Moshannon Valley ICE Facility
Moshannon Valley Processing Center is a secure immigration processing and detention center operated by The GEO Group under a Clearfield County and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract. GEO lists the facility as privately owned and operated, with primary contractual responsibility to support DHS/ICE on behalf of Clearfield County. It is not the Clearfield County Jail, not SCI Houtzdale, and not a current Federal Bureau of Prisons institution.
The Philipsburg postal address can confuse readers because Philipsburg is often associated with Centre County, but the facility is in Clearfield County for the county contract context. Moshannon formerly operated as a federal contract prison, but the current lookup path is ICE's Online Detainee Locator System. The BOP locations list no longer treats Moshannon as a current BOP prison. For criminal charges from a local arrest, UJS may still matter. For immigration detention location, ICE ODLS is the correct search tool.
The GEO Moshannon facility page is the matched image source for address, capacity, contract client, accreditations, and mission description.
The GEO page helps identify the facility, while the person-level detainee search belongs in the ICE locator.
Moshannon Valley Population
GEO lists Moshannon Valley Processing Center capacity as 1,876. A congressional oversight release reported that, as of May 28, 2026, the facility held 1,417 adults and no minors. The same release said about 1,100 people were classified as low security and framed that group as more than 78 percent of the facility population. Those numbers are source-dated and should not be treated as a live count. ICE transfers, releases, court action, removals, and intake can change the population after a snapshot.
GEO says the facility is accredited by the American Correctional Association and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. ICE also publishes detention facility and compliance materials for Moshannon. Accreditation and inspection references are facility-level facts. They do not confirm whether a specific person is detained. Use ODLS for the person search, then confirm legal or family contact procedures through ICE and facility channels.
Search Moshannon Valley Detainees
Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System for Moshannon Valley Processing Center. ODLS is built for adult immigration detainees. It is not a mugshot site and does not publish detention booking photos. If the person is a local criminal defendant in Clearfield County Jail, ICE ODLS will not be the first search tool. If the person has a state sentence, use the PADOC locator. If the person has a federal BOP sentence, use BOP instead.
- Open ICE ODLS and choose the A-number search if the Alien Registration Number is known.
- Enter the country of birth with the A-number, since ICE recommends that route when the number is available.
- If no A-number is known, use biographical search with name, country of birth, and birth date details.
- Review the result for current ICE detention location and confirm whether Moshannon Valley Processing Center is listed.
- For legal visits, check ICE DFAS or Virtual Attorney Visitation options and confirm facility-specific steps before travel.
| ICE Search Route | Information Used | Important Limit |
|---|---|---|
| A-number search | A-number and country of birth | Best when immigration paperwork is available. |
| Biographical search | Name, country of birth, and birth date | Spelling, name order, and aliases can affect results. |
| Mugshot search | Not available | ICE ODLS does not display public mugshots. |
| County jail search | Not applicable | Clearfield County Jail does not locate ICE detainees held at Moshannon. |
Moshannon Valley Contact
Moshannon's contact details should be used for facility-level questions, not to replace ICE locator or immigration court processes. The facility's phone and fax are published by GEO. Legal representatives should also check ICE's attorney scheduling and virtual visitation resources because immigration detention visits and legal calls can follow ICE-specific rules. Family members should confirm whether the person is actually detained there before planning travel.
Moshannon Valley Processing Center
555 GEO Drive
Philipsburg, PA 16866
814-768-1200
Fax: 814-342-5900
Moshannon Valley Visits
The research did not locate a complete public family-visitation schedule for Moshannon in the captured facility text. Do not borrow the Clearfield County Jail unit rotation or PADOC state-prison rules. Immigration detention uses facility and ICE rules, and legal access may involve ICE Detention Facility Appointment Scheduler or ICE Virtual Attorney Visitation. Confirm the person's presence in ODLS first, then confirm the current visit type, approved visitor rules, entry screening, and any required appointment with ICE/GEO.
| Visit Type | Known Source Path | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Legal visit | ICE DFAS or ICE VAV where available | Appointment process, attorney credentials, and remote options. |
| Family or social visit | Facility phone / ICE facility instructions | Current schedule, visitor approval, ID, dress, and property rules. |
| County jail visit | Not applicable | The Clearfield County Jail schedule does not apply at Moshannon. |
| State prison visit | Not applicable | PADOC visit approval does not control ICE detention visits. |
Because ICE detention status can change quickly, a visit plan should start with ODLS and then direct confirmation. Do not rely on older BOP contract-prison references for current Moshannon visiting rules.
Moshannon Valley Mail and Calls
The research did not locate a complete official detainee mail format for Moshannon Valley Processing Center. The GEO facility page gives the physical facility address, phone, and fax, but that is not the same as a confirmed detainee mail rule. Use the facility address for contact context, then verify current detainee mail instructions with ICE/GEO before sending personal mail, legal mail, funds, or property. Immigration detention mail rules can differ from county jail and state prison rules.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Facility Address | 555 GEO Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866 |
| Phone | 814-768-1200 |
| Fax | 814-342-5900 |
| Detainee Mail | Confirm facility-specific ICE/GEO format before sending; the research did not document a full mail format. |
| Money / Commissary | Confirm current ICE/GEO detainee account procedures; no fee table was documented in the research. |
This is one place where a missing detail should stay missing. The Clearfield County Jail mail address in Phoenix, Maryland is for county jail mail only. The PADOC Smart Communications address is for state-prison mail only. Neither should be used for Moshannon detainees unless a current ICE/GEO instruction says otherwise.
Moshannon Valley Intake
Moshannon intake is immigration detention intake, not county jail booking. A person may arrive through ICE enforcement, transfer from another ICE facility, transfer after criminal custody, or another DHS custody path. Immigration detention can also interact with criminal records when a person has pending charges, a sentence, a release from jail, or a detainer. The practical lookup question is which agency has custody today. If ICE has custody and the person is an adult detainee, ODLS is the proper search channel.
A detainer is a hold or notice from another agency that can affect release or transfer. For Clearfield County readers, that distinction matters. Posting bail or resolving a county charge does not always mean release if ICE, another county, parole, or federal authorities have a separate custody basis. Likewise, a person in Moshannon may have no current Clearfield County criminal case at all because immigration detention is a civil federal process separate from a local jail sentence.
About Moshannon Valley
Moshannon Valley Processing Center has shifted roles over time. It was formerly a federal contract prison, which is why older references may point searchers toward BOP. Current research shows it as an ICE immigration processing center operated by GEO under a Clearfield County and ICE contract. The BOP location list includes other Pennsylvania federal institutions, but not Moshannon as a current BOP facility. That means the ICE locator is the right modern search path.
Public reporting has also focused on the Clearfield County contract role. Spotlight PA reported on Clearfield County revenue as contract intermediary between ICE and GEO. A congressional release later described the May 28, 2026 population and low-security classifications. Those sources are useful for facility context, but they do not provide a family-level detainee roster. For county criminal custody, use Clearfield County Jail. For state prison custody, use SCI Houtzdale and PADOC.
Note: Confirm ICE custody, legal visit procedures, and mail rules with official ICE/GEO channels before traveling or sending items.
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