# Firearm found/investigated at FCI Beckley

Other March 18, 2026 · [FCI Beckley](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/bec-fci-beckley-federal-correctional-institution-west-virginia)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

The phrase 'on prison property' matters. A gun found somewhere on BOP property is very different from a firearm making it through the secure perimeter and into inmate housing.

## 2 stories on file

- Mar 19, 2026 [Firearm investigation underway at FCI Beckley - WOAY-TV](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZEFVX3lxTE1DWm1Id0E5QUZrQlMtSHRPRkpFdnhKcERDSXJ4REJRVk9WbWhvbUJLTWQzYkRQRGktS3F0aG90blpjbWVkcjVNX0NuZW5pdWh2YVJvZXNPaGh0MTRLaVR0MEtwT1nSAWpBVV95cUxOQnFwMThmUjYybVQxaFhYbnRMZFhleW9iNENBY2Jta3VEVkJKSlk0cnlkMm5naF9XUFBXTWhvak93OUFJSWZhRmx4WmlTcEE1TVQ1LVFLS1pheW5ldnU1X2phTUdnaERxUHZn?oc=5) WOAY-TV
- Mar 18, 2026 [Information released about gun allegedly being on the property of FCI Beckley](https://news.google.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?oc=5) WVNS

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