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Register Number

A register number is the identification number assigned by the federal Bureau of Prisons to every person sentenced to federal prison.

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What Is Register Number?

A register number is the identification number assigned by the federal Bureau of Prisons to every person sentenced to federal prison. It consists of eight digits followed by a dash and three more digits. The register number is required to locate a federal inmate using the BOP inmate locator at bop.gov, to set up a CorrLinks account, and to send money to a federal inmate's trust account through MoneyGram or Western Union.

A federal inmate's register number is 12345-678. Family members need this number to find the inmate on bop.gov and to send funds through the BOP approved money transfer methods.

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