How to Prepare for a Visit to Moshannon Valley Processing Center
You can prepare for a visit by confirming the detained person’s assigned time, bringing proper identification and following the clothing and entry rules. Although visits run daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., you must confirm the person’s specific visiting date and time before traveling.
Friends-and-family visits are conducted seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Each detained person is assigned specific visiting dates and times, so call (814) 768-1200 in advance to confirm when the person you plan to visit may receive visitors. The facility is at 555 GEO Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866.
- Call (814) 768-1200 before traveling.
- Confirm the detained person’s assigned visiting date and time.
- Travel to Moshannon Valley Processing Center, 555 GEO Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866.
No more than two adults age 18 or older and two children age 17 or younger may visit at one time. Every adult visitor must present positive identification, such as a driver’s license or another government-issued photo ID, to be admitted.
Minors may visit but must remain under an adult visitor’s direct supervision. Disruptive behavior by a child, accompanying adult or detained person can end the visit and may cause future visits to be denied.
Visit sessions normally last at least two hours, depending on the number of visitors and staff availability. The Staff Duty Officer may authorize additional time for family members who travel significant distances.
The facility has separate clothing rules for female and male visitors age 12 and older. Compare what you plan to wear with the applicable requirements before you leave.
- ✓ Female visitors age 12 and older: Skirts and dresses must reach the knee while seated, and slits may not rise above the knee while seated.
- ✓ Female visitors age 12 and older: Do not wear sheer, tight-fitting or bare-midriff clothing. Necklines may be no lower than the underarm at the front or back. Strapless tops, tube tops and swimsuits are prohibited.
- ✓ Female visitors age 12 and older: T-shirts or other form-fitting clothing may not be worn without a bra.
- ✓ Female visitors age 12 and older: Shorts must cover the buttocks and crotch while standing and sitting. Short-shorts, jogging shorts and cut-offs are prohibited, and pants with holes are not allowed.
- ✓ Male visitors age 12 and older: Shorts must cover the buttocks and crotch while standing and sitting and may be no higher than mid-thigh. Short-shorts, jogging shorts and cut-offs are prohibited.
- ✓ Male visitors age 12 and older: Shirts are required. Muscle shirts, bare-midriff shirts and sleeveless shirts are prohibited.
- ✓ All visitors in the published age categories: Wear closed-toe shoes and do not wear gang colors or displays.
Undergarments containing underwire are not allowed in the facility.
Numbered keys are provided at the entrance so you can secure your belongings in a locker. Anyone seeking entry is subject to a pat-down, an inspection of belongings and a metal scan. If you refuse to cooperate with a reasonable search, you will not be admitted.
- ✓ Leave electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers and radios out of secure areas.
- ✓ Bring no firearms or other weapons.
- ✓ Carry no items into the visitation area, and do not pass or attempt to pass anything to a detained person.
- ✓ Do not arrive intoxicated or appearing intoxicated. You will not be allowed to visit.
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