Andres Gonzales

Andres Gonzales appears in our public-records directory under BOP register ID 21853-021, recorded at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Forrest City in Forrest City, Arkansas. The roster lists him as male, approximately 33 years old as of today. The release date carried on the record is 2028-12-09 — has 820 days of prison time left.

The article below covers how to stay in touch with Andres Gonzales at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Forrest City. Identifiers on file has the BOP register ID, 21853-021 — you will need it on anything you send. Calls, mail and messaging covers phone calls through ViaPath Technologies (GTL) and how to address a letter. Visiting covers getting on the visitor list, sending money covers adding to his account through MoneyGram or Western Union, and the facility, its numbers and directions cover the place itself. Charges and case history explains what this record does not tell you, the FAQ answers common questions, and where this record comes from explains our source and how to ask for a correction. For anything else, call Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Forrest City on 870-630-6000.

Andres Gonzales was booked into Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Forrest City. 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 2 crime & traffic records to this name in Arkansas — charges, booking details, case history, earlier arrests, addresses and known aliases.

Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Forrest City is listed as Adult, operating at the federal low custody level, in St. Francis County, Arkansas. 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 Andres Gonzales's conduct, charges or sentence.

Published capacity here is 1579 beds. Our directory holds 2,811 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) - Forrest City facility page, or compare institutions in the Arkansas directory.

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 (21853-021) and Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Forrest City.
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 Andres Gonzales 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, Andres Gonzales 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 870-630-6000 the day before you travel.

Money does not reach Andres Gonzales directly. It goes into a trust or commissary account held by the facility, drawn against for hygiene items, extra food, stamps and phone credit. Federal deposits route through MoneyGram (receive code 7932), Western Union Send2Corrections, or a money order to the BOP National Lockbox in Des Moines, Iowa. Federal commissary spending is also capped — currently around $360 a month, excluding stamps and over-the-counter medication. Whatever the route, use the committed name and the BOP register ID (21853-021) exactly as recorded — a nickname or transposed digit sends the deposit into limbo for weeks.

Walkthroughs: MoneyGram or Western Union, sending money to an inmate, and what commissary actually stocks.

Care packages and property

You almost certainly cannot post a package from home. Facilities route them through approved vendors so contents can be verified — commonly Access Securepak, Union Supply Direct, Walkenhorst's or Aramark iCare, most on quarterly windows with a weight or dollar cap. Read how to send a care package first, and use the provider directory to identify which vendors this institution uses.

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.

Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Forrest City is located at 1400 Dale Buumpers Rd, Forrest City, AR 72335 in St. Francis County, Arkansas. Many facilities sit well outside the nearest town with limited signage and no public transport, so plan the drive and confirm the visiting schedule on 870-630-6000 before you leave.

With a sentence imposed, the live questions are parole or good-time eligibility, classification reviews, and appeal deadlines, which are unforgiving. A defense attorney or the facility's case-management team can confirm where Andres Gonzales sits in that process.

Two things families underestimate. Consistency beats intensity — a short letter every week does more than an occasional long visit, and costs nothing. And the cost lands on the household outside: phone credit, deposits, packages and travel add up fast. Financial help for families lists benefits, nonprofits and bail funds that exist for exactly this, and our reentry roadmap is written to be read months before the release date, not after it.

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