Dauphin County Prison

Dauphin County Prison is at 501 Mall Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17111 (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania).

You can reach Dauphin County Prison on (717) 780-6800. If the line has changed, the agency's website will have the current number.

Use the agency's official inmate lookup, linked on this page, or call the facility on (717) 780-6800. Official agency records are the final authority on custody status.

The official website is linked on this page. Use it for general questions; urgent matters are best handled by phone.

Dauphin County Prison is a county jail run by the county sheriff's office. County jails hold people awaiting trial and those serving short sentences, usually under a year.

Its sources list a capacity of 1,322 places and a population of about 1,273 at the last count. Actual occupancy changes from day to day.

Most facilities ask visitors to book ahead and to show photo ID on arrival. Dauphin County Prison's own visiting times and dress rules are the ones that count, so check with the facility on (717) 780-6800 first.

Address the envelope with the person's full name and booking or inmate number, followed by Dauphin County Prison, 501 Mall Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17111. Many facilities only accept plain letters and photos, so check its mail rules before sending anything else.