Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen”, PA Inmate Search and Prison Information

- 3001 Beaver Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233
- Website
- 412-761-1955
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Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen” is located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
The Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen” is a maximum-security facility that is also home to medium custody inmate as well.
The Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen” was designed to comfortably house around 1943 adult male inmates at one time.
The Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen” comes equipped with the reception and classification units. These units will be where new inmates come to either get transferred to their permanent facility or processed and classified into the Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen”.
As of late, the Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen” is the biggest maximum-security facility in Pennsylvania.
The Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen” provides its inmates with a few different correctional industry programs that include the following:
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Waste Removal/Recycling Center
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Meat Processing
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Cleaning Supplies Factory
The Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen” also offers its inmates educational programs to get their GEDs along with vocational programs to enhance their job skills.
For inmates who need counseling and other classes, the Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen” offers substance abuse treatment programs, anger management classes, along with sex offender treatment programs.
Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen” - General Information
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Facility Name
Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen”
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Facility Type
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Address
3001 Beaver Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233
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Phone
412-761-1955
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Capacity
1943
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City
Pittsburgh
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Postal Code
15233
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State
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Country
Allegheny County
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Official Website
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Facility Name
Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen”
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Facility Type
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Address
3001 Beaver Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233
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Phone
412-761-1955
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Capacity
1943
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Country
Allegheny County
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City
Pittsburgh
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Postal Code
15233
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State
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Official Website
How to Find Someone in Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen”
If you need further information on an inmate who is currently being housed in the Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen”, you will be able to use this online inmate roster. This online inmate roster is brought to you by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
You can search this online inmate roster by the following information:
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Inmate Last Name
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Date of Birth
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DOC Number
Send a Mail/Package
Want to make an inmate's day at the Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen”? You can send them a letter.
When sending a letter to an inmate in the Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen”, you will need to ensure you do not use any of the following:
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Crayons
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Drawings
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Staples
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Glitter
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Stamps
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Cologne
All incoming and outgoing mail will be examined by a staff member prior to being sent out of the facility or given to the inmate.
You will need to ensure you have your return address on the envelope. You can make the letter out to the following address:
Inmate Name, ID Number
Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen”
3001 Beaver Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233
Sending Money
If the inmate you are in contact with says they need money on their books to be able to call home, buy products from the commissary, or pay some legal fees, you can do so by using JPay.
JPay is a service that makes it easy for people on the outside to send money to an inmate in the Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen”.
You can use JPay over the phone, online, or in person.
You will need to remember by using this service, you will be charged a service fee.
Phone Calls
You may be happy to hear that inmates will be permitted to call home. You will not be able to call an inmate or leave a message, but you can wait for an inmate to call you from the Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen”.
Inmate phone calls will be monitored and recorded for safety. You will not be permitted to use any call features such as three-way calling and call waiting.
Visitation Rules
To visit an inmate in the Pittsburgh State Prison “Western Pen”, you will need to know if the inmate is in general population, orientation, or in the infirmary.
To visit an inmate who is in the general population, you will be able to visit them anywhere from Sunday to Friday between 8 am to 3:30 pm. You will not be able to arrive to the facility after 2 pm for visits.
However, you will be permitted to come and visit on Saturdays between 8 am to 5:30 pm, but you cannot arrive at the facility after 4 pm.
Visits for the general population inmates are a maximum of 2 hours each. Inmates who are permitted to have contact visits will be allotted five visits per calendar month. During a visit, there will be only 3 people permitted to visit at one time. You should keep in mind that children over the age of 3 will count as one visitor.
Inmates who are classified as orientation inmates will not be permitted to receive visits from their friends and family. However, these inmates will be permitted to have legal visits from their counsel.
Inmates who are classified as administrative/segregation are inmates who are only permitted to have non-contact visits. These visits can happen every day between the hours of 8 am to 2 pm.
In order to visit an inmate, you will need to be at the facility prior to 12 pm. If you arrive after 12 pm, you will not be permitted to visit the inmate that day.
These inmates in administrative/segregation are only permitted to have 2 visits per calendar month and these visits can have 2 people.
Inmates who are in the infirmary will only be permitted to have visitors who are approved by the warden and the assistant warden.
VISITATION HOURS
Directions
Refer the map below to find the driving directions.
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