The Indiana County Inmate Population
The Indiana County inmate population has two very different parts. The local jail count is centered on Indiana County Jail, the county correctional institution on Hood School Road. That facility holds people arrested and held during adjudication, people convicted and sentenced to county jail, and other people lawfully committed to the jail. The state prison presence is SCI Pine Grove, a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prison in Indiana County that holds sentenced male state prisoners rather than county pretrial detainees.
The count rises and falls for local reasons. Arrests, preliminary arraignment decisions, bail conditions, court transport, releases, county sentences, and transfers to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections all affect who is in the jail on a given day. A person arrested in Indiana County may begin in the jail, appear before an issuing authority, then move through the court record. If the person later receives a state sentence, the record moves to the state DOC locator and no longer belongs to the county jail population.
Indiana County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest current population figures come from the Pennsylvania DOC Office of County Inspections and Services. Its 2024 county statistics list Indiana County Jail with 256 beds, split between 216 hard-cell beds and 40 dorm or day-room beds. The same 2024 row gives 137 average in-house daily population, no average housed elsewhere daily population, 817 admissions, and 847 discharges. Those are county jail figures. They do not count SCI Pine Grove as part of the county jail population.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Rated bed capacity | 256 | PA DOC county facility listing and 2024 county statistics |
| Hard-cell beds | 216 | PA DOC 2024 county statistics |
| Dorm/day-room beds | 40 | PA DOC 2024 county statistics |
| Average in-house daily population | 137 | PA DOC 2024 county statistics |
| Average housed elsewhere daily population | 0 | PA DOC 2024 county statistics |
| Admissions | 817 | PA DOC 2024 county statistics |
| Discharges | 847 | PA DOC 2024 county statistics |
| Average cost per inmate day | $185.84 | PA DOC 2024 county statistics |
The official Indiana County Jail page also supplies local context that statistics alone do not show: the jail names Warden Lesley S. Loveridge, lists the jail phone and records fax, and warns the public about spoofed calls that claim to seek bond money. That warning matters because inmate-population searches often begin when a family member receives a call after an arrest.
The county jail screenshot in the research set comes from the official jail page, which shows the jail contact block, mission language, and local scam notice.
The page is useful because Indiana County does not publish a public online jail roster, so the official contact information becomes the first local custody channel.
Indiana County Inmate Population Trends
Recent PA DOC statistics show the Indiana County inmate population in the jail moving down from its 2021 and 2022 average in-house daily population. The 2024 figure of 137 was lower than 144 in 2023, 156 in 2022, and 157.82 in 2021. Admissions were not on the same smooth path. The 2023 admissions count was higher than 2024, while 2020 showed fewer admissions during the COVID-era reporting period.
| Year | In-House ADP | Housed Elsewhere ADP | Admissions | Discharges |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 137 | 0 | 817 | 847 |
| 2023 | 144 | 28 | 885 | 876 |
| 2022 | 156 | 17 | 808 | 832 |
| 2021 | 157.82 | 21 | 790 | 748 |
| 2020 | 138 | 23.5 | 705 | 766 |
The research did not locate an official overcrowding order, consent decree, DOJ investigation, jail closure, or new construction project tied to these changes. That means the figures should be read as official annual jail statistics, not as proof of a single policy cause. The 2024 average in-house population was about 53.5 percent of the 256-bed capacity, using the PA DOC figures.
Indiana County Jail Capacity
Indiana County Jail is listed by PA DOC as a class 6 county facility originally constructed in 2009. Its 256-bed count includes 216 hard-cell beds and 40 dorm or day-room beds, with no separate work-release or community-corrections bed count reported in the 2024 data. The 2024 average in-house daily population was below rated capacity. The 2023 data is more nuanced because it listed 144 in-house average daily population and 28 housed elsewhere. That can reflect classification, bed management, contracts, or other operational reasons, but the research did not find a county explanation that would support a firmer claim.
Population detail below the jail-wide level is limited. The March 2026 visiting schedule uses housing labels such as HA, HB, HC, HD, HE, HF, HG, HH, general population, minimum, inside workers, work release, Delta SNU, intake housing, protective custody, administrative segregation, and restricted housing. Those labels help identify how visits are organized, but they are not a public demographic breakdown. No official race, age, sex, felony, misdemeanor, or pretrial-versus-sentenced count was located for current Indiana County jail custody.
Laws Governing Indiana County Inmate Records
Indiana County inmate records sit at the intersection of open-records law, criminal-history law, court rules, and jail standards. Pennsylvania's public-records law creates a right to request local agency records, but criminal justice records are not all released the same way. A jail custody confirmation may be available by phone. A booking record, photo, or criminal-history detail may require a written request and may be limited by CHRIA or a Right-to-Know Law exemption.
Key statutes and rules:
Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law gives access to public records of local and state agencies unless another law, privilege, court order, or exemption applies.
Right-to-Know Law Section 708 lists exemptions and puts the burden on the agency to prove an exemption applies.
Pennsylvania CHRIA governs criminal history record information and can limit release of arrest, booking, and identifying data.
37 Pa. Code Chapter 95 sets county correctional institution standards used in PA DOC inspections.
Search Indiana County Inmate Custody
No official public Indiana County, Pennsylvania jail roster was located on the county site. Search-result noise points to an Indiana state jail public portal, but that system is for counties in the state of Indiana, not Indiana County, Pennsylvania. The local search path therefore starts with the jail phone, the records fax, and court or state tools that cover different slices of custody. That is the most important practical point for current jail searches.
- Open the official Indiana County Jail page and verify the jail phone number before calling.
- Call 724-471-7500 and ask for the Shift Sergeant when the question is current incarceration verification.
- Have the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency ready.
- For written jail records, ask whether the request can go to the Records Department fax at 724-471-7306 or must be filed under Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law.
- Search UJS Case Search for charges, bail, court dates, complaint numbers, docket numbers, and OTN references.
- Use the Pennsylvania DOC locator after sentencing or state transfer.
The jail's scam notice should shape every bond-related call. If someone claims to be in jail or claims to need bond money, do not rely on caller ID. Indiana County says to call the published jail number, follow the prompts, and ask for the Shift Sergeant to verify incarceration.
Indiana County Jail Lookup Fields
Because there is no official public Indiana County jail roster form, there are no county roster search fields to enter online. The useful fields are the details a caller or requester should have before contacting the jail or searching court and state systems. For sentenced state prisoners, the PA DOC locator uses its own name and inmate-number fields.
| Channel | Fields or details | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana County Jail phone | Full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date, arresting agency | Current county jail custody verification |
| Jail records request | Name, DOB, booking or commitment date, case number, OTN, requested record | Written booking or commitment records when releasable |
| UJS Case Search | Participant name, docket number, complaint number, OTN, SID, county, date range | Court charges, bail entries, events, and dispositions |
| PA DOC locator | Last name, first name, or inmate number | State-sentenced inmate or parolee lookup |
What Indiana County Inmate Records Show
Indiana County does not publish a public profile page that lists each current inmate's mugshot, booking number, bond, charges, housing unit, and release date. Phone verification is likely to be narrower than a roster profile. Written records may contain more, but release depends on the agency's records process and Pennsylvania law. Court records fill an important gap because formal charges are filed and tracked in the judiciary, not on a jail web roster.
| Field | How to verify it in Indiana County |
|---|---|
| Name and custody status | Call Indiana County Jail and ask for current commitment verification. |
| Booking or commitment date | Request from jail records or compare with court docket events. |
| Charges | Use UJS Case Search because formal court charges can differ from arrest language. |
| Bond or bail | Check the UJS docket and confirm official payment instructions with the court or jail. |
| Housing unit | Not published as a public inmate field, though visit schedules use housing-unit labels. |
| Mugshot or booking photo | Not posted in an official Indiana County roster; request through the proper records channel if releasable. |
Indiana County Jail vs State Prison
A current Indiana County inmate search must distinguish the county jail from SCI Pine Grove. Indiana County Jail is the local place to check for people newly arrested, held for court, serving a county sentence, or otherwise committed to local jail custody. SCI Pine Grove is a state prison under the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. It is physically in Indiana County, but it does not hold county pretrial detainees as part of the county jail roster.
| Issue | Indiana County Jail | SCI Pine Grove / PA DOC |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial detainees, county-sentenced offenders, lawful county commitments | State-sentenced male inmates and parolee records |
| Lookup path | Jail phone, records fax, RTKL route, UJS for court details | PA DOC Inmate and Parolee Locator |
| Update scope | No public online county roster located | DOC says locator information is updated daily |
| Photo access | No official local mugshot gallery located | State prison page is not a mugshot gallery |
The research screenshot of the direct PA DOC locator shows why this channel belongs in Indiana County searches for sentenced inmates.
Use that locator for state custody only. County jail custody still starts with Indiana County Jail and court records.
State Federal and ICE Search
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections locator service covers state-sentenced inmates and parolees. DOC says it is updated daily and does not include county facility inmates, people held in another state, or private information. Pennsylvania VINE is available for custody and criminal case notification, but it is not a full replacement for the jail records office.
No BOP-operated federal prison or ICE detention facility was located in Indiana County. A federal prisoner should be checked through the BOP Inmate Locator, which covers federal inmates from 1982 to present. Immigration custody should be checked through ICE ODLS. Federal pretrial custody can also involve U.S. Marshals channels and federal court records, so a person not found in BOP may still be in another custody path.
Indiana County Detention Facilities
The facility map has two entries. One is local county jail custody. The other is state prison custody. Searchers often mix them because both are in Indiana, Pennsylvania, but the records systems and reasons for confinement are different.
- Indiana County Jail holds people arrested and held during adjudication, county-sentenced offenders, and other persons lawfully committed to the county facility.
- SCI Pine Grove is a Pennsylvania DOC maximum-security male state prison for sentenced state inmates, including young adult offender programming.
Indiana County Inmate Population FAQ
Is there an Indiana County online jail roster?
No official public Indiana County, Pennsylvania jail roster was located on the official county site. Do not use the INjail Public Access portal as an Indiana County, Pennsylvania lookup because it is for the state of Indiana. Use the jail phone, records request route, UJS Case Search, VINE, and state or federal locators as appropriate.
How big is the Indiana County jail population?
PA DOC 2024 county statistics list Indiana County Jail with 137 average in-house daily population and 256 beds. The same data lists 817 admissions and 847 discharges. Those numbers describe the county jail, not SCI Pine Grove's state prison population.
Where are Indiana County jail mugshots?
The research did not locate an official Indiana County mugshot roster, recent-bookings gallery, or public booking-photo archive. A booking photo, if releasable, must be requested through the correct jail, county, or criminal-history records channel.
How are charges found after a jail arrest?
Use UJS Case Search and filter to Indiana County or Indiana - 40 where helpful. Court records show formal charges, bail, court dates, docket events, and dispositions. Jail custody verification only confirms whether someone is currently committed to the jail.