Pennsylvania state prisons: visiting, mail, money and status
22 PA DOC prisons from the official PA DOC facility list, checked 2026-10-20.
PA DOC: Find or Contact an Inmate (official) (opens in new tab) Pennsylvania facility status
How to search: enter the person's legal last and first name, or their PA DOC ID number if you have it. Nicknames and misspellings usually return nothing; try fewer letters or a different spelling of the name.
What the dates mean: any dates shown, such as admission, sentence or projected release dates, come from PA DOC's own records. Projected dates can change (for example with earned credits, discipline or parole decisions) and are not a guarantee. Ask PA DOC or the facility before making plans around a date.
Release and transfer alerts: Pennsylvania takes part in VINE (official source (opens in new tab)). Families can sign up free on VINELink (opens in new tab) for release, transfer and court-date alerts. It's built mainly for crime victims.
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| Facility | City | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| SCI Albion | Albion | 814-756-5778 |
| SCI Benner Township | Bellefonte | 814-353-3630 |
| SCI Cambridge Springs | Cambridge Springs | 814-398-5400 |
| SCI Camp Hill | Camp Hill | 717-737-4531 |
| SCI Chester | Chester | 610-490-5412 |
| SCI Coal Township | Coal Township | 570-644-7890 |
| SCI Dallas | Dallas | 570-675-1101 |
| SCI Fayette | La Belle | 724-364-2200 |
| SCI Forest | Marienville | 814-621-2110 |
| SCI Frackville | Frackville | 570-874-4516 |
| SCI Greene | Waynesburg | 724-852-2902 |
| SCI Houtzdale | Houtzdale | 814-378-1000 |
| SCI Huntingdon | Huntingdon | 814-643-2400 |
| SCI Laurel Highlands | Somerset | 814-445-6501 |
| SCI Mahanoy | Frackville | 570-773-2158 |
| SCI Mercer | Mercer | 724-662-1837 |
| SCI Muncy | Muncy | 570-546-3171 |
| SCI Phoenix | Collegeville | 610-409-7890 |
| SCI Pine Grove | Indiana | 724-465-9630 |
| SCI Smithfield | Huntingdon | 814-643-6520 |
| SCI Somerset | Somerset | 814-443-8100 |
| SCI Waymart | Waymart | 570-488-5811 |
Family guide: money, calls, visits and mail
From official PA DOC pages. Vendors are named only as the state's approved provider. OutSooner has no affiliate or sponsor links. Our promise and how we check facts.
Sending money
- Deposits go through the state's approved provider, which PA DOC lists as JPay: online, by money order with a deposit slip, by walk-in cash through MoneyGram, or at lobby kiosks in each prison.
- Money orders must be sent to JPay, not to the prison. Do not include personal items; they are thrown away.
- Limits PA DOC publishes: up to $300 per card every 72 hours; $999.99 per money order; $5,000 per MoneyGram cash transaction.
- If the person owes fines, costs or restitution, part of each deposit may go to that debt.
- PA DOC warns: do not send money for an inmate to any other person, website or email account.
Official pages: JPay (approved provider) (opens in new tab)
The state's approved app (JPay): App Store (opens in new tab) Google Play (opens in new tab)
Source: PA DOC (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
Phone calls and video visits
- To receive calls, create a phone account with the state's approved phone provider, which PA DOC lists as Securus. Save the number in your contacts so calls aren't flagged as spam.
- Emails to inmates go through the state's approved provider, which PA DOC lists as ViaPath (ConnectNetwork). Customer service: 1-877-650-4249.
- Video visits are scheduled in PA DOC's Inmate Visitation System (IVS), at least two days ahead. Each person may have up to six video visits a month, including one on a weekend. Video visits are monitored and recorded.
Official pages: Securus (approved phone provider) (opens in new tab) · ConnectNetwork (approved email provider) (opens in new tab)
The state's approved app (Securus): App Store (opens in new tab) Google Play (opens in new tab)
The state's approved app (ConnectNetwork): App Store (opens in new tab) Google Play (opens in new tab)
Source: PA DOC (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
In-person visiting
- Schedule every visit at least two days ahead in PA DOC's Inmate Visitation System, which uses Keystone Login.
- Each person may have up to four in-person visits a month, including one weekend visit. Visits last at least one hour, with up to four visitors.
- Every visitor of any age is searched. There is no waiting area, so don't bring anyone who can't visit.
- If the facility cancels a visit, you get an email at the address on your IVS account.
Source: PA DOC (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
Becoming an approved visitor
- You must create an IVS account and be on the person's authorized visitor list before you can schedule.
- PA DOC does not publish a typical approval wait. Ask the facility or email ra-crdocinmatevss@pa.gov with questions.
Source: PA DOC (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
- Letters, cards and photos go to the state's approved mail processor, not the prison: Smart Communications/PA DOC, inmate name and number, State Correctional Institution, PO Box 33028, St. Petersburg, Florida 33733.
- Mail is scanned and printed by the facility mailroom. Up to 25 photos per mailing; originals are destroyed after 45 days.
- Books and publications must come from a publisher, bookstore or online seller, sent to the DOC Security Processing Center.
- Official documents go directly to the facility. Some facilities use a separate mailing address, listed on the facility page. Allow at least a week.
Source: PA DOC (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
First 72 hours after release in Pennsylvania: checklist · Pennsylvania sentence credit law
Facility list from PA DOC (opens in new tab).
Sources: PA DOC facilities (opens in new tab) · Last verified: · Corrections