Search USP Terre Haute Inmates

USP Terre Haute Custody

USP Terre Haute is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons at 4700 Bureau Road South in Terre Haute. BOP metadata identifies it as a high-security U.S. penitentiary for male federal inmates in the North Central Region and the Southern Indiana judicial district. It sits within the Federal Correctional Complex Terre Haute, near FCI Terre Haute, but each institution has its own security level and facility identity.

The most important lookup rule is simple: use BOP for USP Terre Haute. The Vigo County Jail roster is for local jail custody after county arrests, and the Indiana Department of Correction locator is for sentenced Indiana state prisoners. USP Terre Haute holds sentenced federal inmates in high-security federal custody. Federal case records may appear in federal court systems, but custody location and release date information come from BOP once a person is in BOP custody.

The image below comes from the official BOP USP Terre Haute facility page.

The BOP page is the source for the facility's federal operator, high-security classification, contact details, and visiting links.

USP Terre Haute Population

BOP public facility data reported 1,167 inmates at USP Terre Haute as of a data-modified date of June 4, 2026. That count is a federal penitentiary population number. It should not be added to the Vigo County Jail's official capacity of over 400 inmates when describing local pretrial jail population. Vigo County is unusual because the federal prison population in Terre Haute is much larger than the local jail population, but the records systems remain separate.

No current official aggregate demographic table beyond male custody and high-security status was captured for USP Terre Haute. Individual BOP locator records may show age, race, sex, release date, and location, but those person-level fields are not a facility-wide demographic breakdown.

Use the USP Terre Haute Locator

The BOP inmate locator is the correct public search tool for USP Terre Haute. It supports a number search and a name search. Number search can use BOP Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, or INS Number. Name search can use first, middle, last, race, age, and sex. BOP results show the person's name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location, plus links for mail, money, visiting, calling, email, and concerns.

1. Open the BOP locator rather than the Vigo County Jail roster.
2. Search by register number if the federal number is known.
3. For a name search, use full name and filters to reduce false matches.
4. Check the location field for USP Terre Haute, not FCI Terre Haute or another BOP facility.
5. Use BOP's linked communication, mail, money, and visiting resources after confirming the match.
6. Check federal court records if the case is recent and no BOP sentenced-custody result appears.

BOP does not publish mugshots in its locator. If a person was arrested in Vigo County before entering federal custody, local jail or court records may show earlier booking and case details, but the federal penitentiary record itself is a BOP custody record. The Vigo County Jail page covers local pretrial lookup when the person has not moved into federal custody.

USP Terre Haute Contact

Use the USP Terre Haute contact details for federal facility questions, visiting confirmation, mail rules, and BOP custody concerns. The physical address is for the penitentiary and staff or shipping needs. Inmate mail uses the BOP post office box. Do not send inmate money to the physical address, because BOP uses its own money-transfer procedures.

USP Terre Haute Visits

The USP Terre Haute BOP page links to BOP visiting information and a USP-specific visiting regulations PDF. BOP notes that typical visiting hours may not cover every case, and special housing unit inmates may have modified schedules. Wardens may restrict or cancel visits for safety, weather, and operational reasons. For that reason, a visitor should confirm approval, schedule, unit status, and current restrictions before leaving for the penitentiary.

USP Terre Haute visits are not Vigo County Jail video visits. The sheriff's office uses InmateSales for local jail video visitation, while USP Terre Haute is governed by federal prison visiting rules. Approval in one system does not carry over to the other.

USP Terre Haute Mail

USP Terre Haute inmate mail uses P.O. Box 33, Terre Haute, IN 47808. The research file lists the physical staff and shipping address separately as 4700 Bureau Road South. Keep those addresses separate. BOP facility guidance says not to send inmate money to the facility address. Use BOP-approved money procedures after confirming the person's register number and location in the locator.

The research did not capture a USP-specific deposit fee schedule. Confirm fees and accepted transfer methods in the BOP-approved payment channel. County jail vendors such as Jail ATM and Inmate Sales are local jail channels and should not be used as if they were BOP deposit systems for USP Terre Haute.

USP Terre Haute Intake

USP Terre Haute intake is federal prison placement after sentencing, not local arrest booking. A federal defendant may be arrested, appear in federal court, stay in pretrial custody, receive a sentence, and then be designated by BOP to a federal facility. The BOP locator becomes most useful once the person is in sentenced BOP custody. A missing BOP record can mean the person is still pretrial, recently sentenced but not yet posted, released, or held in another system.

Classification is the federal process used to assign security level and facility placement. High-security custody at a U.S. penitentiary is different from medium-security FCI custody and from county jail housing. A detainer is a request or notice from another agency that may affect release or transfer. Release dates can change as BOP computes sentence credits, court orders, and disciplinary changes. Always verify location before sending mail, money, or planning a visit.