Moshannon Valley Processing Center

Friends and Family Visits are conducted:
Seven (7) days a week
8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Visit sessions will normally be a minimum of two hours, dependent upon the number of visitors and staff availability. More time may be authorized by the Staff Duty Officer for family members traveling significant distances. A maximum of two adults (18 years or older) and two children (17 years or younger) may visit at any one time. Any disruptive behavior by either party will result in the termination of the visit and may cause future visits to be denied. Visitors who bring children are expected to maintain direct supervision of those children and prevent disruption to other visitors.
Visitors are not permitted to carry personal items into the visiting area. Numbered keys are provided at the entrance of the facility to secure those items into a locker.
No adult visitor shall be admitted without positive identification, such as a driver's license or other government issued photo identification.
MVPC does allow minor visitation. Minors will remain under the direct supervision of an adult visitor, so not to disturb other visitors. Disruptive conduct by minors, accompanying adults or detainees may cause termination of the visit.
To ensure all individuals detained at MVPC are provided equal visitation opportunities, they are assigned specific times and dates to receive visitors. Visitors should contact the facility in advance to confirm the assigned visitation time for the individual they would like to visit.
MVPC has established and maintains a dress code for visitors; it shall be freely available to the public.
• Female Visitors Age 12 and Older• Skirts and dresses shall extend to knee, seated.
• Slits in skirts and dresses shall rise no higher than knee, seated.
• Sheer (see-through) clothing is prohibited.
• The top of clothing shall be no lower than the underarm in the front and back. Bare midriffs and strapless tops, tube tops, and swimsuits are prohibited. Tight fitting clothing is prohibited.
• The wearing of t-shirts or other form fitting clothes by female visitors without bras is prohibited.
• Shoes shall be worn at all times. Open-toed shoes are prohibited.
• Gang “colors” and other gang displays are prohibited.
• Shorts shall cover customarily covered areas of the anatomy, including buttocks and crotch area, both when standing and sitting. Short-shorts, jogging shorts, cut-offs, and other obviously inappropriate short garments are prohibited.
• Pants with holes are not al

Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number (File Number), plus the sender’s name and address. To enhance the safety of the facility, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband. The mail is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivering officer. Detainees may send mail from the facility. Detainees may seal their outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle. All incoming mail will be delivered to the detainee, and outgoing mail will be routed to the proper postal office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units.
Detainees are allowed to purchase stamps for use. Generally, there is no limit to the amount of correspondence detainees may send at their own expense. Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at government expense.
When detainees depart the facility or are transferred to another facility, only their legal mail will be forwarded to them. General correspondence will be endorsed "Return to Sender" and returned to the post office.
Money is not to be given directly to the detainee. Money can be placed on the detainee's account by calling Access Corrections at 1-866-345-1884, or via website www.accesscorrections.com or via United States Postal Service, Moshannon Valley Processing Center, 555 GEO Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866 and reference detainee name on money order.
If detainees receive funds in the mail, they will be taken to the processing area for the money to be placed into their account. The processing officer will provide a receipt for all funds received. Detainees are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail.
Detainee property is NOT accepted through the mail. Any property for the purpose of removal must be brought to the facility in person. Detainees are allowed one small piece of property under 40lbs. The size of the property should be equal to a carry-on sized luggage on an aircraft.