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PA DOC’s records reach state-sentenced inmates and state parolees. Someone arrested last week and waiting on a hearing is still county property, and county jails run separate systems. A record can also be missing because the sentence ended, because the case was federal, or because the name on file carries a middle initial or a hyphen you left out. And at Huntingdon there’s a fourth possibility that trips families up constantly: the result may have named SCI Smithfield, the other state prison in Huntingdon County. The two sit at 1100 and 1120 Pike Street, and a quick glance at a search result won’t always separate them.
Work the name first. Middle names, both parts of a hyphenated surname, and the spelling used on court paperwork all pull different results. If nothing lands, call SCI Huntingdon at (814) 643-2400 and ask whether he’s been received. If staff say no, try SCI Smithfield at (814) 643-6520 before you assume he left the county. He may also still be at the county jail that held him before sentencing, which is the place to check next.
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No. They're 2 separate state prisons in Huntingdon County, and they sit on the same road: SCI Huntingdon at 1100 Pike Street, SCI Smithfield at 1120. Huntingdon's line is (814) 643-2400 and Smithfield's is (814) 643-6520. A visit booked or a JPay deposit made under the wrong institution has to be sorted out before it reaches him.
Inmate SearchHe may still be in county custody awaiting sentencing, already released, in a federal prison, or entered under a name spelling that doesn't match yours. Try variations, then call (814) 643-2400 to ask if he's been received at 1100 Pike Street.
Inmate SearchNot through this search. SCI Huntingdon opened in 1889 as the Industrial Reformatory at Huntingdon and is Pennsylvania's oldest state prison still in use, but the locator isn't a historical archive. It covers people currently in PA DOC custody or on state parole, so a relative held there decades ago won't appear. Call (814) 643-2400 and ask how records requests are handled.
Inmate SearchCheck which institution your search result named. Visits are booked per prison through PA DOC's Inmate Visitation System, and a booking made for Huntingdon won't work if he's at SCI Smithfield down the road. Confirm the name in the result, then call (814) 643-2400 to verify before you make the trip.
Inmate SearchNo. It names the institution and stops there. SCI Huntingdon runs 14 housing units at maximum security, and that assignment can affect visit scheduling, so call (814) 643-2400 once you've confirmed he's there.
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