The Dauphin County PA Prison in Dauphin County serves as a prison facility for the city of Harrisburg and other smaller towns surrounding Dauphin. As well as inmates awaiting transfer to other prisons, jails and State penitentiaries. The listed address of Dauphin County PA Prison is 501 Mall Rd. This is facility is located in Harrisburg, PA, 17111-1299. This city is in Dauphin. Before traveling, you should always call the jail to verify your inmate is still located at this address and that they can receive visitors.
Prisons in PA, like many others these days can make it difficult and costly for inmates to call the outside. This is also true of Dauphin County PA Prison. Some charge long distance fees of over $10 a minute making it almost impossible to maintain relationships and family ties. Inmate families have found they can avoid these abusive fees by setting up a local prison phone number that ring their long distance phone. A company called GlobalTel.com provides this service and they can be contacted here:
jail calls. They also provide an easy way to send mail to an inmate. To use their mail service, click here:
send postcards. Always talk with your inmate to learn the hours they are permitted to make phone calls or receive visitors. Facilities like Dauphin County PA Prison have rules for sending mail and restrictions on the days and times allowed for visitation, Facilities in PA each have different rules that you'll be required to follow. So don't assume they are the same as each other.
Dauphin County PA Prison is a County Jail facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Dauphin County PA Prison will be treated. Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.
Dauphin County PA Prison is located in the EST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Dauphin County PA Prison by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Dauphin County PA Prison. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.