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The Allegheny County Jail, located at 950 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219 is a County Jail and serves Allegheny County. It has a capacity of 2766. If the inmate you are looking for is not on the search above, you can go directly to the Allegheny County Jail’s website or you can call the jail directly on: 412-350-2000.

General Information

  • Facility Name Allegheny County Jail
  • Facility Type County Jails in Pennsylvania
  • Address 950 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
  • Phone Number 412-350-2000
  • Capacity 2766
  • City Pittsburgh
  • Zip 15219
  • State Pennsylvania
  • County Allegheny County
  • Website http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/jail/index.aspx
  • Visiting Hours
    Monday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Tuesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Wednesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Thursday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Friday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Saturday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
    Sunday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM

The Allegheny County Jail, located at 950 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219 is a County Jail and serves . It has a capacity of 2766.

Those close to inmates may:

  • Send inmates mail
  • Deposit money into their inmate trust account
  • Receive calls from them
  • Visit them

Visitation Rules

While inmates can receive visitors at Allegheny County Jail, there are strict rules in place. If you don’t adhere to these rules, your visit will be denied (often without warning), and you could risk future visits.


Visitors must schedule a visit, in line with the visitation hours of the jail, and its requirements.


Visitors must also have their government ID on them to be permitted into the visiting area. They must adhere to jail’s dress code. They will not be able to bring anything into the visitation area.


Call 412-350-2000 for scheduling a visit. http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/jail/index.aspx website for more information about the application process.

Sending A Mail Or Package

All mail coming into the prison is inspected by the jail staff.

It is important that for any mail to be processed at Allegheny County Jail that the sender’s name and mailing address is included on the envelope.

In addition, the inmate’s full name (that they are in the jail under), the inmate’s SPN & cell block area must be listed.

The following restrictions apply for any mail sent to Allegheny County Jail:

  • No perfume, body fluids (including lipstick) or makeup can be included
  • No sexually suggestive photographs
  • No medicines
  • No cash or money orders
  • No food or food items
  • Contraband

For full details on the most uptodate policies, visit the Allegheny County Jail’s http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/jail/index.aspx.

To clarify any questions you have on sending mail here, call the Allegheny County Jail directly on 412-350-2000.

How to send money?

To add money to an inmate’s trust account at Allegheny County Jail, you have a few options.

Don’t send cash by mail. You can deposit a money order. You may also be able to use: Touch Pay Direct to deposit money.

You can call the jail at 412-350-2000 to find out any other updated ways of depositing money for an inmate.

How to make Phone Calls?

Inmates held at Allegheny County Jail are not allowed to receive phone calls. They are however allowed to put through collect calls. Some jails have also upgraded their phone systems to allow detainees to make calls directly to landlines and cell phones, which means calls are usually cheaper than if they were on a collect basis.

All calls made out can be recorded and monitored, so care should be taken about what is discussed.

The jail may limit calls to some numbers for security reasons, without providing any warning.

To find the most uptodate information on the phone policies at Allegheny County Jail, call 412-350-2000.

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Allegheny County Jail OVERVIEW

COUNTY DEPARTMEN'T NAME: Allegheny County Jail
CITY: Pittsburgh
STATE: Pennsylvania
ZIP: 15219
POPULATION:
NO. OF CONVICTED:856
CONFINED POPULATION:2839
NO. OF NON US CITIZEN:31
GENDER DEMOGRAPHICS:
NO. OF ADULT MALE:2452
NO. OF ADULT FEMALE:368
NO. OF JUVENILE MALE:19
RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS:
WHITE:1066
BLACK:1671
HISPANIC/LATINO:33
ASIAN:9
TWO OR MORE RACES:23
RACE NOT KNOWN:37

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