Pre-Release Center Exit Paths
The Lycoming County Pre-Release Center is a structured community-corrections program. “Pre-release” describes its role, not proof that custody has ended. A resident may move there from Lycoming County Prison, leave for approved work, join a work crew, return to the secure prison, or complete the placement and depart. Only the last of those possibilities may be a final release, and the authority for it still matters.
A final departure may lead to the community after sentence completion or to county parole. County parole means the person has left confinement but remains under court-linked supervision for the balance of the county term. A transfer to PA DOC, another jail, or a different authority continues custody. The center's movement or discharge entry and the sentencing or parole order distinguish these outcomes.
| Movement | Custody meaning | Where to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Prison to center | County custody continues | Center and PA SAVIN status |
| Approved work or crew | Resident remains in the program | Center record |
| Community discharge or county parole | Facility confinement ends | Discharge entry and court order |
| Transfer to another authority | Custody continues elsewhere | Receiving system |
Confirm Pre-Release Center Departure
PA SAVIN through VINELink is the public custody-status route for Lycoming County facilities. Search the exact person, then read the reporting agency and status. A result may show a custody change without fully explaining the legal reason. The center is also the right contact when a public result is absent or ambiguous.
- Search Pennsylvania VINELink by first and last name.
- Check whether Lycoming County is the reporting agency and copy the public status wording.
- Call the Pre-Release Center at 570-433-3280 to ask the narrow present-custody question.
- Review the UJS criminal docket for sentence, county-parole, or transfer entries.
- Request the existing discharge record when the exact departure type or time must be established.
The docket gives legal context, but it does not track every door movement. PA SAVIN is designed for status and notification, not as a certified historical ledger. A call may resolve current placement, while the written discharge entry supplies lasting administrative proof. The broader named-person route appears on the Lycoming County release search.
Pre-Release Center Records
The county page identifies the center, manager, address, phone, and fax. Call before submitting a written request. Staff can route an inquiry and may be able to distinguish active placement from final departure, even when other details cannot be disclosed.
546 County Farm Road
Montoursville, PA 17754
Phone: 570-433-3280
Fax: 570-433-4713
Manager: Robert Thompson
For a durable release record, use Lycoming County's Right-to-Know application. Identify the person, estimated placement dates, and the exact existing records sought. Useful terms include movement history, program discharge entry, release date and time, release category, authorizing court, and receiving agency if the person transferred.
The county publishes copy fees of $0.25 per page and $1 per certified record. It may seek prepayment when estimated fees exceed $100. Those are records-request charges, not the program costs assessed to a resident. Requesting electronic copies can reduce paper costs. Pennsylvania law ordinarily requires an agency response within five business days, though a lawful extension may set a later date.
Pre-Release Center Program Scope
The county calls the center a structured community-corrections treatment program. It reports space for 105 male and 32 female work-release or work-crew residents. Those figures describe program capacity, not a daily population count. The center remains part of the county correctional system even though approved activities can take residents into the community.
The distinction changes the search method. PA DOC's statewide locator excludes county prisoners, so it is the wrong starting point for an active center resident. If a court order sends the person into a state sentence, however, the PA DOC locator becomes relevant after intake and update. A county search can then go blank because custody changed systems, not because the person entered the community.
The official Pre-Release Center page documents the program, capacity, and contact route shown in the captured page below.
The official description confirms why authorized community activity must not be confused with a completed discharge from county placement.
Pre-Release Center Resident Costs
Lycoming County states that work-release residents are charged for room, board, drug testing, and other approved expenses. Residents are also expected to pay toward costs, fines, restitution, and child support. The page does not publish exact rates. No daily amount should be inferred from another county or from a commercial source.
These obligations are a key sign that the placement is structured custody, not an ordinary community release. They may affect a resident's program account, but they do not by themselves state a release date. The court order, center record, and lawful program decision remain the sources for placement and departure.
Use the official center contact for current policy. Financial duties should not be used to guess whether a person has finished the program. A discharge record is the clearer source.
Note: Published program obligations explain the placement but do not establish the exact date or legal basis of release.
Lycoming Reentry After Release
Lycoming County's Re-Entry Coalition began in 2015 and was reestablished in 2021 through a county partnership involving GEO Reentry Services and the In-Prison Reentry Program. It functions as a local resource-coordination point. That role is separate from the center's authority to record custody or approve a departure.
The county Re-Entry Coalition page gives the local program context shown in the captured page below.
The listed navigation contact is Nicole English, Re-Entry Program Manager, at 330 Pine Street, Suite 104, Williamsport, and 570-323-1274. This office helps with program navigation; it does not replace PA SAVIN, the center, or the court as release proof.
Visits After Center Release
The Pre-Release Center publishes a visitor rule barring people who were incarcerated within the past six months. This is stricter than the downtown prison's one-month rule for former inmates. Each is a facility-access policy, not an extension of custody.
A former resident should check the current official rule before planning a visit. The six-month period can be a practical consequence of the release date, but it does not show parole or probation status. Supervision must be verified through the proper court or agency record.
The court record can help establish what followed placement. Search UJS criminal dockets and inspect sentence, credit, parole petition, and order entries. A county parole order can explain why confinement ended while supervision continued. A transfer entry or state sentence can explain why the person later appears in PA DOC instead of PA SAVIN under the center.
UJS docket sheets summarize activity and may not provide every filed document. The Lycoming County Clerk of Courts can supply a sentencing, bail, or parole order by docket number. Its criminal line is 570-327-2272, and the county lists weekday hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The order gives legal authority; the center's discharge record establishes the actual movement.
No official source states a guaranteed public update cadence or a fixed retention period for a released center resident in PA SAVIN. Preserve any public status date at the time of the search. If the result disappears, seek the existing county record instead of assuming that the missing result resolves the release type.
Several release terms can sound alike. Time served means the confinement part of a sentence was satisfied, but another sentence or supervision may remain. County parole allows supervised release before the county term is fully discharged. A detainer is a hold or pickup request from another authority. Each term changes where the next confirmation should come from.
Identity also needs care. Match a public status to the docket number, booking details, reporting agency, and known dates when those facts are available. Name alone is weak proof, especially when several local and statewide results are plausible. A focused request tied to one placement period reduces the risk of combining two people's records and gives the county a clearer record set to search.
Release notifications can help when departure is expected. On the correct PA SAVIN result, choose the notification option and follow the offered phone, email, app, or text steps. Telephone registration uses a four-digit PIN. An alert is not the center's certified discharge entry, and Pennsylvania cautions against relying on one service alone. Verify the status with the center and order before arranging a pickup or treating the resident as fully out of county placement.