SCI Pine Grove Overview
Pennsylvania DOC's official SCI Pine Grove page describes the facility as a maximum-security male state correctional institution in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The official name is State Correctional Institution at Pine Grove, commonly called SCI Pine Grove. Its custody role is state-prison confinement after sentencing or DOC placement. It is not a local booking center, not a county pretrial facility, and not a source for an Indiana County jail mugshot gallery.
SCI Pine Grove matters to Indiana County inmate searches because people arrested locally may later move from Indiana County Jail into the Pennsylvania DOC system after a state sentence. At that point, the county jail phone, jail records fax, and county visit schedule no longer control the person's location or contact rules. The statewide DOC locator, DOC visitation system, DOC mail address, and JPay deposit rules become the correct systems.
The manifest image for the official SCI Pine Grove facility page shows the DOC address, mail address, facility information, programs, and leadership section.
That DOC page is the source for SCI Pine Grove facility facts, while the separate DOC locator is used to search for a specific state inmate.
SCI Pine Grove Facts
The DOC facility page lists 21 operational structures, 8 housing units, 29.5 acres inside the perimeter, 82.5 acres outside the perimeter, and an average of 491 employees. It also states that SCI Pine Grove was dedicated on February 23, 2001, and first received inmates on January 9, 2001. These are state-prison facility facts, not county jail capacity figures.
| Facility Item | SCI Pine Grove Detail |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
| Facility type | Maximum-security male state correctional institution |
| Housing units | 8 |
| Operational structures | 21 |
| Inside perimeter | 29.5 acres |
| Outside perimeter | 82.5 acres |
The research file notes that current population should come from the DOC current-population feed if a current count is needed. No separate current SCI Pine Grove population number was provided in the research material, so no inmate count is stated here.
SCI Pine Grove Inmate Lookup
Use the Pennsylvania DOC locator service or the direct PA DOC Inmate and Parolee Locator to search for someone at SCI Pine Grove. DOC says the locator covers state-sentenced inmates and parolees, is updated daily, and does not include county facility inmates, people incarcerated in another state, or private information. That exclusion is central for Indiana County searches: a newly arrested person will usually not appear in the DOC locator unless the person has entered DOC custody.
- Open the Pennsylvania DOC Inmate and Parolee Locator, not an Indiana County jail roster.
- Search by last name, or use an inmate number if known.
- Add a first name when the last name is common or the result list is broad.
- Confirm that the result shows SCI Pine Grove or another DOC location before using SCI Pine Grove contact rules.
- If no DOC result appears and the case is recent, check Indiana County Jail, UJS Case Search, or VINE instead.
| DOC Locator Field | Required | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Last name | Yes if no inmate number | DOC says a last name is enough to start a name search. |
| First name | No | Helps narrow common last names. |
| Inmate number | Yes if no name | Direct state identifier search. |
| Browser or pop-up setting | Not a person field | DOC suggests disabling pop-up blockers or trying another device if needed. |
SCI Pine Grove Contact
SCI Pine Grove contact details come from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, not Indiana County. The DOC page lists the facility address and main phone. It also lists leadership, including Superintendent Scott Carter, Deputy Superintendent for Centralized Services Martha Cree, Deputy Superintendent for Facilities Management Larry Shaw Jr., Business Manager Melissa Peterson, and Superintendent's Assistant Leslie Bradley.
SCI Pine Grove
189 Fyock Road
Indiana, PA 15701
724-465-9630
State prison contact through Pennsylvania DOC
Do not use SCI Pine Grove as the contact point for local arrest verification, county jail bond questions, or Indiana County Jail visitation. Those questions belong to Indiana County Jail while the person is in county custody. Court charges belong in UJS Case Search and the county court offices.
SCI Pine Grove Visits
SCI Pine Grove visits follow statewide DOC rules. The DOC Inmate Visitation System requires visitors to create an IVS account, be on the inmate's authorized visitor list, and schedule at least two days in advance. DOC states that in-person visits are guaranteed at least one hour, that each inmate may receive up to four in-person visits per month including one weekend visit, and that each visit may include up to four visitors after screening.
The manifest image for the DOC visitation scheduling page shows the IVS process and visit-limit guidance used for state prisons such as SCI Pine Grove.
SCI Pine Grove visitors should use DOC's schedule and approval rules rather than the Indiana County Jail weekend housing-unit schedule.
| Visit Type | DOC Rule | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling | Through IVS, at least two days in advance | Visitor must be approved and on the authorized list |
| In-person visits | Security screening required | Up to four per month, including one weekend visit |
| Visit length | DOC says visits are guaranteed at least one hour | Facility operations can still affect entry and timing |
| Video visits | Free under DOC rules | Up to six per month, including one weekend visit |
| Visitors per video visit | Monitored and recorded except legal counsel | Up to six visitors |
SCI Pine Grove Mail
SCI Pine Grove inmate mail uses DOC mail routing, not the Indiana County Jail mail process. The DOC facility detail gives the inmate mail address as Smart Communications/PADOC, Inmate Name/Inmate Number, Institution, PO Box 33028, St Petersburg, FL 33733. Senders should include the inmate's name, inmate number, and institution so DOC mail handling can route the item.
Money deposits use DOC's JPay process, including JPay's website, JPay phone deposits at 800-574-5729, money order to JPay with the required deposit slip, and state-prison lobby kiosks where available. DOC warns families not to send money to any other person, website, or email account.
The manifest image for the DOC send-money page shows the JPay options, limits, and scam warning that apply to state-prison money deposits.
Those state DOC payment rules are separate from any county jail phone or commissary vendor used at Indiana County Jail.
| Service | SCI Pine Grove Detail |
|---|---|
| Inmate mail | Smart Communications/PADOC, Inmate Name/Inmate Number, Institution, PO Box 33028, St Petersburg, FL 33733 |
| Money website | JPay, through DOC's send-money process |
| Money by phone | JPay phone deposits at 800-574-5729 |
| Credit card limit | $300 per card every 72 hours |
| Money order limit | $999.99 per money order, sent to JPay with a deposit slip |
| MoneyGram cash/walk-in limit | $5,000 per transaction; anonymous funding is prohibited |
SCI Pine Grove Admission
SCI Pine Grove does not perform county street-arrest booking for Indiana County. A person arrested in Indiana County may first be booked or committed at Indiana County Jail, appear in court, and later enter state custody after a state sentence. For male state-prison intake and classification, the research notes that PA DOC's SCI Camp Hill page describes Camp Hill as the central diagnostic and classification center for all male inmates entering the state prison system. Final placement can later be SCI Pine Grove or another DOC institution.
That means a missing SCI Pine Grove locator result is not proof that no arrest happened. Recent local custody should be checked with Indiana County Jail, UJS Case Search, and VINE. Sentenced state custody should be checked with DOC. Federal and immigration custody should be checked through separate BOP or ICE systems because no federal prison or ICE detention facility was located in Indiana County.
County jail vs. state prison: Indiana County Jail covers local pretrial and county custody; SCI Pine Grove covers DOC state-prison custody after transfer.
SCI Pine Grove Programs
DOC lists extensive programming at SCI Pine Grove. Education offerings include Adult Basic Education, Commonwealth Secondary School Diploma, GED, Second Chance Pell college courses, and business education. Vocational and work-readiness options include construction and carpentry, HVAC, landscaping and horticulture, custodial maintenance, OSHA, Flagger Force, NCCER, The Last Mile, Money Smart, and Pathways to Success.
SCI Pine Grove is also tied to the Young Adult Offender Program and treatment or reentry work such as the Reentry Service Office, Victims Awareness, Read to Your Children, CBI-IPV, Thinking for a Change, Violence Prevention, Sex Offender Treatment, Long Term Offenders, Medication Education, Inside Out Dads, Act 143, Impact of Crime, Seeking Safety, and SUD Therapeutic Programming. The Community Work Program has packed food for low-income families at the Indiana County Community Action Program food bank and has supported painting, cleaning, landscaping, and trash-removal projects.
These programs are state-prison services. They do not create an Indiana County pretrial roster, and they do not provide a public mugshot gallery for SCI Pine Grove inmates.
Note: Confirm DOC locator results, visit approval, mail format, and JPay deposit rules with Pennsylvania DOC before sending funds or traveling.