SCI Rockview
Box A
Bellefonte, PA 16823-0820
(814) 355-4874 |
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| SCI Rockview (Centre
County, five miles from Bellefonte) was begun in 1912 and opened in
1915. Originally planned to replace Eastern and Western Penitentiaries,
it became instead the branch prison for Western Penitentiary, housing
lesser security risk prisoners, most of whom were employed in
Rockview's extensive farm program outside the gates. It now is a
medium-security institution for men. |
Visiting Information
Hours:
Visiting room is open daily, except Tuesday and Wednesday, from 8:30
a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The visiting room is closed on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays. In order to be assured of at least a one-hour visit,
visitors should arrive no later than 2:30 p.m.
Rules:
To
be eligible to visit an inmate, an individual must be on the inmate's
approved visiting list. In addition, the visitor will be asked for one
form of picture identification.
No more than five people may
visit an inmate at any given time. Some discretion is used here on the
part of the Visiting Room personnel regarding younger children.
However, to ensure that no disappointment occurs, it would be wise to
limit your group to five, including children.
All inmates will
be permitted one visit per week. A week is defined as running from
Monday through Sunday. If a visit is not used one week, it may not be
carried over to the next. Each visit will be for a minimum time period
of one hour, providing that the visitor arrives no later than 2:30 p.m.
However, if space permits, the visit may extend to a maximum of two
hours on a weekend (Saturday, Sunday or holiday) and a maximum of four
hours during weekdays (Monday, Thursday, Friday).
In addition,
all inmates will be permitted one special visit per calendar month
which can be used any day of the week, and which follows the same
minimum and maximum rules noted above.
It should be noted that
visits cannot be split up. For instance, a visitor cannot come on
Monday for one-half hour and then return on Tuesday for another
half-hour. Similarly, if an inmate or visitor terminates a visit for
lunch, the visit may not be continued after lunch.
Visiting in
the yard adjacent to the Visiting Room is permitted at the Visiting
Room officer?s discretion (contingent upon personnel available and
weather conditions) on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays observed by
Rockview.
Hot and cold drinks, candy and snacks are available in
the Visiting Room for purchase, and you may purchase these for an
inmate and eat lunch with him rather than terminate the visit. No other
exchanges are permitted and can be considered attempts to introduce
contraband into the institution.
General visiting information
All
visitors must be on the approved visiting list. It is recommended that
you arrive as early in the day as possible so that proper arrangements
can be made in time for your visit. It may take time to notify an
individual inmate for a visit, so please be patient.
Have proper identification with you. You will not be permitted to visit without proper identification.
Please
be sure to sign in upon your arrival. If you travel by private vehicle,
you will be asked to register the year, make, model and license number
of your vehicle.
ALL visitors and vehicles are subject to
search upon entering the institution, while at the institution and
before leaving the institution. If you refuse to be searched before
entering the institution, your visiting privileges may be denied. If
you refuse to be searched while in the institution or upon leaving the
institution, you may be detained until the appropriate law enforcement
authorities arrive.
Cameras, tape recorders, radios, chewing gun, tobacco products and handbags are not permitted in the visiting area.
Visits
are a minimum of one hour in length; however, this may be increased
depending upon the number of visits scheduled for that day.
Inmates placed in disciplinary custody status will have their visiting privileges restricted to non-contact visits.
Please
use good judgment and discretion in dress and behavior so as not to
embarrass others in the visiting room. Keep children under control.
Failure to do so may result in early termination of your visit.
Ex-offenders must have prior written approval from the Superintendent to visit any inmate.
Do
not bring any kind of gift to the institution. Monetary gifts may be
mailed in only and must be in either a money order or certified check.
Inmates are not permitted to take anything from the visiting area.
Food
may not be taken into the institution. Sandwiches, candy and soft
drinks may be purchased and consumed where vending machines are
provided. Smoking is prohibited throughout the Visiting Area.
Any
visitor appearing to be under the influence of alcohol or a controlled
substance will not be permitted to enter the institution.
All
inmates are informed of changes that may occur in visiting regulations.
It is the responsibility of each inmate to inform his visitor of these
changes.
Please remember that any violation of visiting regulations may result in the suspension of visiting privileges.
The
Department of Corrections encourages you to put money on inmate accounts
electronically using one of the two following options:
JPay
Western Union
Please
remember: If your friend or family member owes fines, costs or
restitution, a percentage of any money you deposit (regardless if it is
electronically deposited) may go to paying his or her debt in accordance with
DC-ADM-005
How To Email an
Inmate
1. Go to
the vendor website that services the institution where the inmate is housed.
2.
Establish an account with that vendor and follow their instructions to create
an email.
3. All
emails are subject to review for appropriate content. After
review, the email will be printed on paper and delivered to the inmate.
4. Any
response from the inmate will be mailed out using regular U.S. Postal Service
mail. Inmates do NOT have access to any outgoing email programs.
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