Northumberland County Jail Records
The key local finding is negative but useful: no official Northumberland County public current-inmate roster, booking list, or searchable mugshot gallery was located on the county jail or sheriff pages. The official jail page gives facility contacts, jail rules, visitation, mail, money, release, commissary, medical, and PREA details. It does not provide a county-hosted roster profile that shows charges, bond, housing, mugshots, or booking dates online.
For a live custody check, call Northumberland County Jail at 570-509-2701. The jail page lists records office hours as Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., closed on holidays, while the main jail phone is the direct facility number. Have the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency. If staff cannot release a detail by phone, the county Right-to-Know process is the records fallback.
The official jail page screenshot from the county source shows why the jail record search starts with contact and family-information channels rather than a roster form. The Northumberland County Jail page lists the jail phone, hours, family guide, visitation, mail, money, release, commissary, and PREA information.
Use that county page as the operating source for jail services, then use the records and notification channels below for inmate lookup details not posted online.
Search Northumberland County Inmates
There is no official county roster portal to open for Northumberland County Jail. A practical search has to move from the narrowest live custody source to wider record systems. This order avoids mixing up a person in county jail with a person already sentenced to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections or a person held in federal or immigration custody.
- Call Northumberland County Jail at 570-509-2701 for current local custody, release paperwork, and transport questions.
- Use Northumberland County PA SAVIN or VINELink to search and register for release, transfer, or escape notifications.
- Search Pennsylvania UJS Case Search for charges, docket numbers, bail entries, hearings, dispositions, and sentencing.
- Search the PA DOC Inmate/Parolee Locator if the person has been sentenced to state prison or is under parole supervision.
- Use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System for federal or immigration custody.
- File a county Right-to-Know request when a non-online booking record, jail record, or sheriff record is needed.
Northumberland County Search Fields
The county PA SAVIN page supplies the clearest official field list for an online custody lookup connected to Northumberland County. PA SAVIN is a notification tool, not a booking sheet. It can help confirm release, transfer, or escape status and can send phone or email notices after registration.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offender full last name | Text | Yes for name search | The county page says the full last name is needed. |
| First initial | Text | Yes for name search | At least the first initial narrows the search. |
| Inmate identification number | Text | Alternative | Can replace a name search if known. |
| Date of birth | Date / text | No | Optional narrowing field. |
| Age range | Numeric range | No | Optional narrowing field. |
| Notification phone or email | Registration data | For alerts | Phone notices use a confidential PIN for confirmation. |
Northumberland County Record Fields
No official roster profile was available to inspect, so do not assume a public web result will show every field found on larger jail sites. A request can ask for booking details, but release may depend on possession, law, exemptions, juvenile or sealed-record rules, CHRIA limits, medical privacy, and investigation concerns. Court dockets remain the better place to verify formal charges and case outcomes.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Full name and inmate number | Basic identifier if the jail or notification system releases it. |
| Booking or intake date | When local custody began, if available through jail records. |
| Arresting agency | The police, sheriff, PSP, or other agency linked to the arrest. |
| Charge or hold | Initial jail information that should be checked against the UJS court docket. |
| Bail or release status | Court-controlled status; the jail requires judge-signed release paperwork. |
| Booking photo | No official public gallery was found; request by RTKL if legally available. |
County State Federal Custody
Northumberland County inmate records are easiest to read when each system is kept in its lane. The local jail handles bookings, pretrial custody, county sentences, court transports, and release processing. The PA DOC locator covers sentenced state prisoners and parolees. The BOP locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to present, and ICE ODLS covers immigration detainees.
| Custody | Where to Look | Important Limit |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Jail phone, PA SAVIN, RTKL request | No official online roster was located. |
| State prison | PA DOC Inmate/Parolee Locator | PA DOC says county-facility inmates are not included. |
| Federal | BOP locator and U.S. Marshals Middle District contacts | Federal pretrial housing can vary by designation. |
| Immigration | ICE ODLS | The interface requires JavaScript and is not a county jail search. |
The PA DOC locator service page explains that the state locator is updated daily and excludes county facilities.
That limitation matters in Northumberland County because SCI Coal Township is in the county but is still a state prison, not the local jail roster.
Northumberland County Jail Facilities
The facility list has only two detention entries, but each uses a different lookup path. A local booking after arrest should be checked through Northumberland County Jail and county notification or records channels. A state-sentenced inmate should be checked through the PA DOC locator, even if the person is housed at SCI Coal Township.
Northumberland County Jail
670 Northumberland County Drive
Coal Township, PA 17866
570-509-2701
Records office: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
State Correctional Institution Coal Township
1 Kelley Drive
Coal Township, PA 17866-1020
570-644-7890
Use the PA DOC locator, IVS, JPay, and Smart Communications rules.
Northumberland County Booking Process
The county criminal-case sequence page says police file a criminal complaint with the Magisterial District Judge for the area where the crime occurred. The MDJ issues either a summons or arrest warrant depending generally on seriousness. If a warrant is issued, or if the case began with a warrantless arrest, the defendant appears before the MDJ for preliminary arraignment, receives the complaint, is advised of rights, and gets a preliminary hearing date.
The jail guide confirms the custody-side pieces after a person is housed. Intake includes medical and mental-health screening. Phone privileges, mail, money, video visits, commissary, release paperwork, and care packages follow jail rules. The jail says it cannot release an inmate until proper paperwork with a judge's signature has been received, and families should not show up until contacted by NCJ records.
Northumberland County Visitation Rules
Northumberland County Jail uses video-only visitation. Onsite visitor registration is free through ICSolutions, and onsite visits take place in the video visitation lobby in the NCJ administration building. Offsite visits are fee-based and available by Windows computer or Android device through the ICS Mobile visitor app. Visits are 25 minutes and are monitored and recorded except registered attorney visits.
| Service | Hours / Rule | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Onsite video visits | 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday | Visitor registration required; schedule can change for jail procedures. |
| Offsite video visits | 7:30 a.m.-8:25 p.m. daily | Fee-based; Windows computer or Android device options noted in the jail guide. |
| Visit length | 25 minutes | Monitored and recorded except registered attorney visits. |
| Visitor screening | Search permitted | Refusal, intoxication, disruptive conduct, or improper dress can end a visit. |
Northumberland County Mail Funds
Mail must be sent through U.S. Mail and addressed with the inmate name, inmate number if available, Northumberland County Jail, 670 Northumberland County Drive, Coal Township, PA 17866. Incoming mail is opened, checked for contraband, and logged. The jail guide bans or restricts stickers, address labels, stamps, envelopes, greeting cards sent in, lipstick, perfume, internet printouts, Polaroids, revealing photos, non-white paper or envelopes, and pornographic materials.
| Service | Vendor / Channel | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Inmate deposits | Access Corrections or lobby kiosk | Kiosk in visitation lobby is available 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. |
| Care packages | PA County Packages or 1-800-546-6283 | Family package value is capped at $100 per week. |
| Phone calls | Inmate account funds | The jail does not accept incoming calls or messages except emergencies or special circumstances. |
| Medical co-pays | Jail fee schedule in PA DOC OCIS data | Medical provider $5, nurse $5, medication $1, dental $5. |
Northumberland Police App
The Northumberland Borough Police Department has an app in the Apple App Store and Google Play. The researched store descriptions list alerts, anonymous tips with photo or video, optional GPS location, crime prevention, events, victim services, and access to department web or Facebook content. The app description did not advertise an inmate roster, jail booking lookup, mugshot gallery, warrant search, or most-wanted search.
For that reason, the police app can be useful for local police communications, but it is not a replacement for Northumberland County Jail, PA SAVIN/VINELink, UJS Case Search, the PA DOC locator, BOP, or ICE ODLS. Do not use the unrelated Northumberland Sheriff VA app for this Pennsylvania county.
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