SCI Laurel Highlands: visiting, mail, money and current status
SCI Laurel Highlands is a Pennsylvania state prison run by the PA DOC in Somerset. Official links, a family guide, and what families report right now.
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Address and phone
SCI Laurel Highlands
5706 Glades Pike, Somerset, PA 15501
814-445-6501
From the official PA DOC page. Official facility page (opens in new tab)
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FAQ
How do I find someone at SCI Laurel Highlands?
Use the official PA DOC: Find or Contact an Inmate. The record shows the person's current facility.
What is the address of SCI Laurel Highlands?
5706 Glades Pike, Somerset, PA 15501. Phone: 814-445-6501. Source: the PA DOC facility page.
How do I send mail to someone at SCI Laurel Highlands?
Personal mail address listed by PA DOC: Smart Communications/PA DOC, inmate name and number, State Correctional Institution, PO Box 33028, St. Petersburg, Florida 33733.
How do I send money to someone at SCI Laurel Highlands?
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.
Family guide: money, calls, visits and mail
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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
Personal mail address for this facility:
Smart Communications/PA DOC, inmate name and number, State Correctional Institution, PO Box 33028, St. Petersburg, Florida 33733
- 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
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