The Carbon County Inmate Population
The Carbon County inmate population is held locally at the Carbon County Correctional Facility in Nesquehoning when a person is legally committed to county custody. The county describes the facility as secure custody for people who are convicted, awaiting trial or parole, or are probation violators. That makes the local population broader than new arrests alone. It can include a person waiting for a first court step, someone serving county time, a person picked up on a bench warrant, or a probation case awaiting a judge.
The main limit for readers is data access. Carbon County official pages reviewed for this build did not publish a daily jail census, public roster, recent booking report, or mugshot feed. The best local hard number is the 174-bed capacity reported by an official Carbon County court prison history page. Current headcount must be confirmed through the jail because the public site gives facility contacts, visitation, bail, deposits, and rules rather than a live population dashboard.
The official Carbon County jail page is the strongest visual source for the local facility and contact path.
Use that county page for the jail phone, office hours, deposits, and the current facility contact before relying on nonofficial roster pages.
Carbon County Inmate Population Statistics
Carbon County publishes some facility facts but not a current jail census. The historical county court prison page reports that the newer Nesquehoning facility opened after the old 130-year-old prison closed on January 23, 1995, and that the facility was built with 174 beds. The same source describes maximum, medium, and minimum security units. The current visitation schedule adds operational groups such as Work Release, Medium, Max, RHU, Special, Female, and Female RHU.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| CCCF rated capacity | 174 beds | Carbon County court prison history, accessed 2026-06-26 |
| Current jail population | Not published online | County jail pages reviewed in 2026 |
| Security units | Maximum, medium, minimum | Carbon County court prison history |
| Carbon County residents in state prison | 117 | Prison Policy Initiative 2020 origin data |
| State imprisonment rate from Carbon County | 180 per 100,000 | Prison Policy Initiative 2020 origin data |
Carbon County Inmate Population Trends
The public trend record is partial. The strongest local trend point is the facility change in 1995. Carbon County's old prison closed after age and an expanding prison population made it unable to keep pace, and the newer facility opened in Nesquehoning with a classification design. Later state-level sources help explain state prison commitments from Carbon County, but those figures are not the same as the Carbon County inmate population inside the local jail on a given day.
| Year | Count or Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 174-bed facility opened | Old 130-year-old prison closed January 23, 1995. |
| 2020 | 117 in state prison from Carbon County | PPI origin data, not a county jail census. |
| 2024 | State prison data only | PA DOC annual reporting does not replace the county jail count. |
| 2026 research | No daily jail count located | Official county jail pages did not publish a live count or roster. |
Carbon County Jail Housing Categories
The Carbon County inmate population should be read through facility type and housing status, not just a single count. The county facility can hold convicted people, people awaiting trial or parole, and probation violators. The visitation schedule confirms separate housing or visit groups for Work Release, Medium, Max, RHU, Special, Female, and Female RHU. RHU means Restricted Housing Unit, a more controlled setting inside the jail. Work release means a person may have approved custody status that permits work outside the jail under jail rules.
- Awaiting trial: The person has not been convicted in that case and may be waiting on court events.
- County sentence: The person may be serving local time at CCCF rather than state prison.
- Probation or parole violation: A court or supervising agency may hold the person pending review.
- Work Release: The visitation schedule lists this as a jail category, not a separate facility.
- RHU: Restricted Housing Unit status affects visits and housing, not the public case record by itself.
Carbon County Jail Access Laws
Pennsylvania law gives several access routes, but none turns every jail fact into an online record. The Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law makes public records accessible unless another law, privilege, order, or exemption applies. The same law requires agencies to designate open-records officers and respond to written requests, usually within five business days. Carbon County names Jennifer Boger as Open Records Officer and Julie Loudon as alternate.
Key Statutes:
Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq. - public records are available unless a listed law or exemption blocks access.
18 Pa.C.S. § 9121 - CHRIA controls dissemination of criminal history record information.
61 Pa.C.S. Chapter 17 - Pennsylvania law addresses county jail oversight boards and jail governance.
37 Pa. Code Chapter 95 - county correctional institutions are inspected under Pennsylvania minimum standards.
Search Carbon County Inmates
Carbon County does not appear to run a public online jail roster on the official county or sheriff pages reviewed. The correct search path starts with the county jail for current custody and then moves to the right outside system based on the person's status. A person held at CCCF will not be found in the Pennsylvania DOC locator unless that person has moved into state custody or supervision. A federal case belongs in the BOP or federal court channel, and immigration custody belongs in ICE ODLS or attorney/VINE channels.
- Call Carbon County Correctional Facility at (570) 325-2211 for current local custody, bail timing, and visiting section.
- Check the Carbon County Sheriff's warrants page if a bench warrant may have led to the arrest.
- Search Pennsylvania UJS Case Search for the docket, OTN, charges, bail action, and next court date.
- Use Pennsylvania VINE for custody or case notifications.
- Use the Pennsylvania DOC locator for state-sentenced inmates or parolees.
- Use the BOP inmate locator or ICE ODLS when the custody is federal or immigration-related.
Carbon County Lookup Fields
Because no official Carbon County jail roster form was located, the public search fields come from the systems around the jail. UJS is the main public court path after an arrest. DOC is the state-prison path after sentencing. BOP covers federal sentenced custody from 1982 forward. A Right-to-Know request is the written local path for booking records that are not posted online.
| System | Useful Fields | Best Use |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon County jail | Name, date of birth if requested by staff, case context | Current CCCF custody and visit/bail questions |
| UJS Case Search | Participant name, docket number, OTN, county, judicial district | Charges, bail action, court events, disposition |
| PA DOC locator | Name or DOC number | State-sentenced inmates and parolees |
| BOP locator | Register number or first and last name | Federal inmate status and release date |
| ICE ODLS | A-Number and country of birth or biographical details | Immigration detention searches |
Carbon County Jail vs State Prison
Many searches fail because the person has moved from one custody system to another. CCCF is the local county jail. It is the place to confirm a person legally committed to Carbon County custody. Pennsylvania DOC is a separate state agency for state-sentenced inmates and parolees. The PA.gov locator page says county-facility inmates are not included in the DOC locator, so a missing DOC result does not prove a person is not in Carbon County custody.
| Carbon County Jail | Pennsylvania DOC | Federal / ICE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who it covers | Local pretrial, county sentence, parole/probation violators | State-sentenced inmates and parolees | Federal sentenced custody or immigration detention |
| Primary lookup | CCCF phone and records request | DOC locator | BOP locator or ICE ODLS |
| Carbon facility | Carbon County Correctional Facility | No SCI located in Carbon County | No current official local BOP or ICE facility found |
Carbon County Inmate Records Requests
If the jail phone and public court systems do not answer the question, a written Right-to-Know request can be sent to Carbon County. The county open-records page directs requests to CommissionersOffice@carboncounty.net with the subject line "Open Records Request," fax (570)-732-0051, or mail to Commissioners' Office, PO Box 129, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. The request should name the record as precisely as possible, such as a booking record, jail log entry, transport record, or policy record for a named person and date range.
Carbon County's Right-to-Know page shows the county submission routes and officer information.
Use the public-records process for a specific record, not as a substitute for urgent custody, bail, or release confirmation.
Carbon County Detention Facilities
The facility map for this project contains one local detention facility. No official source in the research identified a separate municipal jail, work-release center, state prison, BOP institution, or current ICE detention facility physically in Carbon County. Work Release is a housing or visit category inside CCCF, not a second jail page.
- Carbon County Correctional Facility - the county jail at 331 Broad Street in Nesquehoning for people legally committed to local custody.
Carbon County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Carbon County inmate population?
The current daily jail count was not found on official Carbon County pages reviewed for this build. The official local capacity number is 174 beds for Carbon County Correctional Facility. Use the jail phone for current custody status.
Does Carbon County have an online jail roster?
No official public Carbon County jail roster, inmate-search portal, recent-booking report, or mugshot feed was located on the county jail page or sheriff site. Use CCCF, UJS, VINE, DOC, BOP, ICE, and RTKL channels instead.
Where are sentenced state prisoners from Carbon County found?
Use the Pennsylvania DOC locator for state-sentenced inmates and parolees. PA.gov says county-facility inmates are excluded, so people still held at CCCF will not appear there.
Can a warrant arrest lead to CCCF?
Yes. The sheriff's warrants page says a defendant apprehended on a Carbon County bench warrant is taken to Carbon County Correctional Facility awaiting a court appearance.