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Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility
Northeast Philadelphia | Largest Philadelphia Department of Prisons Facility
Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility (CFCF) is the largest of the four facilities run by the Philadelphia Department of Prisons, at 7901 State Road in Northeast Philadelphia.
This guide covers how to confirm someone is held at CFCF, how visits, mail and deposits work, and how bail and release are handled for adult cases.
Center City Bail Bonds is a private company. It is not affiliated with the City of Philadelphia or the PDP.
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About Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility
The city says CFCF opened in 1995, consists of four housing buildings and an administration building, and is the largest PDP facility. Like all PDP facilities, it houses both men and women; the PDP decides where each person is housed.
The facility is named for Warden Patrick N. Curran and Deputy Warden Robert F. Fromhold, who were killed at Holmesburg Prison on May 31, 1973. The city notes they are the only PDP staff known to have been killed in the line of duty.
Name check: the city's facility list and department page use "Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility", while its contact and visiting tables print "Curran-Fromhold Correctional Center". Both refer to the same facility at 7901 State Road. The PDP also lists 7901 State Road as its department address.
Official sources:PDP Facilities (official)(opens in a new tab)
CFCF Official Contact Information
Phone numbers below are published by the City of Philadelphia. Staff may limit what they share by phone, and voicemail callers are asked to leave a number for a return call.
Facility
Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility
- Address
- 7901 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19136
- Facility Phone
- 215-685-7843
24/7 Custody Questions
Classification, Movement & Registration
- Main Line
- 215-685-8394
- Also
- 215-685-8395
- Spanish
- 215-685-8692
Weekdays 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Community Justice & Outreach
- Phone
- 215-685-8909
- Alternate Phone
- 215-685-7288
Release & Holds (24 Hours)
CFCF Records Room
The FJD's bail FAQ directs families to the CFCF Records Room to ask about holds or detainers and the estimated time to process release paperwork after bail is posted.
- Records Room
- 215-685-8434
- FJD Bail Acceptance
- 215-683-7727
Official sources:PDP Contact Directory(opens in a new tab)FJD Bail FAQ(opens in a new tab)
Location and Directions
Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility is at 7901 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19136, on the State Road corridor in Northeast Philadelphia where all four PDP facilities are located. Confirm the entrance and visiting lobby before you travel.
Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility
7901 State Road
Philadelphia, PA 19136
CFCF is operated by the Philadelphia Department of Prisons. Center City Bail Bonds is a private company with no office at this facility.
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How to Confirm Someone Is at CFCF
The city's official locator covers all four PDP facilities, so the same search tells you whether a person is at CFCF or another PDP facility.
- 1Have the person's full legal name and date of birth, or their police identification number (PID).
- 2Search the City of Philadelphia's official incarcerated person locator. It covers PDP facilities only.
- 3If no result appears, call Classification, Movement & Registration (24/7) at 215-685-8394. A recent arrest may still be in police processing.
- 4Search the Pennsylvania court portal for the docket, which names the court and bail entries but does not confirm custody.
Intake and Booking
The city's pages do not publish a step-by-step CFCF intake procedure. Before commitment to the PDP, the FJD's Bail Interviewing Unit interviews recently arrested people by video at Philadelphia Police processing locations, and bail is set at preliminary arraignment.
Do not assume a recent arrest is already at CFCF. Search the locator, then call Registration (24/7) at 215-685-8394 or the CFCF Records Room at 215-685-8434.
Official sources:PDP Facilities (official)(opens in a new tab)Common Pleas Criminal: Pretrial Services(opens in a new tab)
Visiting CFCF
The city allows one hour of visiting per week. Walk-ins are not permitted: visits are booked through the city's online scheduling platform between 48 hours and seven days ahead, first come, first served.
Schedule
CFCF Visiting Hours
Monday to Friday, 9–10 a.m., 1–2 p.m. and 3–4 p.m., with 12 visits per time slot (the largest allocation of the four facilities). The visit is one hour.
Eligibility
Who Can Visit
- Adults 18+ must be on the person's approved visitor list
- Children six months and older with a parent or guardian, with proof of custody or a birth certificate; not during school hours
- No more than one adult and one child at a time
- People on probation, parole or conditional release, or released from a PDP facility in the last six months, may not visit
Dress Code
What to Wear
Sleeved shirts and underwear are required. Hoods, plain white t-shirts, clothing resembling uniforms, open-toed or slip-on shoes, torn jeans and jewelry (including smart watches) are among the prohibited items. A visit is canceled if the dress code is not met.
On Arrival
Check-In & Screening
Arrive at least 10 minutes early with government identification and the person's name and ID number. Lockers need quarters (no change machine). Visitors are searched in a private room and pass through a metal detector.
Saturday visits are reserved for designated facility populations, and holiday visits are allowed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Schedules can change; confirm on the city's visiting page before traveling.
Phone, Video and Messaging
The city identifies GettingOut for phone calls, video visits, messaging and tablet entertainment. Deposits for these services are separate from commissary and are not bail.
GettingOut
Calls, Video & Messages
Account setup, rates and eligibility follow the city's current instructions on its funds page.
Safety
Report a Safety Concern
If someone speaks about self-harm or suicide during a call or visit, the city asks you to report it to the PDP at 215-685-8443 or 215-685-8442.
Language
Interpretation
Interpretation and translation services are available at all PDP facilities through the city's language access request.
Mail, Commissary and Clothing
Personal Mail
Off-Site Mail Processing
Letters, cards and photos go to Philadelphia IPCS, P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131, with the person's name and PPN. Personal mail is scanned for tablet delivery; personal mail sent to the facility is returned.
Sent to the Facility
Legal Mail, Money Orders & Books
Legal mail (marked "Legal Mail"), money orders, certified checks and publications from third-party sellers go directly to the facility: the person's name and PPN, then "CFCF, 7901 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19136". No packages, hardback books, cash or personal checks.
Commissary
Access Corrections
The city identifies Access Corrections for electronic commissary deposits. Commissary money is not bail and does not affect release.
Clothing
Clothing Exchanges
In-person clothing exchanges can be made any day after the person's unit manager approves them. Shoes and sneakers are not accepted; other clothing can be bought through the city's online commissary.
Bail, Court and Release Process
Bail is set by the court, not the jail. In Philadelphia, a Municipal Court bail commissioner sets bail at the preliminary arraignment, which the courts say is usually held within about 24 hours of arrest.
The FJD says cash bail can be posted 24 hours a day, including holidays, at the basement-level Payment Center of the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert Street (Bail Acceptance: 215-683-7726 / 7727). Eligible Municipal Court bail can also be paid online through PAePay Bail.
Court
Who Sets Bail
A bail commissioner at preliminary arraignment; later bail matters may go before a Court of Common Pleas judge. The order controls the type, amount and conditions.
Release
Release From CFCF
The FJD's bail FAQ says that when bail is posted for someone held at CFCF, the person may be picked up at 7901 State Road. Call the 24-hour Records Room at 215-685-8434 for holds and an estimated processing time. A 2009 court guide also listed CFCF as a weekday bail-payment site; current city pages do not, so confirm before relying on it.
Private Surety
Commercial Bail Bonds
A surety bond is a private agreement with a bail bond company, not a city payment. Get every fee and obligation in writing before you sign.
Payment does not guarantee release: warrants, detainers and holds from other jurisdictions can delay or prevent it, and no release time is guaranteed. No commercial rate, financing or calculator is shown while Center City's Philadelphia terms remain under review.
What Visitors and Families Should Know
- Search the official locator before traveling; people can be moved between PDP facilities.
- Write down the person's PPN (city ID number). It is needed for mail, money orders and visits.
- Commissary and phone deposits are not bail and do not speed up release.
- Visitors may bring an outfit for a court appearance; follow the city's clothing page.
- For release timing or holds after bail is posted, the CFCF Records Room (215-685-8434) is the number the FJD gives.
- Center City Bail Bonds is a private company. It is not part of the City of Philadelphia or the PDP.
Official Sources
Facts on this page come from these official pages, read on 2026-10-19. Policies change; the official page controls.
Official sources:PDP Facilities(opens in a new tab)PDP Contact Directory(opens in a new tab)Locate an Incarcerated Person(opens in a new tab)Visit an Incarcerated Person(opens in a new tab)Mail Procedures(opens in a new tab)Send Funds(opens in a new tab)Send Clothes(opens in a new tab)FJD Frequently Asked Questions (Bail)(opens in a new tab)Municipal Court Criminal Division(opens in a new tab)
CFCF FAQs
Answers about custody, visits, mail and bail for Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.
At 7901 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19136, in Northeast Philadelphia. The facility phone is 215-685-7843.
Both names appear on official city pages for the same facility. The facility list and department page say "Correctional Facility"; the contact and visiting tables say "Correctional Center".
The city identifies CFCF as the largest PDP facility. It is one of four city facilities, and the PDP decides where each person is housed.
Search the city's official locator with a full name and date of birth, or a police identification number (PID). It covers all four PDP facilities. If nothing appears, call Registration (24/7) at 215-685-8394.
Book through the city's online scheduling platform between 48 hours and seven days ahead; walk-ins are not permitted. Adults must be on the person's approved visitor list, and each person may have one hour of visiting per week.
Personal mail goes to Philadelphia IPCS, P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131, with the person's name and PPN. Legal mail, money orders and publications go directly to CFCF, 7901 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19136.
The FJD lists in-person bail at the basement-level Payment Center of the Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert Street, 24 hours a day, plus PAePay Bail online for eligible Municipal Court cases. Confirm with Bail Acceptance at 215-683-7727 before traveling.
No. Commissary deposits through Access Corrections and phone or video deposits through GettingOut pay for services inside the facility. They do not count toward bail or affect release.
No. Center City Bail Bonds is a private company at 1238 South Street. It is not affiliated with the City of Philadelphia, the PDP or the courts.
The FJD directs families to the CFCF Records Room at 215-685-8434, open 24 hours, for holds, detainers and estimated processing times. No release time is guaranteed.
Monday to Friday, 9–10 a.m., 1–2 p.m. and 3–4 p.m., booked in advance through the city's platform. Saturday and holiday visits are limited to designated populations and specific holidays.
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