This is a privately operated reference site, not a Luzerne County or Pennsylvania government office. We cannot verify custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking or discharge record. Contact the agency responsible for the record or custody episode.
Choose the Official Office
The right contact depends on whether the question concerns LCCF custody, a county records request, county supervision, a criminal court record, or a Pennsylvania state prisoner. Office details can change. Check the agency’s live directory before visiting or mailing a request.
Luzerne County Correctional Facility
99 Water StreetWilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Main: 570-829-7741
Administration: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Inmate Accounting: Main number, extension 4685, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Work Release Building: 570-825-6905
Use LCCF for the county custody episode and to identify the proper unit for an existing master inmate or commitment/discharge entry. Inmate Accounting handles account questions, not legal release authority.
Luzerne County Open Records
Office of Law200 N. River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
Phone: 570-825-1695
Fax: 570-820-6355
Submit the county Right-to-Know form to the current Open Records Officer. Identify the person, custody episode, date range, and existing record sought. The research listing names Laura Dennis, Esq., but personnel should be checked before submission.
Luzerne Adult Probation and Parole
20 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 302Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Phone: 570-825-1725
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays
This county office covers county probation, county parole, and related local supervision. Staff can explain procedure, although privacy rules may limit person-specific information.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Central Office1920 Technology Parkway
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
General: 717-728-2573, RA-contactdoc@pa.gov
Official inmate-record guidance: RA-centechrecords@pa.gov
Formal DOC RTKL: 717-728-7763, RA-docrighttoknow@pa.gov
Use PA DOC contacts for state-prison movement, release, or discharge records, not for an LCCF-only stay.
Other common routes include the Luzerne Clerk of Courts at 200 N. River Street, second floor, 570-825-1585, for criminal court records, and PA SAVIN at 1-866-972-7284 or TTY 1-866-847-1298 for round-the-clock notification help.
- For a released person or county discharge record, start with the home search and records path.
- For local or state supervision, use Probation & Parole.
- For recent county-jail departures, review Jail Releases: 24 Hours.
- For an expected date or alert, use Projected Release or the VINELink Inmate Search.
- For a specific custodian, choose its facility page in the footer.
- For a sentenced Pennsylvania prisoner, use PA DOC’s statewide locator and records contacts.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator and the record from the transferring agency.