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The Bucks County Department of Corrections


Correctional Facility

Visitation

Visitation Schedule

  • Visitation is held in one half hour time periods Wednesday through Sunday.
  • Visitors must be on the inmates approved visitation list to enter.
  • Visitors over the age of sixteen are required to have photo identification such as Drivers License, Non-Drivers license, Passport, Employment or school ID.
  • Visitors under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
  • Visitors between the ages of 16 and 18 will need to have a legal guardian’s approval to visit.
  • A total of three visitors may visit at any one time.

Female Visitation is available:
Wed, Thu and Fri from 8:00 to 8:30 AM
Wed from 3:45 to 4:15 PM
Saturday from 1:00 to 1:30 PM
Sunday from 3:15 to 4:30 PM
Schedules are available at the facility lobby.

Male Visitation is available:
Wednesday from 8:45 to 10:45 AM and 2:15 to 3:30 PM 
Thursday and Friday from 8:45 to 10:45 AM and 2:15  to 4:15 PM
Based on the housing unit assigned male visitation is also held on the weekend as follows:

  • Inmates assigned to A, E, G & H modules will have visitation periods on Saturday and Sunday morning beginning at 8:00 and ending at 10:45.
  • Inmates assigned to B, C, D and T  modules will have visiting periods on Saturday afternoon beginning at 1:45 and ending at 4:30 and on Sunday afternoon beginning at 1:00 and ending at 3:00

Schedules are available at the facility lobby.

Restricted Visiting Information
Restricted visits are held during a weekday evening and each inmate in this visiting category are  allowed a one half-hour, non-contact visit each week.  Restricted visits must be scheduled through inmate services.

Inmate module assignments can be found on the Corrections Inmate Lookup.

Procedures and Visiting Rules

  1. Processing of all visitors prior to their entry into the facility is necessary to ensure safety.
  2. NOTHING IS PERMITTED IN THE VISITING ROOM. Visitors are not permitted to bring anything to the inmates and inmates are not allowed to bring anything to the visitors.
  3. When visitors enter the institution on visiting day, they will be checked in at the lobby.  All valuables excluding ID and keys should be left in their vehicle.  No other property is to be brought into the building.
  4. Money will be accepted before and after visitation, Wednesday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
  5. No contraband is permitted to enter the facility. Contraband is anything that is not issued by the Bucks County Correctional Facility, bought in the canteen or approved by the Security Department. Pennsylvania Crime Code Title 18. Section 5123 specifies penalties of up to five (5) years imprisonment for bringing or attempting to bring unauthorized articles into the institution. Violators will be prosecuted!
  6. Halter tops, midriff or tube tops are not permitted, whether in the form of a blouse, shirt or dress, etc. The bottom of all shirts or blouses must extend below the belt line. Short shorts, micro mini skirts, fishnet and see-through blouses or other revealing garments that do not completely cover the private areas of the body will be cause for denial of visit. Shirts and blouses with questionable or offensive writing are not permissible and will be cause for denial of visit.  No hats, bandanas or umbrellas,  are permitted in the visiting area, unless permission has been granted to the visitor by the Department of Corrections. The prison assumes no responsibility for items left in the lobby. Religious headwear is subject to search.
  7. If visitors leave their assigned seats for any reason, their visit will be terminated.
  8. Violation of any of the visiting rules or other institutional rules will result in the immediate termination of the visit and possible loss of future visiting privileges.
  9. Visitors in possession of contraband (drugs, alcohol, escape implements, etc.) will be turned over to the local police and will be prosecuted by the Department of Corrections to the fullest extent of the law.

 

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The Bucks County Department of Corrections
1730 South Easton Road
Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901
Phone: 215-345-3700
Fax: 215-340-8485
email: bucksdoc@co.bucks.pa.us

Harris Gubernick
Director of Corrections

Correctional Facility
1730 South Easton Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
Terrance P. Moore

Warden, Correctional Facility
Phone: 215-345-3700
Fax: 215-345-3846

Men's/Women's Community Corrections Centers
1730 South Easton Road
Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901
Guy E. Waller
Superintendent, Community Corrections
Phone: 215-345-3906
Fax: 215-345-3940