The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC)

DOC is responsible for overseeing the operation of:

• 24 state correctional institutions and one motivational boot camp https://www.cor.pa.gov/Facilities/StatePrisons/Pages/default.aspx

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• 14 community corrections centers and oversees contracts with nearly 50 contract facilities

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• a training academy https://www.cor.pa.gov/Facilities/Pages/Training-Academy.aspx

  
  

County prisons in Pennsylvania are not under the jurisdiction of the DOC. https://www.cor.pa.gov/Facilities/CountyPrisons/Pages/default.aspx https://www.cor.pa.gov/Facilities/CountyPrisons/Pages/Inspection-Schedule,-Statistics-And-General-Info.aspx

Minimum Operating Standards for County Prisons

https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/037/chapter95/chap95toc.html&d=reduce

Parole decisions for incarcerated individuals are under the authority of the Pennsylvania Parole Board. Parole 101 https://www.parole.pa.gov/Parole%20101/Pages/default.aspx

The entire state prison system is accredited by the American Correctional Association.

Offices and Bureaus https://www.cor.pa.gov/About%20Us/Pages/Offices-and-Bureaus.aspx

Division of Treatment Services

Office of County Inspection and Services

Administration

Central Services

Chief Counsel

Bureau of Community Corrections

Bureau of Investigations and Intelligence

Bureau of Reentry Coordination

Communications Office

County Probation and Parole Officers' Firearm Education and Training Commission

Education

Equal Employment

Bureau of Facility Security and Special Operations

Field Region Offices

Western Field Region Office

Coordinates and manages the activities of all districts and sub-offices in the counties of Greene, Fayette, Somerset, Bradford, Fulton, Washington, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Beaver, Lawrence, Butler, Armstrong, Indiana, Clearfield, Clarion, Jefferson, Elk, Mercer, Venango, Forest, Crawford, Erie, Warren, and McKean.

Central Field Region Office

Coordinates and manages the activities of all districts and sub-offices in the counties of Franklin, Adams, York, Cumberland, Perry, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster, Centre, Snyder, Northumberland, Montour, Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Sullivan, Potter, Tioga, Union, Bradford, Schuylkill, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Columbia, Luzerne, Carbon, Monroe, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Pike.

Eastern Field Region Office

Coordinates and manages the activities of all districts and sub-offices in the counties of Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Bucks

Food Services Office

Grants, Standards, and Court Services Division

Health Care

Housing Office

Human Resources Delivery Center

Information Technology

Institutional Parole Office

Interstate Probation and Parole Services Division

Operations

Parole Services Division

Pennsylvania Correctional Industries

Planning, Research and Statistics

Policy and Legislative Affairs

Population Management and Sentence Computation

Probation Services

Psychology Office ​Provides oversight to facility psychology departments and other departments in the delivery of mental health services. Works with executive and management staff, facilities, community corrections centers, community contract facilities, and parole staff throughout the state to ensure psychological services, policies, and procedures are conducted ethically, efficiently, and effectively.

Staff Development and Training Office

Standards, Audits and Accreditation