I'm disappointed with my recent experience applying for a position with Dauphin County Prison. I applied and went through the hiring process but received a denial with what felt like a very vague explanation from HR. As an applicant with prior correctional experience and relevant training, I expected a clearer and more transparent explanation regarding the decision. It's frustrating when candidates invest time in the process and are left feeling that the decision may not have been evaluated fairly. I believe organizations, especially those serving the public, should strive for transparency, consistency, and equal opportunity in their hiring practices. I hope the hiring process can be improved so future applicants receive clearer communication and a fair evaluation of their qualifications. read more

I have a LO here who has FTD. The staff has been taking very good care of him and they have been great to work with. I can't believe that I am working with a prison system. Professional, firm, yet humane. read more

I realize it's prison, but I was here for a few days for driving on a suspended license which is a summary violation no different than a speeding ticket. The cell I was put in had human waste that a previous inmate left all over, but the C.O. just laughed at me when I asked if I could be moved to another cell as she said "this isn't the Holiday Inn". I also witnessed other inmates being beat for nothing more than talking back to a C.O. I'm not a violent person, but if everyone that worked at this prison were to drop dead... I would not shed one tear. The people that work here deserve to sit in a prison cell WAY more than what I did for driving on a suspended license... I wish the people in charge of this Country would start locking up "criminals" like the folks that work at Dauphin County Prison and leave the rest of us good folk alone... read more

not having been on the inmate side myself... just been there to visit someone. It's just like you see on tv, a long narrow room with fones lined up and glass... apparently there are two sides, main side and the spring creek side. the main side has metal detectors and expect to go through those like an airport. put your keys and change, etc in a bucket. put larger things like a purse or jacket through a convyer belt xray. they have plastic chairs inside for waiting about. this side has more opening and closing doors. and lockers to store stuff as well. the creek side has a 'pat down' as well as the request for you to remove your shoes. and you wait in a locked lobby with those glass booths where you can see Corrections Officers and sometimes other prisoners walking by (behind the glass). (if the lobby doors dont open when you are entering, push the button to the far left to be buzzed in.) I used to use their bathrooms when i was waiting (on spring creek side)... until one day when i saw a 3in x 2in roach scampering about *bug eyes* And the water fountain they have in the lobby... it overshoots the drain by about a foot and a half... and the water looked murky... so in my desperation i drank the tap water in the bathroom (obviously before i saw the cockroach)... :oP ________________________ Here's a prisoner's list to find your friend(s): http://www.dauphincounty.org/criminal-justice/prisons/prison-list/ be sure to write them, using their DCP number (which you can call to get). include a return address and do not include prohibited items, such as: glitter, stickers, pictures bigger than 4x6, maps, game pieces, calendars... internet print outs, news paper clippings... ________________________ I cant stress this enough, read up on the dress code of most prisons... people do get turned away for wearing shorts, etc... sucks after driving 2+ hrs. An older woman got turned away for not wearing a bra and she wasnt even 'sexing it up' if u know what i mean. :oP they dont do a visual check they may just run their finger down ur spine. anyway, dress appropriately. Here's one i was able to find (that i'm sure would be similar): http://www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/westmoreland/cwp/view.asp?a=1444&q=611782 _________________________ Bring quarters for lockers to put your personal belongings, be sure to bring 2 forms of ID (usually a driver's license and credit card will suffice)... you will be asked to take of your shoes and will be patted down... and on the visit you can only have ur 2 types of ID and a locker key with you. once i had tissue and i had to leave it on the table before going on the visit. :oP __________________________ and here is a semi-helpful pdf for friends and family with addt info: http://www.dauphincounty.org/criminal-justice/prisons/12841/data.pdf and here's a link to put money on fones to receive collect calls (or go to walmart for such things at the cust svc desk). https://www.offenderconnect.com/portal oh yeah and the main entrance, the one with the metal detectors, immediately to your left (after entering the doors, but before the metal detectors) there is a money order drop box for your friends inside. ;o) just be sure to put their name and DCP number on said money orders. you can go in, drop the money order and immediately leave through the same door. __________________________ the CO's are fairly nice/ cordial, maybe indifferent, but not mean. and if you go frequently, people that are there visiting, will usually warm up to you. read more

Protecting everyone in the area from wrongdoing. This place is great people are giving it bad reviews just for selfish reasons, I think what this place does is great. read more

I was recently an inmate here for 2 weeks because I do not want to testify in a trial. Being my first and last time in prison I was appalled. I was put on something called a strip cell (to make sure ya don't kill urself) I was put in a cell with only there uniform and one blanket. They took my panties,socks,bra and my glasses! I can't see a foot ahead of me without them. I wasn't even given toilet paper! No one could tell me why I was on a strip cell! Then I was put on a block called "annex"! I went on a Monday and wasn't given the opportunity to shower till that Friday! I was heartbroken being taken from my children and not being offered to use the phone till that Friday! That place is disgusting! I was put in a cell another young lady just walked out of! It wasn't cleaned before I was thrown in the cell, I even asked for something to disinfect the cell with and was laughed at!! I wasn't allowed to come out of my cell at all.. I was finally given my glasses and under garments, which was nice! No one talked to me.. They tried forcing me to take medication I didn't want. I don't even know what it was?? The food is aweful and the trays are dirty.. Being a health freak u can only imagine the anxiety I went through. Was finally put on K-block. The roaches were huge! In ur food and shower! They throw u in a cell and that's it! Nobody tells u anything! U can fill out a request slip but there never answered! The CO's are nasty unless ur willing to blow one of them, then they will help u out a little from what I seen with my cell mate! I caught a male gaurs watching me shower.. It was aweful! I did nothing but cry for two weeks and no one batted an eye, because I wasn't willing to do something for them. I once thought if u did something to get put there than oh stinking well.. My thoughts have changed. I feel bad for just about every person in there, unless you have raped, murdered or molested. They are wasting money on being so over populated with petty crimes or people like me who didn't really commit a crime. I went in there weighing 104 pounds came out weighing 90 pounds.. That's not ok! This place needs shut down or reevaluated. Send them people home or offer them help! Putting a human in a dog cage to rot is not ok! Half them ladies did dumb shit and have been there for months! Hopefully when I contact the news station they take what I have to say into consideration! Also if the DA doesn't like you expect to die there, all they have to do is say one word and the judge takes their side.. Fair trials and justice is bullshit in this county.. It's to hold 1000 inmates, why are u 1500 over populated??? Hello someone needs to help these people!! It's a violation of human rights, everything in there! One more thing. A week before Christmas I was at the bar, 3 of them guards were there too and walked into the bathroom to them snorting coke off the counter! Didn't know they were prison guards till I got locked up!! Way to go dauphin county!!! Shut this place down and get those people help, prison isn't help! Honestly this isn't all... read more

This is not a violation of human rights. What is a violation is the people commiting the crimes. It was there choice to be there when they decided to brake the law. They think it should be like a hotel? I think they have it too easy in there with TV, etc. They should all be chain ganged and doing public works...will safe us tax dollars! read more