Family Transportation Services

The Prison Society's Family Transportation Services Program offers affordable bus transportation services from Philadelphia to twenty-three state correctional institutions.

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections provides the funding for this program.

We travel to each institution once every other month and tickets are currently fifteen dollars ($15.⁰⁰) per person round trip.

To obtain tickets, you must request a reservation for seat(s) via email or by telephone. Unfortunately, the request for seats normally far outnumbers the number of seats available so those selected to travel on their requested trip will be contacted to come into our offices and pay for their tickets at that time. We try to give priority to those individuals that will be traveling with us for the first time.

If you have used the service in the past and you were not able to obtain a ticket for a particular trip, you may request a 'Standby Ticket'. Having a standby ticket DOES NOT guarantee a seat on the bus. Immediately prior to departure the bus driver will fill any empty seats with people on standby. Only, ten standybys are available on each trip.

To see the trip schedules or to request a reservation, choose a State Correctional Institution:
Albion Cambridge Springs Camp Hill Coal Township Cresson Dallas Fayette Forest Frackville Greensburg Greene Houtzdale Huntingdon Laurel Highlands Mahanoy Mercer Muncy Pine Grove Retreat Rockview Smithfield Somerset Waymart

Contact:
     Marelyn Diana
     Family Transportation Coordinator
     (215) 564-4775, ext. 400