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Dauphin County PA Prison

County Jail

Last Updated: March 09, 2024
Address
501 Mall Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17111
Beds
1030
County
Dauphin
Phone
717-780-6800
Fax
717-558-8825
Email
dderose@dauphinc.org
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Dauphin Co Jail is for County Jail offenders sentenced up to twenty four months.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for County - medium facility.

The phone carrier is Global Tel Link (GTL) - ConnectNetwork, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.

If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

Looking for an inmate at this facility? Visitation Information, Times and Rules
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You can support your loved ones at Dauphin Co Jail on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 717-780-6800.

When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Dauphin County PA Prison so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.

The Dauphin Co Jail is a detention center located at 501 Mall Rd Harrisburg, PA which is operated locally by the Dauphin County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Dauphin County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Harrisburg Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for Pennsylvania here.

Dauphin County Prison is a local adult detention facility, which has an average daily population of approximately 1000 and provides for the care, custody and control of both pre-trial detainees and sentenced offenders. Above and beyond providing a safe, secure environment for inmates and staff, Dauphin County is committed to exerting a positive influence on the community in a number of ways:
  • Counseling and programming within the facility allow offenders to deal with the addictions and behaviors which brought them to prison, and to refrain from returning to the same lifestyle upon release, thereby helping them break the cycle of re-incarceration, and lightening the tax burden on the public.
  • Life skills and educational classes offered to the inmates help them prepare to deal with the needs and stress of everyday life, and to seek gainful employment upon release, thus becoming tax-paying citizens and productive members of society.
  • Inmate work crews provide services to the community by assisting county agencies or municipalities with various projects, cleaning up litter, growing produce for donation to soup kitchens to help feed the hungry, and after heavy snowfalls, clearing snow from the township's fire hydrants and shoveling snow for aged or disabled individuals.
The Prison's philosophy is not to warehouse individuals, but rather to offer programs that will enhance the incarcerated individuals' abilities to deal with normal everyday activities while providing offenders with the opportunity to "give back" to the community.

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Inmate Locator

To utilize the Inmate Search page on InmateAid, begin by selecting the relevant prison facility in Pennsylvania. This allows you to view the current list of inmates housed at Dauphin County PA Prison.

The second section features the InmateAid Inmate Search tool, providing a user-generated database of inmates. You can access this resource to utilize any of InmateAid's services. If you require assistance in creating an inmate profile to maintain communication, please contact us at aid@inmateaid.com, and we'll gladly help you locate your loved one.

As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.

Visitation Information

Dauphin County Prison - Visitation

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Ask a former inmate questions at no charge. The inmate answering has spent considerable time in the federal prison system, state and county jails, and in a prison that was run by the private prison entity CCA. Ask your question or browse previous questions in response to comments or further questions of members of the InmateAid community.
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