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Why You Can't Know the Exact RRC Address (And What You Can Know Instead)

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Why You Can't Know the Exact RRC Address (And What You Can Know Instead)

If you're trying to find the exact address of a halfway house (Residential Reentry Center, or RRC) connected to RRM Philadelphia, you'll hit a wall. The Bureau of Prisons doesn't release information about an inmate's RRC designation or transfer status - it's a security policy, not an oversight. Frustrating when you're trying to plan, but RRC placement details simply aren't treated like regular public facility information.

Note: The BOP treats entry and visitor information as sensitive. Visitor/access-control systems collect identifying details and are restricted to authorized personnel, which supports why the agency limits what’s publicly disclosed about where someone is placed.

The most reliable “public” signal you can use is what the BOP Inmate Locator shows after someone has arrived. If the locator indicates the person has “arrived at a designated facility” connected to RRM Philadelphia, you still won’t see the actual halfway house address. What you will see is the RRM office responsible for that person.

Don't treat the release date on the Inmate Locator as final. First Step Act sentence reviews and credit recalculations can shift that date, sometimes significantly. The same record might look different from one check to the next as time calculations get updated.

If the locator changes to

Why You Can't Know the Exact RRC Address (And What You Can Know Instead)

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  • ✓ Use the BOP Inmate Locator to see which RRM office is responsible (you won’t get the actual RRC address, even after arrival).
  • ✓ If you have general, public-facing questions, contact the RRM office listed as responsible for the person.
  • ✓ Re-check the locator periodically, especially if you’re watching a release date - First Step Act recalculations can change what’s displayed over time.

Tip: Before you travel or make time-sensitive plans, confirm the person’s current status. Locator dates can shift, and “Released/Not in BOP Custody” can also mean custody has moved to another system or supervision.

If the status or release date seems to change suddenly, you're not imagining things. The BOP acknowledges that First Step Act reviews and recalculations can make the displayed release date outdated. Your best move? Check back periodically - especially before booking travel, taking time off work, or lining up rides and housing.

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