split will also determine whether court records are in state court, federal court, or another jurisdiction.
ICE searches are separate again. No ICE detention center was located in Clay County, and the Clay local jail report showed zero federal inmates on June 4, 2026. Immigration custody should be searched through ICE ODLS, while federal sentenced custody should be searched through BOP. A U.S. Marshals hold or federal pretrial case may require court or USMS contact rather than the public prison locator.
That division keeps local jail, federal prison, and immigration detention records from being mixed together.
Note: Confirm federal custody and visiting status through BOP before traveling to FCI Manchester.