PA DOC Security Processing Center
PA DOC Security Processing Center
PA DOC Security Processing Center / Mail Processing Facility - NOT INMATE HOUSINGMailing Address
PUBLICATIONS / PHOTO BOOKS ONLY
[Inmate Full Name], [Inmate Number]
268 Bricker Road
Bellefonte, PA 16823-1667
[Inmate Full Name], [Inmate Number]
268 Bricker Road
Bellefonte, PA 16823-1667
Physical Address
268 Bricker Road, Bellefonte, PA 16823-1667
Governing Agency
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Inmate ID
PA DOC Inmate Number — Required
Last Verified
September 25, 2026
Facility Mailing and Service Information
Do not send ordinary personal letters here. General PA DOC correspondence uses Smart Communications/PA DOC, P.O. Box 33028, St. Petersburg, FL 33733.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 25, 2026
Ordinary loose personal photos use the general Smart Communications route. Photo books are among the materials PA DOC routes to the Security Processing Center.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 25, 2026
PA DOC directs publications and photo books to 268 Bricker Road, Bellefonte, PA 16823-1667, addressed with the inmate's full name and inmate number.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 25, 2026
Do not send inmate funds to the Security Processing Center. Use PA DOC's current approved inmate-account deposit methods.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 25, 2026
No inmate visitation occurs at the Security Processing Center because it is not an inmate housing facility.
Source: Official sourceLast verified: September 25, 2026
How to Address Your Letter
This is NOT a prison and does not house inmates. PA DOC's Security Processing Center at 268 Bricker Road is used for incoming publications and photo books. General letters and ordinary photographs go through Smart Communications/PA DOC in St. Petersburg, Florida. Official/original documents that require signature go directly to the inmate's actual SCI.
About PA DOC Security Processing Center
The Pennsylvania DOC Security Processing Center at 268 Bricker Road screens incoming publications and certain other items for state inmates. It is not an SCI and does not house incarcerated people.