Locate SCI Waymart Inmates

SCI Waymart Prison Overview

SCI Waymart is operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. The DOC page describes it as a minimum-security institution for males, with open dorms and specialized treatment units. It is physically in Wayne County, but it is not a Wayne County Correctional Facility unit and it does not house ordinary county pretrial detainees as a county jail roster population.

Wayne County has three distinct custody systems that often get mixed together in searches. Wayne County Correctional Facility is the local jail in Honesdale. SCI Waymart is the state prison for Pennsylvania DOC custody. USP Canaan is a federal Bureau of Prisons institution. A person sentenced from a Wayne County court may pass from the county jail to DOC custody, but the current prison placement is then searched through the DOC locator, not by calling the county jail roster line.

The DOC facility page lists 19.5 acres inside the perimeter, 325 acres outside the perimeter, 54 buildings, 25 housing units, and an average of 822 employees. It also identifies a personal care unit, mental health unit, forensic treatment unit, and residential treatment unit. Those features make SCI Waymart a treatment-heavy state prison page, not a local booking or mugshot page.

SCI Waymart Population Data

The Pennsylvania DOC monthly population report dated May 31, 2026 lists SCI Waymart with a population of 1,230 and capacity of 1,460, or 84.2 percent of capacity. The same report lists a physically present population of 1,218, with four in a local hospital and eight on temporary absence. It also shows a one-year increase of 99, from 1,131 to 1,230, or 8.8 percent.

Wayne County origin data is a separate statistic. The 2024 DOC annual report counted 120 state prisoners by Wayne committing county at year end, with 109 male and 11 female. That figure is not the SCI Waymart population, since SCI Waymart houses prisoners committed from many Pennsylvania counties.

Search SCI Waymart Inmates

Use the Pennsylvania DOC Inmate and Parolee Locator for SCI Waymart inmate search. PA.gov says the locator covers Pennsylvania state-sentenced inmates and parolees, updates daily, and does not include county facility inmates. Search by last name or inmate number. First name helps narrow common names, and pop-up blockers may need to be disabled for full use.

1. Open the DOC locator service and choose the search portal linked from PA.gov.
2. Enter the inmate number if known, or search by last name with first name when possible.
3. Review the result for state custody status and current DOC facility, such as SCI Waymart.
4. If no result appears, check spelling, try a broader last-name search, and consider whether the person is in county jail, federal custody, or another state.

The DOC locator is not a Wayne County jail roster and should not be used for people who are newly arrested and still held pretrial at the Wayne County Correctional Facility. For immediate county custody questions, use the county jail contact path. For federal prisoners at USP Canaan, use BOP instead of DOC.

SCI Waymart Address Contact

SCI Waymart uses DOC rules for visits, mail, calls, deposits, and facility contact. The public address is a facility contact point, while inmate mail follows the DOC Smart Communications route. Calling SCI Waymart is appropriate for facility-level questions, but the DOC locator remains the primary public search tool for state custody.

Facility mail is listed as P.O. Box 256, Waymart, PA 18472. Inmate mail uses Smart Communications/PADOC with the inmate name, inmate number, institution, and PO Box 33028, St Petersburg, FL 33733. The inmate number matters because DOC mail and locator systems key records by state identity, not by county booking number.

SCI Waymart Visiting Rules

SCI Waymart visits follow statewide DOC procedures, not Wayne County jail rules. The DOC inmate visitation system requires an account and an authorized visitor list. Visits must be scheduled at least two days in advance. The DOC page says inmates may receive up to four in-person visits per month, including one weekend visit, and each visit is at least one hour.

Video visits are also a DOC option. The research file notes free DOC video visits, up to six per month including one weekend visit, with up to six visitors able to join. In-person visits allow up to four visitors. A person planning a SCI Waymart visit should confirm the current facility schedule through DOC before travel because state prison visit operations can change for security, staffing, weather, health, or housing reasons.

SCI Waymart Mail Money

DOC communication systems differ from Wayne County jail systems. Calls use Securus, email uses ViaPath/ConnectNetwork, and deposits use JPay. The DOC contact-an-inmate page centralizes the rules for calls, email, mail, and mental-health concerns. The DOC send-money page identifies JPay as the deposit vendor.

Do not send county jail money orders or Wayne County MailGuard mail to SCI Waymart unless DOC instructions specifically say to do so. County systems and DOC systems are separate. A Wayne County court docket can show a sentence, but DOC rules control prison mail, calls, visits, and money once the person is in state custody.

SCI Waymart DOC Intake

SCI Waymart does not perform street-arrest booking for Wayne County. A person usually reaches DOC custody after sentencing, commitment, and state classification. Court dockets may show the sentence or commitment, but DOC decides the prison placement and later movement. That means a person sentenced in Wayne County may not be housed at SCI Waymart, and a person housed at SCI Waymart may have been committed from another Pennsylvania county.

Classification is the DOC process for matching prisoners to custody level, medical or mental-health needs, housing, treatment programs, and work or reentry options. SCI Waymart's official profile includes personal care, mental health, forensic treatment, and residential treatment units, so facility placement can reflect needs that are not visible in a public court docket.

SCI Waymart Programs

SCI Waymart's public DOC profile lists several programs and facility features. The PA Correctional Industries garment plant employs 90 inmates and produces uniforms and rain gear. The Community Work Program cleans litter from roads and highways and assists local picnics, festivals, and municipal projects. These program details are facility-specific and should not be assumed for the Wayne County jail or USP Canaan.

The Reentry Service Office serves inmates within 18 months of minimum or release date, with workshops such as Life Skills, Budgeting, and Digital Literacy. That reentry frame matters for families because a state-prison release date, parole status, and approved home plan are different from county bail or local jail release. PA SAVIN/VINE can help with notifications, but the DOC locator and DOC contacts control state-prison identity and placement.

The official SCI Waymart facility page is captured below with its facility information section.

The DOC page is the best source for SCI Waymart's role, mailing details, facility features, and links to broader state prison services.