Quehanna Boot Camp, PA

Visiting Quehanna Boot Camp takes planning—entry rules are strict. All visitors are subject to search before entering, which may include an Ion Scanner and/or K-9 screening. Anyone who appears under the influence or smells of alcohol will be turned away. Parking on facility property is a privilege; vehicles may be searched by K-9, and refusing consent means you'll need to remove your vehicle from the grounds. Contact visits run three hours, virtual visits 45 minutes, though either may be shortened if circumstances require. Contact visits allow up to three visitors (at least one adult), while virtual visits can include up to six pre-scheduled visitors. The visiting room holds a maximum of 77 people total. Quehanna is tobacco-free, gifts aren't allowed, and baby items are limited to a narrow list of unopened products.

Finding someone held at or near Quehanna Boot Camp starts with searching the right system. For Pennsylvania state or local cases, use Pennsylvania DOC and county custody search pages. The federal BOP locator is separate—it only applies to federal prisoners. Before searching, gather the person's full legal name and date of birth, plus any known aliases or an inmate ID. These details help narrow down similar names. Watch for statuses like "Released" or "Not in BOP Custody"—that can mean the person left one system but may be in another agency's custody or under supervised release. Registries can lag or be incomplete, so confirm the current location through official facility or court contacts before traveling.

Quehanna Boot Camp's official facility contact page is the best starting point for the main switchboard number, departmental emails, and direct lines for records, medical, visitation, and inmate accounts. If your issue involves phone service, tablets, deposits, or video visits, look for third-party vendor support contacts—those are often listed separately from the facility's main number. Have the inmate's full name (and any aliases) plus date of birth ready before calling, since staff commonly ask for that information. Calling about visitation? Ask the visitation or records desk about ID requirements and visitor eligibility. PA DOC guidance requires approved photo ID for adults and restricts certain categories of visitors.

Opened in June 1992, Quehanna Boot Camp was the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections' first military-style motivational boot camp. It houses both male and female inmates and serves as the primary site for the State Drug Treatment Program (SDTP)—plus it's the only DOC facility running the Boot Camp Program. The SDTP includes institutional time (not less than seven months), an institutional therapeutic community phase (at least four months), and a community-based therapeutic community phase. Eligibility depends on sentence length and timing: Boot Camp candidates must have sentences no longer than three years, SDTP candidates no longer than five years. Candidates generally need to be within two years of their minimum, and certain offenses can bar participation. The DOC assesses each inmate individually, so placement is decided case by case.