Thomas Holbrook - Public Records, Crime Info, Case History

Thomas Holbrook appears in our inmate records directory under federal register number 70052-019, listed at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Forrest City in Forrest City, Arkansas. The roster records him as male, 59 years old at the time of listing. A release date of 2030-05-11 is on file for this entry.

Everything below is about staying connected to Thomas at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Forrest City. Record at a glance holds the identifiers on file — you'll need the federal register number on anything you send. Charges & case history explains what this listing does not tell you about the case, and where those records actually live. Staying in touch covers phone calls through ViaPath Technologies (GTL) and the exact envelope format for mail. Visiting explains how to get onto the approved visitor list, and money & care packages covers trust-account deposits via MoneyGram or Western Union and the approved package vendors. Roster context shows how this record compares with the rest of the facility's data, bail & court explains what happens next in the case, the FAQ answers what families ask most, and about this record explains where the data comes from and how to request a correction or removal. For anything not covered here, the facility itself is the fastest answer — call 870-630-6000.

Facility Information

FCI Forrest City Low is the low-security piece of Federal Correctional Complex Forrest City, a three-part Bureau of Prisons campus in St. Francis County, Arkansas — roughly 85 miles east of Little Rock and 45 west of Memphis — that also includes a medium-security institution and a minimum-security camp holding about 1,900 men in total. The Low opened in 1997 and houses men in dormitory-style cubicles rather than cells.

Because three institutions share one address, first confirm which component actually holds Thomas — visiting rooms, mail handling, and rules differ between the Low, the Medium, and the camp. Programming at the Low leans heavily on work assignments (including UNICOR federal prison industries), education, and substance-abuse treatment, so weekday daytime contact is often limited.

For the full picture of the institution itself — history, programs, and current operations — read our complete Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Forrest City profile.

This page tells you Thomas is in custody — not why. Rosters never show the charges or the sentence behind them. That part of the story lives in court records. The quickest way to see it is a paid records search on Thomas Holbrook — charges, court records, and any past arrests, in one report.

Prefer the free route? Call the clerk of court in St. Francis County — they keep the official case file. Not sure who to call? Start with this guide, and keep the glossary handy for the legal jargon.

Phone calls — they call you, never the reverse

There is no number that rings through to Thomas. Every call starts from inside, routed through the phone contractor at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Forrest City — here that's ViaPath Technologies (GTL). Your number must be registered and funded in that system first, or the call simply fails. Rates are the sore point: our guide on why inmate calls cost so much explains the fees, and how to lower the cost of jail and prison calls walks through the workarounds — or skip the hassle with our flat-rate calling plan ($10/month for 500 minutes).

Mail — the cheapest channel, and the easiest to get wrong

Mailrooms sort by identifier, not by name. Use exactly this format:

USPS only, no glitter, stickers, Polaroids, or enclosures of cash and stamps — the full rejection list is in how to address mail to an inmate and what to write (and what gets rejected). Or write it online and let our letter service handle printing, formatting, and postage.

Electronic messaging

Monitored messaging here typically runs on CorrLinks (TRULINCS). Federally, Thomas sends you an invitation from TRULINCS and you accept it on CorrLinks before any message flows — attachments and links are stripped. Compare every system in our inmate service provider directory.

No facility in the country lets you walk in unannounced — you must be on Thomas's approved visitor list before you travel. In the federal system Thomas initiates it: they add you to their list, you complete the Visitor Information Form (BP-A0629), and the unit team's decision comes back through Thomas, not to you directly. Budget several weeks. Start with our visitation guide for this facility.

On the day

1. Bring government photo ID — every visit, even if you were cleared last week.
2. Dress conservatively. Anything resembling inmate or staff clothing gets you turned away at the door.
3. Leave phones, bags, and food in the car — almost nothing is allowed past the lobby.
4. Arrive early. Late visitors are rescheduled, not squeezed in.
5. Call ahead at 870-630-6000. Lockdowns and staffing cancel visiting hours with little notice.

Cash never reaches Thomas directly — deposits land in a facility-held trust (commissary) account used for hygiene items, extra food, stamps, and phone credit. Federal deposits use the BOP's national routes: MoneyGram (receive code 7932), Western Union Send2Corrections, or a money order to the BOP National Lockbox in Des Moines — never mailed to the institution itself. Whichever route you use, enter the committed name and the federal register number (70052-019) exactly as they appear on this record — one wrong digit strands a deposit for weeks. A USPS money order to the facility's business office, with the identifier on the memo line, works almost everywhere when the vendor is unclear.

Deposit platform walkthroughs: JPay, ConnectNetwork, Access Corrections, and TouchPay.

Care packages come from vendors, not your kitchen

Hand-packed boxes are refused nearly everywhere; facilities route packages through approved suppliers like Access Securepak, Union Supply Direct, and Walkenhorst's, often on quarterly windows with weight caps. Our guide to what you can send in a care package covers the universal rules — or use our care package service and we'll match the contents to Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Forrest City's own list.

At a federal prison, the bail window has usually closed — release now runs through good-time credit, parole review, and appeals rather than a bond. What families can still do: keep contact steady (it's weighed in parole decisions), help gather documents for counsel, and watch the court docket in the sentencing county for post-conviction motions. If Thomas has a separate open case, the clerk of that county can tell you whether any bond applies — our guides on how bail works and bond costs cover that path.

The corrections glossary explains the terms that come up in parole paperwork, and the release date on this record (2030-05-11) is the projection to plan reentry support around.