About Herbert Schaffner Juvenile Detention Center

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The Herbert Schaffner Juvenile Detention Center is actually located 184 feet below sea level, making it the lowest elevation of a prison. All security levels from minimum to maximum security are at the Herbert Schaffner Juvenile Detention Center. It is primarily used by immigration and Naturalization to incarcerate immigrants who have been detained and are close to being released, and the Herbert Schaffner Juvenile Detention Center can actually house up to 48 inmates at a time. There are academic programs that can help an inmate earn his GED, and there are vocational programs to help an inmate prepare for reentering society.

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Inmate Search

You can either call the Herbert Schaffner Juvenile Detention Center visitor Information Line at 717-780-6700 or search for an inmate online by clicking here.

Sending a Mail/Care Package

There are a few different buildings on site that an inmate can reside at. After you know what facility the inmate is located at, send the mail to the appropriate address listed here, making sure you include the inmate’s Name and Pennsylvania DOC number:

Herbert Schaffner Juvenile Detention Center, 911 Gibson Blvd., Steelton, PA, 17113

Facility B, 911 Gibson Blvd., Steelton, PA, 17113

Sending Money

If sending money by mail, send it to:

Inmate Funds

911 Gibson Blvd., Steelton, PA, 17113

You can send money a few different ways, either with a certified check, money order, personal check, or cashier's check. Certified check will get the money fastest to the inmate at the Herbert Schaffner Juvenile Detention Center. The other options can be held for up to 30 days, so the inmate would not have access to the money in that timeframe.

Phone calls

Inmates at the Herbert Schaffner Juvenile Detention Center cannot receive phone calls, but they can call you with a prepaid account or by calling collect at the expense of the recipient of the phone call.

To set up a prepaid an account for an inmate, use Global Tel*link. Set up an account by calling them at 717-780-6700.

Inmates at the Herbert Schaffner Juvenile Detention Center will be allowed to make phone calls for up to 15 minutes at a time, and phones are available to inmates during daytime hours. Any phone call will likely be monitored and recorded.

Visitation

There might be a line, so get there early. Inmates at the Herbert Schaffner Juvenile Detention Center can also receive visits on New Year's day, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas day. You can schedule an appointment by going online here.

To read more about the visitation process, read the regulations listed here.

Visiting Hours

Saturday — 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Sunday — 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Directions

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