Video visitation helped PA Dept. of Corrections facilitate a record 1.1 million inmate visits last year, authorities say

Individuals incarcerated at the PADOC’s 24 facilities participated in a total of 1,042,549 video and in-person visits in 2025 — an increase of 5.7% from 2024.
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One million connections: Inside Pennsylvania’s record-breaking prison visits

HARRISBURG, PA — The walls of Pennsylvania’s state prisons proved less isolating in 2025, as the Department of Corrections recorded more than one million visits between incarcerated people and their ...