Coal Township is home to the State Correctional Institution Sci Coal. This prison facility holds inmates sentenced in Coal Township and Northumberland County Courts and courts of other cities in the Northumberland County area areas. It's important to call an inmate first to make sure they can receive visitors and that they are still at the facility. State Correctional Institution Sci Coal is located in Coal Township PA, in the 17866-1021 Zipcode. This is in Northumberland County PA. Before traveling or booking hotels, always verify with your inmate first.
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 State Correctional Institution Sci Coal. 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. Once you get set up with call service and can communicate with your inmate, it will be easier to start making plans for visitation. PA has many types of prison facility. City Jails, County Jails, State Jails and State Penitentiaries will each have their own rules and times for visitation and even rules for sending and receiving inmate mail
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.
Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in State Correctional Institution Sci Coal by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at State Correctional Institution Sci Coal. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.