FCI Dublin Federal Inmate Lookup

FCI Dublin Overview

FCI Dublin was a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in Dublin, Alameda County. The Facility Map describes it as a former low-security federal correctional institution near I-580, Dougherty Road, and 8th Street. The BOP/City of Dublin notice reviewed in the research states that operations ceased by April 2024 and the facility was vacated by December 2024, with inmates and staff transferred elsewhere. It should therefore be written as a former facility, not as an active Alameda County detention center.

The former federal campus was on about 87 acres of former Camp Parks land, about 15 miles southeast of Oakland and 25 miles east of San Francisco. The notice describes more than 40 primary buildings and about 304,000 square feet, including housing, medical/dental, visitation, recreation, vocational education, kitchen/dining, laundry, maintenance, and administrative uses. Those physical details explain why FCI Dublin remains important in local custody searches even after closure: older records, federal locator results, news reports, and transfer histories may still mention Dublin.

FCI Dublin was not operated by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, was not part of Santa Rita Jail, and was not a CDCR state prison. A federal sentenced prisoner is searched through the BOP locator. A federal pretrial detainee may be in U.S. Marshals custody and may not appear in BOP custody yet. A county arrestee belongs in the ACSO Santa Rita pathway, and a state prisoner belongs in CDCR CIRIS.

FCI Dublin Capacity and Current Status

The current status is inactive for custody. The research does not provide an active population because the facility was vacated by December 2024. The Facility Map capacity field is "not active; vacated." That statement is more important than any historical bed count because the public should not call or travel to FCI Dublin expecting an active inmate population.

How to Look Up a Former FCI Dublin Prisoner

Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator for people in federal prison custody or with BOP records. The BOP locator is separate from the Alameda County Sheriff's Office Inmate Locator. BOP search can use a federal register number, DCDC number, FBI number, INS number, or biographical fields such as first name, middle name, last name, race, sex, and age. If a result shows "Released" or "Not in BOP Custody" without a facility location, the person may no longer be in BOP custody but could still be in another criminal justice system.

1. Open the BOP inmate locator for federal sentenced custody and historical BOP records.
2. Search by register number when available because names can be common or changed.
3. If searching by name, add middle name, age, sex, or race only as needed to narrow results.
4. Read the result as federal custody information, not Alameda County jail or Alameda Superior Court information.
5. If the person is a federal pretrial detainee, consider U.S. Marshals or federal court channels because BOP may not show the person yet.

Federal Locator Screen

The BOP locator at https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ is the official public search tool for federal prison records connected to former FCI Dublin custody.

The BOP tool is useful for federal custody history, but it does not show Alameda County jail bookings, Santa Rita Jail housing, or state prison custody in CDCR.

FCI Dublin Address and Contact Context

The Facility Map lists FCI Dublin as a former federal correctional campus in Dublin, Alameda County, near I-580, Dougherty Road, and 8th Street. It also notes the former BOP listing phone as (925) 833-7500. Because the facility is inactive and vacated, this should be treated as historical contact context rather than an active custody line. Current BOP locator questions should begin with the BOP locator and federal channels, not a former local facility phone.

Visiting Someone Formerly at FCI Dublin

FCI Dublin should not be used for current visitation planning because it is not active for custody. If a former FCI Dublin prisoner was transferred to another BOP facility, use the current BOP facility's visitation rules after confirming the person's location through the BOP locator. If the person is in Alameda County jail custody, use Santa Rita Jail's appointment-only visiting process. If the person is in CDCR custody, use CDCR's visitation system and statewide visitation guidance.

Mail, Phone, and Money for Former FCI Dublin Prisoners

Do not send mail, deposits, or account funds to FCI Dublin as if it were active. Use the current housing facility after confirming the person through BOP, ACSO, CDCR, ICE, or another official custody system. Federal prison communication and deposit rules are facility-specific, and transferred prisoners should follow the current BOP facility's instructions.

Federal Custody, USMS, and Transfers

Federal pretrial custody can be different from BOP custody. Alameda County is in the U.S. Marshals Service Northern District of California, and federal pretrial defendants may be housed in contract beds or facilities outside Alameda County. The USMS Northern District page lists Alameda among the covered counties, with Oakland office phone (510) 637-3666 and district headquarters in San Francisco at (415) 436-7677. A person may not appear in BOP custody until sentenced or otherwise moved into the BOP system.

For immigration custody, use ICE ODLS rather than the former FCI Dublin page. The research did not locate a dedicated ICE detention facility inside Alameda County.

About FCI Dublin

FCI Dublin remains one of the most recognizable detention names in Alameda County, but its current status is former and inactive. It was physically in Dublin near Santa Rita Jail and the East County public-safety area, yet it was a federal BOP institution, not a county jail. The closure and vacancy dates matter because outdated pages may still imply the facility is operating. The accurate public path is BOP locator for federal records and Santa Rita Jail lookup for Alameda County jail custody.