Westmoreland County PA Prison

Westmoreland County Prison - Visitation

The persons permitted to be on an inmate's visiting list are as follows:
* Husband
* Sisters
* Wife
* Brothers
* Mother
* Grandparents
* Father
* Father-in-law
* Step-mother
* Mother-in-law
* Step-father
* Five (5) friends
* All children may not be permitted to visit on the regular visitation day

The person not permitted to be on an inmate’s visiting list is as follows:
* Ex-inmates, unless immediate family.
* Persons under eighteen (18) years of age with the exception of the immediate family being placed on the initial classification for special visits.
* Persons who are unable to supply the forms of identification mentioned within this brochure.
* Persons refusing to have their form of identification scanned.
* Persons having been approved to visit, but failed to comply with the institution's visitation policy. The following is a list of forms of identification that will be accepted by the institution to permit visitation with an inmate:
* A valid student identification card from the school district the child attends, or * A valid photo driver's license, or
* A valid “Photo Identification Card” issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicle (website: www.dmv.state.pa.us), or
* A valid photo military card
* A valid passport with picture identification.
- Adult passports are valid for ten (10) years, and do have a photo for identification purposes.
- Child passports are valid for five (5) years, and do have a photo for identification purposes.

For record keeping purposes, your identification card will be scanned and stored into the prison's computer system every time you visit an inmate at the Westmoreland County Prison. Anyone refusing to have his or her identification card scanned will not be permitted to visit.

Visitors with Medical Conditions/Walk-through Scanners
A visitor with a medical condition that prohibits him/her from clearing the walkthrough scanner, will be required to submit proper medical documentation indicating such. Should such a visitor not be 5 able to provide the proper medical documentation, they will not be permitted to visit any inmate. Should the visitor provide the institution with the proper documentation, the visitor will be pat-searched. If the visitor refuses to be pat-searched, they will not be permitted to visit any inmate.

VISITORS
When reporting to the institution for a visit: Please be respectful to all prison staff. Arguing and being disrespectful to prison staff will be grounds for immediate ejection from the prison property.
• You will not be allowed to be on the prison property until 1:00pm and 5:00pm for your visits.
• NO Smoking! You are not permitted to smoke anywhere on the prison grounds, especially in the visitor parking lot area.
• You will not be permitted to enter the institution no earlier than 45 minutes prior to the scheduled visiting time. You will have access to a locker in the lobby area.
• Outside seating for visitors is only permitted on the benches provided. Visitors are not permitted to spread blankets out on the parking lot or grass areas of the prison to lay or sit on.
• You are not permitted to take any personal belongings (purses, coats, tobacco products, etc.) into the visiting area. Items not permitted: Newspapers, books, magazines, food, or drink are not permitted in the lobby area. No cell phones,
• or any type of electronic equipment, radio’s, etc, and no chewing gum.
• All personal items must be removed and secured in a locker. If you cannot secure your personal items in a locker, do not bring them into the institution. Any items found in an unsecured locker or on top of the locker area, will be confiscated, and discarded. You will then report 6 to the receptionist and log in for your visit.
• You are not permitted to sit on the floor inside the institution.
• You will pass through a contraband detection device and once cleared, be permitted entrance into the inmate visiting area.
• You are subject to an electronic scan and/or pat search prior to entering and exiting the institution. Be advised, K-9 patrols may be on duty at any time of the day or night.
• You will be permitted no more than one half (1/2) visit per session, per inmate per day.
• You will only be permitted in for one (1) session per, inmate per day.
• Prior to exiting the institution, you will also remove all of your personal belongings from the storage locker.
• Neither Westmoreland County nor the Westmoreland County Prison is responsible for any personal belongings placed in the lockers.
• Once a visit has been completed you must leave the building; no loitering is permitted inside the building or parking lot.
• Parking is permitted in the visitor lot only (left side). If this lot is full, visitors must park at the lot at the bottom of the hill (Manor Parking Lot) and walk up. In addition, there will be no loitering in the lower (Manor) parking lot. At no time is any visitor permitted to park in the staff (employee) parking lot (right side lot, or rear lot spaces).Violators will be ticketed by the Park Police. In addition, your visiting privilege will be suspended for a period of time which will be determined by the Warden.

Dress Code for Visitors
No visitor shall be permitted to visit any person in the institution if they are wearing inappropriate clothing. All clothing will be neat and clean.

This will include, but is not limited to the following:
o Dress, skirt or shorts no more than 2 inches above the knee. No mini-skirts.
o No Revealing or low-cut tops, no sleeveless tops. Absolutely no skin is to be exposed (No halter, tank, midriff tops, no sleeveless tops of any type, no hooded type clothing etc).
o For “security reasons”, no hats, caps or head coverings will be permitted to be worn by any visitor inside the institution.
o However, visitors wearing “head coverings” for various reasons (whether it be for medical, religious, etc.) may be required to produce documentation to corroborate wearing this head covering within the institution. Visitors that must wear a head covering will be taken to a private area and asked to remove it for a visual security check. If they pass this security check, they will be permitted to replace the head covering and continue on with their visit. Those who refuse to remove this head covering for a security check will be asked to leave the building.
o No sandals, steel-toed boots, or open-toed shoes are permitted. Coats and heavy outerwear will be removed and not worn back to the visiting area (down to one layer of clothing).
o Excessive jewelry (necklaces, bracelets, watches, earrings, etc.) will not be permitted.
o Jewelry will be limited to the following items (1) necklace, (1) set of post earrings (no hoop earrings for safety and security reasons), (1) wedding ring set and medic alert bracelet.
o You must pass the security walk through scanner and/or hand held scanner before entering this institution. If you fail both security scans, you will be instructed to leave the prison grounds immediately. You will not be permitted back into the institution until the next 8 visiting period.
o No children or pets will be left unattended in vehicles.
o Visitors are not permitted to change their clothing in the visitor restrooms or out in the visitor’s parking lot.
o Children are not permitted on the prison grounds except during approved inmate visits.

“Regular” Inmate Visitation Procedures have been revised. Inmate visitors will now only be permitted to visit an inmate once per week instead of (3) times per week as previously done. The visitation days and times will remain the same.

REGULAR VISITATION SCHEDULE: GENERAL POPULATION EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER

Male Housing Unit A - Third Floor
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
6:05 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday and Thursday
Saturday 6:05 PM – 8:00 PM

Male Housing Unit B - Third Floor
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
6:05 PM - 8:00 PM
Monday and Friday
Saturday 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Male Housing Unit C – Third Floor 9
Sunday 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
6:05 PM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday and Friday

Male Housing Unit D – Third Floor
Sunday 6:05 PM – 8:00 PM
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
6:05 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday and Thursday

Male Housing Unit F – Second Floor
Sunday 2:15 PM – 4:15
PM 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
6:05 PM – 8:00 PM
Monday and Wednesday

Male Housing Unit H – Second Floor
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
6:05 PM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday and Thursday
Saturday 6:05 PM – 8:00 PM

Male Disciplinary Housing Unit E – Second Floor
Friday 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Male Housing Unit J – First Floor
Sunday 6:05 PM – 8:00 PM
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
6:05 PM – 8:00 PM

Tuesday and Thursday Female Housing Unit K/L - First Floor
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
6:05 PM - 8:00 PM

Monday and Wednesday
Saturday 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Female Disciplinary Housing Unit K - First Floor
Friday 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM

REGULAR VISITATION SCHEDULE: SPECIAL NEEDS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER

Male Housing Unit F – Second Floor Protective Custody Status
Monday 10:00am to 11:00am
One half (1/2) hour per week

Female Housing Unit K – First Floor Protective Custody Status
Monday 10:00am to 11:00am
One half (1/2) hour per week

Protective Administrative Custody Status
Monday 12:05pm Hours to 12:35pm
One half (1/2) hour per week

Male Housing Units A and D – Third Floor Protective Custody Status
Tuesday 10:00am to 11:00am
One half (1/2) hour per week

Male Housing Units B and C – Third Floor 11 Protective Custody Status
Wednesday 10:00am to 11:00am
One half (1/2) hour per week

Male Housing Unit H – Second Floor Protective Administrative Custody Status
Wednesday 12:05pm Hours to 12:35pm
One half (1/2) hour per week

Female Housing Unit G (Medical) – Second Floor Medical Status
Thursday 10:00am to 10:30am
Saturday 2:15pm to 4:15pm
One half (1/2) hour per week

Male Housing Unit G (Medical) – Second Floor
Certified as an adult, but must integrate into the male adult general population:
Monday 9:00am to 10:00am
One half (1/2) hour per week

Female Housing Unit K (Juvenile) – First Floor
Certified as an adult, but must integrate into the female adult general population:
Monday 9:00am to 10:00am
One half (1/2) hour per week

NON-CONTACT VISITATION
The non-contact visitation schedule will depend upon the housing units the inmates are assigned. Persons wishing to visit must present proper identification when entering the institution. Children under the age of eighteen (18) must be of the immediate family in order to have a special visit with an inmate. Children at the age of sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) must have proper photo identification and be accompanied by an adult with proper photo identification. Children under the age of sixteen (16) do not need the photo identification in order to be permitted the visit, but must be accompanied by an adult with proper photo identification.

SPECIAL VISITS
Children under the age of eighteen (18) must be of the immediate family in order to have a special visit with an inmate. Children sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age must have proper identification along with the adult accompanying them. Children under the age of sixteen (16) years of age are not required to possess the proper identification, but must be accompanied by an adult that does. Special visits entitles the inmate to a one half (1/2) hour noncontact visit. A member of the counseling staff will specify the day and time of the scheduled visit.

VIDEO VISITATION
All inmates of the Westmoreland County Prison will be entitled to one (1) regular visit per week. All rules regarding regular visits will remain in effect. All regular visiting hours will remain the same. The only change to regular visiting is that you will only be entitled to one (1) regular visit instead of three (3) visits per week.

If you seek additional visits you will be permitted to have three (3) additional video visits per week. For those inmates who have not been classified (H unit), on protective custody, administrative custody, suicide watch, medical unit (G unit) or in disciplinary segregation (E unit), you will not have access to video visiting.

Video visits will be held seven days a week at the following times on the following units:(A,B,C,D,F,J,K and L).

7:30 AM-7:55 AM
8:00 AM-8:25 AM
8:30 AM-8:55 AM
9:00 AM-9:25 AM
9:30 AM-9:55 AM
10:00 AM-10:25 AM
10:30 AM-10:55 AM
2:15 PM-2:40 PM
2:45 PM-3:10 PM
3:15 PM-3:40 PM
3:45 PM-4:10 PM
6:00 PM-6:25 PM
6:30 PM-6:55 PM
7:00 PM-7:25 PM
7:30 PM-7:55 PM
8:00 PM-8:25 PM
8:30 AM-8:55 PM

The cost for the video visiting is $ 15.00 dollars per visit for a twenty-five (25) minute visit. Your family/friends will be able to contact RENOVO at https://westmorelandpa.renovo software.com to schedule your video visit. Your video visit must be scheduled at least one (1) day in advance and may be scheduled as far as seven (7) days in advance. The video visiting unit when not in use will display the inmates who have a visit and the scheduled time of the visit. It is the inmate’s responsibility to view the visiting unit to see if he/she has a scheduled visit. It is important to note that all video visits are recorded.

All visitors and inmates will abide by the rules set forth for video visiting. Exposing of any part of the body, which is normally covered by clothing is grounds for the immediate termination of your video visitation and loss of your video visiting privileges. Your video visit will be terminated if you are not wearing appropriate clothing. The clothing requirements for video visitors shall include but is not limited to the following:

Dress, skirt, shorts no more than two (2) inches above the Knee. No mini-skirts. No revealing or low cut tops, no sleeveless tops of any type and no halter, tank or midriff tops. Pajamas/lingerie is not permitted to be worn.

Inappropriate gestures and language are also grounds for the immediate termination of your video visit.

Video visits may be cancelled if done so within forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the scheduled visit. A 100% refund will be given for those who comply. Any visit cancelled after forty-eight (48) hours will not be entitled to any refund. Any visit stopped due to inappropriate behavior, inappropriate dress or other policy violations will result in no refund being given. For those visits stopped by prison staff, full refunds will be given except if the visit was terminated due to policy violations.

Should you have any questions regarding video visitation or request a refund please contact Renovo at (855)208-7349. Please do not call the prison on these matters.

DENIAL OR TERMINATION OF A VISIT
Visits will be denied or terminated under the following circumstances:
• You are not on the inmate’s visiting list.
• You cannot produce proper photo identification, or you attempted to falsify identification information.
• You are inappropriately dressed.
• You appear to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
• You refuse to submit to the search procedure.
• You failed to pass the security scan (walk through/hand held).
• You or the inmate violates any of the institution's rules or regulations.
• Improper behavior by you or by the inmate during your visit.
• Insufficient space available in the visiting area.
• Defacing, destroying or marking any institution property. Criminal charges may be filed.
• Any state of emergency.
• Any condition the shift commander feels is a possible threat to the institution.

Visitation Policy

Communication

It is the policy of Westmoreland County Prison to allow inmates to communicate with family, friends, and/or other social community contacts with a minimum of interference, but with a consistency in security. This communication helps the inmate to reinforce his/her rehabilitative efforts towards better social development within the institution during confinement as well as upon release.

Note: Please be advised that the Westmoreland County Prison does not permit the use of any tobacco products and associated devices on prison property. Such items in your possession must be secured in your personal vehicle upon entry to the Westmoreland County Prison grounds / property. Non-compliance with this policy will result in visitation termination and the loss of future visitation privileges.

Recent Update - Inmates Are Now Permitted Three (3) Video Visits Per Week.
Please view our public information brochure for more information on the rules on visiting the prison.