This private reference site is not a government office and cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bail, or obtain an official record for you.
Where to Ask About a Release
Choose the office by the kind of custody or document involved. Calling a state prison office about a county-jail episode, or sending a court request through the County Right-to-Know portal, can delay the answer.
George W. Hill Correctional Facility
500 Cheyney Road, Thornton, PA 19373
Mail: P.O. Box 23, Thornton, PA 19373
Phone: 610-361-3200
Proof of incarceration: extension 300
Release questions: Director of Records, extension 316, or Assistant Director, extension 317
The facility’s published bail coordination window is 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Check the Delaware County Bail and Releases page before relying on a staff name or schedule.
Delaware County Open Records
Government Center, 201 W. Front Street, Room 205, Media, PA
Phone: 610-891-9124
Hand delivery: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Use the County’s JustFOIA and Open Records instructions for an existing GWHCF booking or discharge record. The broader Government Center hours are not the same as the narrower hand-delivery hours.
Office of Judicial Support
Government Center, 201 W. Front Street, Media, PA 19063
Main records line: 610-891-4370
Bail payment or refund questions: 610-891-5693
Email: OJSfileroom@co.delaware.pa.us
Common Pleas criminal files and orders belong with the court custodian. The Pennsylvania UJS Case Search is the online starting point.
Pennsylvania DOC Right-to-Know Office
Office of Chief Counsel, 1920 Technology Parkway, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone: 717-728-7763
Email: RA-docrighttoknow@pa.gov
Use the PA DOC request route for state-prison or state community-corrections records. SCI Chester itself is at 500 E. 4th Street, Chester, PA 19013, phone 610-490-5412.
Match the Question to the Source
The following routes help separate a current status check from a request for documentary proof.
- For a released person or county release record, begin with the full Delaware County search and records guide.
- For county or state supervision, use the parole and probation guide and the office named on the sentence or locator result.
- For a same-day event, check the 24-hour release guide, which explains the absence of a public county feed.
- For a state Release Date or a custody alert, use the official PA DOC locator or Pennsylvania VINELink.
- For a named facility, use the facility pages listed below to find its own status and records path.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the official BOP or ICE locator rather than a county-jail source.