Everything families need to know about USP Canaan in Waymart, PA: visiting, sending money, phone calls, mail, and finding someone in federal custody.
City
Waymart
County
Wayne County
State
PA
Facility Type
federal prison
Gender
Male
Custody Levels
High security, with a co-located minimum-security satellite camp
Operator
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
Address
PO Box 300, Waymart, PA 18472
Phone
(570) 488-8000
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View ArticleA rotating weekend schedule splits housing units between 2 visiting groups.
View ArticleMoney goes to a centralized BOP address, never directly to the facility.
View ArticleTRULINCS/TRUFONE handles calls, CorrLinks handles email, both starting with the inmate.
View ArticleMail goes directly to the facility, unlike Pennsylvania's state prison system.
View ArticleUSP Canaan's official visiting calendar shows a rotating weekend schedule split between Red Side units (A/B/C) and Blue Side units (D/E/F), plus federal holidays, but doesn't state the exact daily hours, so call ahead to confirm.
See the full breakdownThe BOP's nationwide Inmate Locator covers USP Canaan. Confirm the result names USP Canaan specifically, not the separate, state-run SCI Waymart nearby.
See the full breakdownDeposits go through MoneyGram, Western Union, or USPS money order to the BOP's centralized Des Moines, Iowa address, capped at $360/month in commissary spending.
See the full breakdownTRULINCS/TRUFONE handles phone calls and CorrLinks handles email, both requiring the inmate to add you to their approved contact list first.
See the full breakdownMail goes directly to USP Canaan's own PO Box 300, not through a third-party scanning processor. Camp inmates use a separate address line.
See the full breakdown7 of 7 questions
USP Canaan's official visiting calendar shows a rotating weekend schedule: Red Side units (A/B/C) visit one weekend, Blue Side units (D/E/F) visit the next, plus federal holidays. Exact daily hours aren't published in that calendar, so call (570) 488-8000 to confirm which weekend applies to your inmate's unit and what time to arrive.
The inmate submits Form BP-A0629 (Visitor Information) for you to their counselor, who runs a background check before approving you.
No. They're 2 completely separate facilities, both located in Waymart, PA, but run by different agencies. USP Canaan is a federal Bureau of Prisons facility, while SCI Waymart is a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections state prison. Confirm which system the person you're looking for is in before searching.
Yes, a minimum-security satellite camp is co-located with the main penitentiary. Camp inmates use a different mailing address line than main population inmates.
Use the BOP's Inmate Locator at bop.gov/inmateloc/, then confirm the result lists USP Canaan specifically, not the nearby state-run SCI Waymart.
MoneyGram (receive code 7932), Western Union (send to FBOP DC), or a USPS money order to the BOP's centralized Des Moines, Iowa address.
Address mail to the inmate's full name and BOP Register Number, USP Canaan, PO Box 300, Waymart, PA 18472.
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