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The Phoenix-specific reason is the prison’s name. SCI Phoenix was dedicated June 1, 2018 and took over for the former SCI Graterford on the same Montgomery County property, so a letter, a court document, or an old web page can point you at a prison that no longer holds anyone. Search for the person, not the institution, and let the result tell you where he is. The other reasons a name comes back empty: he’s still in county custody awaiting sentencing, he’s been released, or he’s in federal custody, which PA DOC doesn’t track.
Start with the PA DOC number if you have one on any paperwork, including Graterford-era paperwork. That number belongs to the person, not to a building. Without a number, work through middle names, hyphenated last names, and spelling variations. If the name still returns nothing, call SCI Phoenix at (610) 409-7890 and ask whether he’s been received. Have his full name and number ready, because Phoenix is a 3,830-bed prison and staff can’t sort it out from a first name.
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It's the same population in a new building. SCI Phoenix was dedicated June 1, 2018 on the same Montgomery County property and took over for SCI Graterford, which no longer operates. If a record, a letter, or a search result names Graterford, look the person up again and act on what the current result says. Phoenix's number is (610) 409-7890.
Inmate SearchIt should. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PA DOC) number is assigned to the person, not to the prison, and it stayed with him when the population moved to SCI Phoenix. If the number returns nothing, call (610) 409-7890 and ask staff to confirm he's still there.
Inmate SearchNo. SCI Phoenix runs 15 housing units across two mirrored sides that share one central administration building, and none of that appears in a search result. You'll see the institution, PA DOC number, admission date, and sentence information. For a unit question, call (610) 409-7890.
Inmate SearchCommon causes: he was sentenced within the last few days and the record hasn't updated, he's been released, or the name doesn't match PA DOC's spelling. Try a middle name and any alternate spelling first, then call SCI Phoenix at (610) 409-7890 to ask if he's been received.
Inmate SearchNo. The locator looks up people, not places, so a town won't return anything. Collegeville is the mailing city on Phoenix's address at 1200 Mokychic Drive. Search his name or PA DOC number, then read the institution line on the result.
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