Berks County Jail

All in-person visits at Berks County Jail must be scheduled by phone. Call (610) 208-4800, choose option 3, and speak with a receptionist Monday–Friday, 8:30am–3:00pm. No voicemails, no same-day appointments—book by 3:00pm the day before, up to three weeks in advance. Each inmate gets four in-person visits per calendar month. Visits last 30 minutes and allow up to three visitors. You must be on the inmate's approved visitation list and meet ID and age requirements. Minors need to be accompanied by a qualifying parent or guardian. Arrive no more than 15 minutes early and park in a numbered visitor space on level 1. Don't leave children unattended. Visits may be suspended for quarantine or other reasons.

Staying in touch with someone at Berks County Jail works through both video and phone. Each inmate gets two free 15-minute video calls per week. Phone service runs through DSI ITI LLC—to set up a collect account, call 1-814-949-3303. Local calls cost $1.35 for 20 minutes. During the first 3–5 days on the classification unit, inmates may get one free U.S. call up to 10 minutes, depending on the unit officer's availability. All calls can be monitored or recorded for security purposes. For remote connections, you'll create a vendor account, verify your identity, and follow the vendor's scheduling and payment steps before approval.

To add money to an inmate's account at Berks County Jail, deposit online through ConnectNetwork at https://web.connectnetwork.com or call 1-888-988-4768 using Site ID #61. You can also mail a money order—just include the inmate's name, inmate number, and the purchaser's name and address, or it won't be accepted. Funds can go toward the inmate's Commissary (Trust Fund) account or the Inmate Telephone (AdvancePay) account (AdvancePay requires setup with the telephone company). Single deposits max out at $300, and 50% of incoming deposits may go toward processing fees or past cost recovery. That means less posts to the inmate's account. Deposits post the next business day (excluding holidays), and weekly commissary orders can't exceed $100.

Berks County Jail is located at 1287 County Welfare Road, Leesport, PA 19533. The main switchboard number is 610-208-4800. For questions about money, commissary, or account issues, ask for Inmate Accounts at extension 4015 or 4017—staff are available Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The switchboard can also route you to records, medical, visitation, or specific housing units. Have the detainee's full name and date of birth ready when you call so staff can find the right record quickly.