Find Someone at SCI Benner Township

Benner Township coordinates PA DOC's centralized inmate transportation hub, so people move through it during transfers across the state. A result that names Benner Township one week and another prison the next is normal here. Call (814) 353-3630 if you need to know where he landed.

No. Books and publications go to PA DOC's Security Processing Center at 268 Bricker Road in Bellefonte, a separate operation from the prison itself at 301 Institution Drive. Both sit in Bellefonte, which trips families up. Letters and photos go through Smart Communications instead, and the prison's own number is (814) 353-3630.

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. Try the variations first, then call (814) 353-3630 to ask whether he's been received.

PA DOC's records start at a state sentence. Someone awaiting trial or sentencing is still in county custody, and that county keeps its own records. Benner Township, a medium-security state prison for men that opened April 1, 2013, won't have him until a state sentence is handed down.

No, a name is enough to start. The number matters afterward: JPay deposits need it, Smart Communications needs it on every letter, and so does the Security Processing Center in Bellefonte when you order books. Write it down the first time you see it.