Clearfield County Sheriff Chester Hawkins is not the custodian of a Tomorrow's Hope PADOC placement or supervision record.
Tomorrow's Hope Release Meaning
PADOC's Bureau of Community Corrections directory identifies Tomorrow's Hope as a Region 3 Community Contract Facility in Coalport. A community contract facility is not the Clearfield County Jail, and it is not a state correctional institution such as SCI Houtzdale. It is a structured placement connected to the state corrections and parole system. The placement may allow a resident to live and take part in programs outside a prison wall while remaining bound by correctional or supervision rules.
That status makes words important. A departure from Tomorrow's Hope might be an approved transition within community supervision. It might be a move to another community facility, a return to an SCI, or another official placement change. Full discharge is a separate end-of-sentence event. A visitor, family member, or court participant should not label an unexplained absence as release until PADOC status and the supervising office support that conclusion.
Confirm Tomorrow's Hope Release
The correct public starting point is the PADOC inmate and parolee locator. Use Department Supervised Individual mode when the known facts point to parole or community supervision. Search controls include name, parole or inmate number, county of residence, district office, release date, birth data, and physical descriptors. Start with a state number when available. Otherwise, combine the last and first name with date of birth or another strong identifier.
- Search Department Supervised Individual mode and open only a match supported by more than a name.
- Read the Release Date, Last Updated Time, parole and inmate numbers, aliases, and district or county fields shown in the detail.
- If the person instead appears in Inmate mode, confirm the current state institution. That points to state confinement, not a Tomorrow's Hope discharge.
- Use the PADOC parole office directory to identify the field office responsible for a supervision question.
- Contact the Bureau of Community Corrections or the facility when the locator does not explain whether an approved placement change occurred.
PADOC says its public service updates daily, which does not mean instantly. A close move may appear after local action. Record the time checked and ask the responsible office to resolve a conflict. The locator's Release Date is a completed release from an institution into Department supervision. It is not a forecast, not the date someone left Tomorrow's Hope, and not proof that the state maximum has expired.
The broader Clearfield County released inmate search separates state, county, federal, and immigration routes when the last custodian is unclear.
Note: Match the parole or inmate number whenever possible because a common name can produce several Pennsylvania records.
Tomorrow's Hope BCC Record
The official Bureau of Community Corrections contact directory is the primary source for the facility's public listing. It supplies the Tomorrow's Hope name, Coalport address, phone number, region, and community contract designation. It does not supply a public roster, resident history, departure date, release log, or person-by-person list.

This boundary is useful. The directory can confirm that Tomorrow's Hope is part of the state community-corrections structure. It cannot establish that a named resident is there now, departed on a given date, or completed a sentence. Facility handbooks and rules may describe daily operations, but they should not be turned into a release archive or a public resident list.
Tomorrow's Hope Placement Outcomes
A person can move through several forms of state custody and supervision while appearing outside a conventional prison. Use the exact source label and avoid replacing it with the broad word released. The following distinctions show why PADOC confirmation is needed.
| Observed or recorded change | What it may mean | Best source |
|---|---|---|
| Arrival at Tomorrow's Hope | Structured community-corrections placement, not sentence discharge | BCC placement records and PADOC supervision |
| Approved departure | Move to another approved setting or next supervision phase | Responsible parole office or PADOC record |
| Return to an SCI | State confinement continues at an institution | PADOC Inmate mode and movement record |
| Supervised-person record | Institutional release into PADOC field supervision | PADOC locator detail |
| Maximum discharge | End of the operative state sentence or supervision | PADOC sentence and discharge record |
Home detention and work release create a similar language problem in county cases: a person can be outside a cell while still subject to controls. Tomorrow's Hope is a different state program, but the reasoning remains careful. Location alone does not define legal status. A supervision record, placement record, or movement history is stronger than an assumption based on where someone was last seen.
Tomorrow's Hope Release Records
When a public locator does not answer the question, identify the exact existing PADOC record needed. A useful request may seek a movement or placement history, institutional release record, accomplished supervision release date, or maximum discharge record. Include the full name, state inmate or parole number, and narrow dates. Do not ask PADOC to create a new explanation or calculate a date for public convenience.
Use the PADOC Right-to-Know request service for state records. The mailing address is DOC RTKL Office, Office of Chief Counsel, 1920 Technology Parkway, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050. Under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law, an agency normally gives its first response within five business days and may take a written statutory extension. The law does not require a new record. Parole confidentiality and other lawful limits can restrict what is released.
Do not send a Tomorrow's Hope placement request to the Clearfield County records officer. The facility is in Clearfield County, but its governing route is PADOC and the Bureau of Community Corrections. Likewise, a county jail release entry does not prove what happened after a state handoff. If a court order or sentence detail matters, use the Pennsylvania UJS docket and the sentencing court for that record.
Tomorrow's Hope Release or Transfer
A locator result should be read as a sequence. Inmate mode can show current state confinement and location. Department Supervised Individual mode can show a past institutional Release Date plus current supervision fields. BCC or parole records may then explain a placement at Tomorrow's Hope. If the person returns to an SCI, the state inmate location should become the key source once updated. The SCI Houtzdale release search explains that state-prison branch in local terms.
PA SAVIN through VINELink may provide custody or release events for participating state records. It is an alert layer, not the full placement record. Confirm which agency reported an event. A state-prison release event could lead to supervised placement rather than unrestricted community life. A no-result may reflect data timing, spelling, identifier problems, or participation and is not proof of discharge.
- Community corrections
- A structured PADOC or parole placement outside a standard prison setting.
- Field supervision
- PADOC monitoring of a person serving the rest of a state sentence in the community.
- Absconder
- A supervision label for alleged failure to report as required, not proof of current incarceration.
- Maximum discharge
- The confirmed end of the operative sentence or state supervision, distinct from a placement move.
Note: An agency-reported event is most reliable when paired with the current PADOC detail and the responsible office's confirmation.
Tomorrow's Hope Release Contact
Use the facility line for current routing and a focused question about an identified resident or placement. The public directory does not state a general records-office schedule, so no hours should be assumed. For a state supervision question, begin with the locator and then use the responsible PADOC parole office. For a statewide community-corrections question, use the BCC contact page linked above.
6260 Heverly Boulevard
Coalport, PA 16627-0395
Phone: 814-672-5485
Type: Region 3 Community Contract Facility
Ask whether the available record shows present placement, an approved transfer, return to state confinement, institutional release into supervision, or maximum discharge. Staff may limit person-level details. A precise question tied to a parole or inmate number is more useful than asking for a general list of who left the facility.
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