SCI Greene Prison, PA

SCI Greene schedules visitation through Pennsylvania's Inmate Visitation System (IVS). You'll need a Keystone login, and each adult visitor must have their own authenticated IVS account. Visits are a privilege. Availability, visit types, and eligibility vary by housing unit and custody status. When you arrive, expect security screening: your vehicle may be searched, and everyone passes through a metal detector. There's no on-site waiting area, so arrive on time for check-in. Bring a current government-issued photo ID showing your date of birth. Have an address matching your ID ready if verification requires it. PA DOC also offers video visits scheduled through IVS. Join using the IVS link close to your start time because sessions run back-to-back.

SCI Greene offers several remote ways to stay in touch: video visits, phone calls, secure messages, and other tablet-based options run through approved third-party vendors. To use these services, you'll typically create a vendor account, complete identity verification, and request a connection to the person in custody. Then you wait for facility staff approval. Even after registering, staff control approvals, scheduling, and available time slots. Some services require prepayment or vendor credits. Setup, payment methods, and refund rules depend on the vendor. Communications in Pennsylvania correctional settings are generally monitored. Inmates and reentrants are also financially responsible for losses, costs, or damages they cause to Department information technology systems through intentional or negligent actions.

SCI Greene offers inmate programming that includes vocational training in Carpentry and Heating/Air Conditioning/Refrigeration, plus correspondence courses and a Money Smart financial-education class. To send money, deposits are typically made through approved online or phone services, a facility lobby kiosk, or by mailing a money order. Confirm the facility's currently accepted methods before sending anything. Funds go into designated accounts (commissary or trust, phone or tablet balances) and can be used for commissary purchases, phone time, tablets, and possible medical co-pays. Accounts are created at intake. Inmates receive receipts or monthly statements showing deposits and transactions. Include the inmate's full name and facility-specific ID or booking number on any deposit paperwork, plus your return address.