We hold a copy of the public Pennsylvania state prison list: 38,677 people. Search it by name below, or use the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections's own search, which is the source of record.
- Agency
- Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
- Official search
- Inmate Locator
- ID number
- inmate number
- People in our copy
- 38,677
Open the Inmate LocatorSearch Pennsylvania records here
How to search the Pennsylvania DOC inmate list
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) runs a public search called Inmate Locator. You can search by last name or inmate number (a first name helps with common last names).
- The state page "Locate an Inmate or Parolee" opens the same locator.
The number to write down is the inmate number. You will need it to send money or mail, to set up calls and visits, and to find the same person again.
Search the Pennsylvania inmate list on our site
Our copy of the public Pennsylvania prison list has 38,677 people, copied October 15, 2026. Search by name, or open a prison to see everyone we list there. Records are copied from public sources and may be out of date; the department's search is the source of record.
- Erie CCC State prison in Erie Inmate list
- Harrisburg CCC State prison in Harrisburg Inmate list
- Johnstown CCC State prison in Johnstown Inmate list
- Philadelphia CCC #2 State prison in Philadelphia Inmate list
- Philadelphia CCC #4 State prison in Philadelphia Inmate list
- SCI Albion State prison in Albion Inmate list
- SCI Benner Township State prison in Bellefonte Inmate list
- SCI Cambridge Springs State prison in Cambridge Springs Inmate list
- SCI Camp Hill State prison in Camp Hill Inmate list
- SCI Chester State prison in Chester Inmate list
- SCI Coal Township State prison in Coal Township Inmate list
- SCI Dallas State prison in Dallas Inmate list
- SCI Fayette State prison in Labelle Inmate list
- SCI Forest State prison in Marienville Inmate list
- SCI Frackville State prison in Frackville Inmate list
- SCI Greene State prison in Waynesburg Inmate list
- SCI Houtzdale State prison in Houtzdale Inmate list
- SCI Huntingdon State prison in Huntingdon Inmate list
- SCI Laurel Highlands State prison in Somerset Inmate list
- SCI Mahanoy State prison in Frackville Inmate list
- SCI Mercer State prison in Mercer Inmate list
- SCI Muncy State prison in Muncy Inmate list
- SCI Phoenix State prison in Collegeville Inmate list
- SCI Pine Grove State prison in Indiana Inmate list
- SCI Smithfield State prison in Huntingdon Inmate list
- SCI Somerset State prison in Somerset Inmate list
- SCI Waymart State prison in Waymart Inmate list
- Scranton Community Corrections Center State prison in Scranton Inmate list
- York CCC State prison in York Inmate list
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Pennsylvania page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
What do I need to search the Pennsylvania DOC inmate list?
The Inmate Locator lets you search by last name or inmate number (a first name helps with common last names). A full legal name or the ID number works best.
Someone was just arrested in Pennsylvania. Will they be in the Pennsylvania DOC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
How current is the Pennsylvania inmate list on searchinmates.org?
We copy the public Pennsylvania prison list on a schedule and show the date of our latest copy. People are moved and released every day, so confirm anything important with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Locate an Inmate or Parolee, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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