Amos King James

Amos King James appears in our public-records directory under BOP register ID 21662-056, recorded at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Petersburg in Hopewell, Virginia. The roster lists him as male, approximately 47 years old as of today. The release date carried on the record is 2020-05-02, and our data flags the entry as historical.

Because this entry is historical, treat the facility procedures below as context rather than instruction. Phone accounts, mail routing and visitor approvals attach to active custody and stop being a route to anyone the moment he leaves the institution. To reach Amos King James today, start with reentry after prison instead.

Amos King James was booked into Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Petersburg. The charges, the court filings and how the case ended are highly classified records — they sit in court and law-enforcement records, which you can pull up in a Full record access. Our index currently matches 1 crime & traffic record to this name in Virginia — charges, booking details, case history, earlier arrests, addresses and known aliases.

Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Petersburg is listed as Adult, operating at the federal low custody level, in Prince George County, Virginia. It is run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Federal institutions follow one national rulebook, which helps families: the mail format, messaging system, visitor form and deposit routes are identical whether the institution sits in Texas or Ohio. Only the visiting schedule and phone hours are local.

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What minimum custody means day to day

The least restrictive tier: relatively open movement inside the perimeter, common work and programme assignments, and the easiest visiting conditions. Because privileges are the institution's main leverage here, violations are felt fast.

The index above reads the published custody level. It describes the institution, not the person — it says nothing about Amos King James's conduct, charges or sentence.

Published capacity here is 1202 beds. Our directory holds 2,311 records tied to this facility — a count of everyone who has appeared on published rosters over time, not a live population. Browse the full listing on the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Petersburg facility page, or compare institutions in the Virginia directory.

The procedures below apply during active custody. Because this record is historical, phone accounts, mail routing and visitor approvals at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Petersburg are almost certainly no longer a route to Amos King James — they are kept here as context. To reach Amos King James now, a public-records search is the realistic starting point.

Telephone — you cannot dial in

No number rings through to a housing unit. Calls are placed outward by the incarcerated person, through the telecom vendor holding the contract at this facility, which here is ViaPath Technologies (GTL). Your number has to exist in that vendor's system with money behind it before he can reach you. An unregistered or unfunded number is blocked, and the call fails without explanation on either end.

1. Open an account with ViaPath Technologies (GTL) at connectnetwork.com on the number you want calls to reach.
2. Add the BOP register ID (21662-056) and Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Petersburg.
3. Fund it before the first call. Per-minute rates are FCC-capped since 2026, but vendor fees still vary.
4. Expect published phone hours, a recorded announcement and a hard time limit on every call.

Our ViaPath Technologies (GTL) guide covers account setup, real-world fees, and what to do when a deposit does not post. See also how to call an inmate and funding a phone account.

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Mail — the address format is not optional

Mail is the cheapest reliable channel and where most avoidable mistakes happen. Mail rooms sort on the identifier, not the name: an envelope missing the BOP register ID goes back unopened, and repeat violations get a correspondent flagged.

USPS only — couriers are not accepted. Send letters, plain photographs (no Polaroids, nothing laminated) and cards without glitter, glue or musical inserts. Never enclose cash, gift cards or stamps; they are confiscated and can cost Amos King James privileges. Detail in sending mail to an inmate.

Email and electronic messaging

Most institutions run monitored electronic messaging, here typically CorrLinks (TRULINCS). It is not ordinary email: messages are screened, delivery takes hours or days, and in many systems the recipient must add you to an approved contact list first. Federally, the incarcerated person sends an invitation from TRULINCS, you accept it on CorrLinks, and only then can messages flow. Attachments and links are stripped. See how to email an inmate and how to set up a video visit.

Nobody walks in off the street. Every correctional facility in the country runs an approved visitor list, and you have to be on it before you arrive — not on the day, in advance. In the federal system, Amos King James adds you to a visitor list and you complete the Visitor Information Form (BP-A0629). The unit team runs a background review and returns a decision to him, not to you, so the notification usually arrives by letter or phone call from inside. Budget several weeks. Download the right paperwork from our state-by-state visitor application directory.

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What to expect on the day

1. Government-issued photo ID, every time — even if you were cleared last week.
2. Dress code is enforced at the door — nothing revealing, nothing resembling inmate or staff uniforms, no underwire where metal detectors are used.
3. Leave everything in the car. Phones, bags, food and tobacco are prohibited past the lobby; a clear ID holder and vending coin are the usual exceptions.
4. Arrive early. Late arrivals are turned away rather than squeezed in.
5. Confirm the schedule that week. Lockdowns, counts, staffing and weather all suspend visiting, rarely with notice.

Our visitation handbook covers approval, screening, contact versus non-contact visits and the common denial reasons. Federal visitors should also read how to visit a federal prison. Whatever you read, call 804-733-7881 the day before you travel.

Trust-account deposits only work while someone is in custody, so they are not the right tool here. Support after release is a different problem: identification documents, healthcare, housing and income. Start with applying for SNAP, Medicaid and TANF after release, then finding work with a record and financial help for families, which lists benefits and nonprofits that often still apply after someone comes home.

These aggregates describe the directory, not any individual. They show the shape of the population recorded here alongside statewide figures — context for judging how typical a situation is, and nothing more.

Records associate Amos King James with Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Petersburg, 1100 River Rd, Hopewell, VA 23860. The map is reference only — he may no longer be at this address.

The first year after release is where most of the risk sits. Practical stability — an ID, an address, healthcare and an income — does more to prevent a return to custody than anything else. Our reentry roadmap covers the sequence, finding work with a record covers fair-chance hiring and how to handle the disclosure question, and building a better life after prison covers credit, housing and supervision compliance. If the conviction is now old enough, expungement or sealing may be worth pursuing.

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