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Overview
SCI Greene provides DOC-approved tablets, but the incarcerated person must order the device through the facility commissary. If you want to help fund a tablet or paid features, send money to the inmate (a JPay account is required). ViaPath Technologies is the tablet vendor and offers a customer-service phone line for friends and family who need help. On the tablets, inmates can send and receive email, listen to music, play DOC-approved games, and read e-books using link units. Link units work like pennies. They're purchased through commissary, and funds can also be added at an in-facility Lobby Kiosk. The tablets have no Wi‑Fi or camera and must be synced at an in-prison kiosk at least every 30 days, or they'll lock. After release, the person keeps the tablet but must send it to ViaPath to remove the timer and enable Wi‑Fi/camera functions where applicable.
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Quick Facts
- Tablets must be ordered by the inmate through the DOC commissary and friends or family must send money to the inmate via a JPay account for purchases.
- ViaPath Technologies is the tablet vendor for SCI Greene and provides a customer‑service phone line for friends and family.
- Tablets do not have Wi‑Fi or camera capability and are loaded only with DOC‑approved apps with limited functions.
- Tablets include a mortality timer and must be synced to an in‑prison kiosk every 30 days to avoid the device locking.
- After release the person retains the tablet but must send it to ViaPath for removal of the mortality timer and to enable Wi‑Fi/camera functions.
Common Questions
How can I buy a tablet for someone at SCI Greene?
The inmate must order the DOC-approved tablet through the SCI Greene commissary. To fund the purchase, send money to the inmate. A JPay account is required.
What can inmates do on SCI Greene tablets?
Tablets support email, music, DOC-approved games, and e-books, all powered by link units. Inmates can add funds through an in-facility Lobby Kiosk to purchase paid content like link units.
What happens if a tablet isn’t synced, and what about the tablet after release?
Tablets have a mortality timer and must be synced at an in-prison kiosk every 30 days, or the device will lock. After release, the person keeps the tablet but must send it to ViaPath to remove the timer and enable Wi‑Fi/camera functions.
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Before Your First Visit to RJ Donovan: What Not to Bring and What to Expect at Security
Your first visit to RJ Donovan will go a lot smoother if you plan around PA Department of Corrections visiting rules. The same system and guidelines control how visits are scheduled and how visitors are processed at the door. Show up with extra people, extra stuff, or anything that triggers security, and you can lose the visit before it starts. Keep your car, your pockets, and your plans simple.
Phone & Messaging
How to Contact an Inmate at RJ Donovan Correctional Facility (PA)
Connecting with someone at this facility through Pennsylvania DOC remote video visitation means going through the Inmate Visitation System (IVS). The actual visit runs on Zoom.
