Federal Detention Center, SeaTac

You can support your loved ones at FDC SeaTac on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 206-870-5700.

When a loved one is in federal prison, they need more than just visits or calls due to their generally longer sentences. This webpage offers insights into FDC SeaTac procedures, helping you provide the best support possible. From sending magazines to exploring distance learning options, this guide has all you need to assist your loved one effectively.

The Federal Detention Center, SeaTac (FDC SeaTac), managed by the BOP, serves as an administrative-security prison catering to a diverse population of male and female inmates. This includes those who have been sentenced, individuals awaiting trial, detainees pending immigration proceedings, and holdover inmates. Noteworthy personalities housed at FDC SeaTac have included Colton Harris-Moore, famously known as the "Barefoot Bandit," and Clayton Roueche, a prominent figure associated with the United Nations gang.

Within the facility, comprehensive medical and dental services are provided, encompassing routine care, emergency medical attention available around the clock, and specialized treatments such as dentures and partials. The psychological well-being of inmates is also addressed through a range of services, including crisis intervention, individual counseling sessions, and group therapy sessions focusing on anger management, stress coping mechanisms, and trauma recovery for vulnerable populations like female inmates with histories of abuse.

Although FDC SeaTac doesn't host a Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), inmates have access to educational resources such as drug education classes and the Non-Residential Drug Abuse Program (NR-DAP). Furthermore, educational opportunities extend to GED and ESL programs, empowering inmates to enhance their academic qualifications. Access to legal materials through the TRULINCS Electronic Law Library ensures that inmates can pursue legal research and prepare their defense effectively.

Women in prison are often the primary or sole caregivers of children before incarceration. For offenders who will give birth during their incarceration, there are two programs offered to assist these mothers before, during, and after childbirth; these include Mothers and Infants Together (MINT) and the Residential Parenting Program (RPP). The MINT Program is a community residential program that aims to assist offenders during the last two months of pregnancy. Eligible inmates are transferred to a Residential Reentry Center and remain there for up to three months after birth to bond with their children before returning to the institution to complete their sentence. Inmates may be permitted to stay longer. The Program Statement, Female Offender Manual, is the agency's primary policy addressing the management of incarcerated women. The agency also issued an Operations Memorandum requiring all female sites to provide five types of feminine hygiene products to inmates free of charge.

FDC SeaTac operates a commissary that provides numerous items for inmate purchase. Inmates are not limited to the amount of money they may spend at any one time, but may not spend more than $360.00 per month. Inmates are permitted to shop once a week on their designated shopping day where inmates can purchase various items, adhering to a monthly spending limit. Here is a list and prices of items sold at the commissary in FDC SeaTac. Recreational activities are integral to the facility's programming, offering a diverse array of options including aerobics, hobby crafts, and wellness programs, both indoors and outdoors. Special events and tournaments are organized on federal holidays, fostering a sense of community and engagement among the inmate population. In summary, FDC SeaTac not only fulfills its administrative and security functions but also endeavors to provide holistic care and support to its diverse inmate population through a range of educational, medical, psychological, and recreational services.

Medical and dental sick call, physical examinations, chest x-rays, TB tests, medications, chronic care, urgent medical and dental care, routine care, and dentures and partials are all provided at FDC SeaTac. Emergency medical care is available 24 hours a day.

Psychology services at FDC SeaTac include crisis intervention, suicide prevention, brief individual counseling, bibliotherapy (self-help reading material), medication referrals, and forensic evaluations (for applicable inmates). Group counseling services are also periodically available for designated inmates. Groups have been offered in anger management, stress management, coping skills, and dealing with trauma (which includes female inmates with histories of physical and/or sexual abuse).

Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP): FDC SeaTac does not house a Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), but referrals can be made to institutions which do provide RDAP. The facility does provide a Drug Education Class and the Non-Residential Drug Abuse Program (NR-DAP).

FDC Seatac provides GED and English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) programs. High school diplomas and post-secondary programs are available through paid correspondence programs. The Education Department maintains a mobile leisure book cart in all housing units, including the Special Housing Unit (SHU). The carts are rotated bi-weekly. The Education Department also provides a wide variety of magazines and newspapers (English and Spanish) that are distributed to the units. The law library is contained in an electronic law database accessible via computer workstations in each unit. Most legal materials can be located by performing a search on the TRULINCS Electronic Law Library database.

Recreation Services: Indoor and outdoor activities are available, including aerobics, ping pong, hobby craft classes, chess club/chess class, wellness and nutrition programs, screenwriting class, movies, and abs class. There are 10 federal holidays in which additional activities are offered. During these specific holidays, special tournaments are held (e.g., bingo, card tournaments, pool, ping pong, basketball, and volleyball).

Admissions and Orientation (A&O) Handbook - This document provides you with general information about the institution, programs, rules, and regulations that you will encounter during your confinement. Familiarizing yourself with this information and knowing your responsibilities will help you to adjust to institutional life.

• FDC SeaTac Admissions & Orientation Handbook
• Also available in Spanish: FDC SeaTac Guía de Admisión y Orientación