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A few things cause this. He was arrested recently and is still in county custody waiting to be sentenced. He’s been released, or his parole ended. His case was federal, not state. Or the name was typed a little differently than PA DOC has it on file. Albion also holds men only, so a woman sentenced in the same county won’t be listed here no matter how you spell the name.
Try name variations first: middle names, hyphenated last names, and the misspellings that follow a family around. If that gets you nowhere, check with the county jail that held him before sentencing, or call SCI Albion at (814) 756-5778 and ask whether he’s been received.
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He may have been sentenced too recently to finish intake, been released, gone to a federal facility, or the name may not match PA DOC's records exactly. Work through the name variations first, then call (814) 756-5778.
Inmate SearchNo. Albion was built through a cooperative effort with the Erie County Prison Authority, but PA DOC operates it as a state prison. County records sit in a separate system, so an Erie County jail lookup won't show anyone housed at Albion. The prison's own number is (814) 756-5778.
Inmate SearchAlbion holds men. PA DOC runs two prisons for women, SCI Cambridge Springs in Crawford County and SCI Muncy, so search her name and see which of those two the result names. Staff at (814) 756-5778 can't look up someone who was never housed at Albion.
Inmate SearchIt does, though the listing can lag a few days behind the actual move. Search again before you mail anything, send a JPay deposit, or drive out to Albion, since money and mail both follow the current institution. If the result looks wrong, call (814) 756-5778.
Inmate SearchCurrent institution, inmate number, admission date, and sentence information. It won't show which housing unit he's on at Albion or whether he's out for a court date that day. Write the inmate number down, because JPay deposits and Smart Communications mail both need it. If a field is hard to read, (814) 756-5778 can confirm it.
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