The Bradford County Inmate Population
The Bradford County inmate population has two main public meanings. The local jail count refers to people physically held at Bradford County Correctional Facility, the county correctional facility near Troy and West Burlington. That group can include pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, people in classification, and court-approved work release or community workforce inmates. The state prison count refers to people committed from Bradford County to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, even when they are housed outside Bradford County.
That split matters because no official Bradford County, Pennsylvania public jail roster was located on the county site. The county publishes facility contact, intake, mail, visitation, phone, commissary, and program rules, but not a live custody table. People looking for a current jail inmate should start with the county correctional facility. People looking for a state-sentenced inmate should use the PA DOC locator. Court charges after an arrest belong in Pennsylvania court records, not in a jail population report.
Bradford County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest local figures come from a mix of county, state, and research sources. Bradford County's current official correctional facility page does not publish a live average daily population or current rated capacity. Older Pennsylvania county-jail award material reports a designed capacity of 207 beds, while a BJS-derived Prisoners of the Census extraction lists a 2013 local jail average daily population of 186 for Bradford County Correctional Facility. Those older figures should be treated as historical anchors, not a current live dashboard.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| BCCF designed capacity | 207 beds, with 173 male and 34 female beds | Pennsylvania county-jail award material, 2014/2015, not repeated on the current county page |
| BCCF local jail ADP | 186 | Prisoners of the Census / BJS Census of Jail Facilities extraction, 2013 |
| Typical pretrial detained population | 46 people | Vera Institute Bradford County PDF, 2021 |
| State prison population from Bradford County | 254 total, 229 male and 25 female | PA DOC Annual Statistical Report, Dec. 31, 2024 |
| County correctional facility budget | $6,883,556 proposed | Bradford County 2026 proposed budget, Department 049 |
The Vera Bradford County trends page and the Prison Policy Initiative origin table add context for pretrial detention and state-prison origin counts. They do not replace a current county jail roster, but they show how Bradford County custody fits into broader Pennsylvania jail and prison patterns.
Bradford County Inmate Population Trends
The public trend line is uneven because the county does not post a current jail population dashboard. The state-prison side is clearer. The PA DOC annual report shows Bradford County's committing-county state prison count rising from 240 at year-end 2023 to 254 at year-end 2024. That is an increase of 14 state inmates, and it concerns DOC custody, not the number of people inside the county jail on Route 6.
| Year | Measure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 186 jail ADP | BJS/Prisoners of the Census extraction for Bradford County Correctional Facility. |
| 2020 | 137 people from Bradford County in state prison | Prison Policy Initiative origin data based on the 2020 Census. |
| 2021 | 46 typical pretrial detainees | Vera's Bradford County PDF; pretrial pressure only, not total jail count. |
| 2023 | 240 DOC inmates by committing county | PA DOC year-end report. |
| 2024 | 254 DOC inmates by committing county | PA DOC year-end report, with 229 male and 25 female. |
The current county materials do not show a consent decree, current overcrowding release order, or new jail construction plan. Older award material says Bradford County used supervised bail and paid to house some inmates in other counties during parts of 2013. That history should not be read as a current overcrowding finding unless the county publishes new headcount data.
Bradford County Jail Capacity
Bradford County Correctional Facility is the only mapped adult detention facility in the county research. The county page says the current West Burlington facility was built in the 1980s, first occupied in 1991, and replaced the former Towanda jail that later became a historical society museum and research library. Public housing labels appear through the visitation schedule: Max Unit, A and B Units, D Unit, W/R Unit, F Unit, and RHU Unit.
Current local jail demographics were not located in official county pages. No current male/female, race, age, felony/misdemeanor, hold, or sentenced/pretrial breakdown is published by the county. The older 207-bed design figure includes a 173 male and 34 female bed split, but the present rated capacity should be confirmed with the county before using it as live operating capacity.
- Classification
- BCCF's intake review period. New inmates may spend up to 10 days there before visits are allowed.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held while charges, bail, hearing dates, or trial remain pending.
- DOC custody
- State prison or parole supervision handled by Pennsylvania DOC, not by the county jail roster.
Laws Governing Bradford County Inmate Records
Public access to Bradford County inmate population data runs through several systems. The county's own records request policy implements Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know process for county records. Criminal-history and booking-photo requests may also be reviewed under CHRIA, court public-access rules, juvenile restrictions, sealed or expunged case limits, privacy rules, and investigative-information exemptions.
Key statutes and rules:
Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. Section 67.101 et seq. creates the public-records request process for local and state agencies, subject to exemptions.
Bradford County Open Records Officer policy requires written requests, lists fees, and states a five-business-day response deadline.
18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 91 governs criminal-history record information that can affect booking and mugshot requests.
61 Pa.C.S. Chapter 17 covers county correctional institution governance and county jail oversight boards.
How to Search Bradford County Inmates
No official online Bradford County PA jail roster, booking report, inmate-search portal, or mugshot gallery was located on the county website. Search results may show an official Bradford County sheriff roster from Florida; that is a different state and should be excluded for Pennsylvania custody. For Bradford County PA, the practical search path starts with the county correctional facility phone line, then moves to records requests, court dockets, DOC, VINELink, BOP, or ICE depending on the custody type.
- Call Bradford County Correctional Facility at 570-297-5047 when the person is believed to be in local county jail custody.
- Use the facility address for in-person routing, but avoid assuming the jail lobby releases a specific report unless staff confirms it.
- Search Pennsylvania UJS Case Search for charges, docket numbers, bail actions, and upcoming court events.
- Use the PA DOC Inmate and Parolee Locator after state sentencing or parole placement.
- Register with Pennsylvania VINELink for custody and release notifications where available.
- Use BOP or ICE only for federal or immigration custody.
For records that are not posted online, send a written Right-to-Know request to Bradford County's Open Records Officer. Requests should identify the person, date range, agency, and record type. A records request asks for existing records; it is not a general question line.
Current Bradford County Inmate Lookup
Because no public county roster form was located, Bradford County has no official online search fields to document for local jail custody. The county facility page supplies the phone line and the jail's operating pages supply rules for classification, mail, phone service, commissary, visitation, and programs. That makes direct contact the most reliable first step for current county custody.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not available | Not available | Not available | Bradford County PA does not publish an official public jail roster search form in the located official pages. |
For state DOC lookup, the locator uses last name or inmate number. First name can help for common names. DOC says the locator is updated daily and excludes people held in county facilities.
| System | Who It Covers | Where to Look |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Pretrial, county sentence, classification, work release | BCCF phone and county records request |
| PA DOC | State-sentenced inmates and parolees | PA DOC Inmate and Parolee Locator |
| Courts | Charges, dockets, bail actions, dispositions | UJS Case Search or Bradford County Clerk of Courts |
| Federal | BOP inmates from 1982 to present | Federal BOP Inmate Locator |
| Immigration | ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours | ICE Online Detainee Locator |
What Bradford County Inmate Records Show
A public roster record cannot be described field by field for Bradford County PA because no official roster was found. The safer record inventory is a limitation table: what is not posted online, where the closest official substitute lives, and which office owns the record. Court dockets can show charges, bail, docket events, and dispositions, but they do not prove that a person is still inside Bradford County Correctional Facility.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Not available in a public Bradford County PA roster because no roster was located. |
| Booking number | Not posted in an official public roster in the located county sources. |
| Mugshot | Not published on an official Bradford County PA jail roster in located sources. |
| Charges | Use UJS Case Search or the Clerk of Courts for formal docket charges. |
| Bond or bail | Use UJS dockets, the court office, or jail contact for release logistics. |
| Housing unit | The public visitation schedule names units, but no roster housing field is published. |
| Release status | Use BCCF, VINELink, DOC, BOP, or ICE depending on custody level. |
State and Federal Bradford County Search
The state and federal systems are not backups for every county-jail question. They are separate custody systems. Once a Bradford County defendant receives a state-prison sentence and transfers to DOC, the county jail phone may no longer have the current location. The PA DOC locator becomes the correct source. For federal defendants, the BOP locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present, while the U.S. Marshals Service may be involved before BOP placement. ICE's locator uses either A-number or biographical search fields.
The PA DOC service page explains that county-facility inmates are excluded from the DOC locator. That warning is central for Bradford County because the missing county roster often pushes readers toward the wrong tool. VINELink is useful for alerts, but it does not replace a direct BCCF custody inquiry.
The PA DOC locator is shown in the Direct PA Inmate/Department Supervised Individual Locator screenshot captured for this build.
That state locator helps after a sentence moves the person into DOC custody or parole supervision; it does not answer whether someone is still booked at Bradford County Correctional Facility.
Bradford County Detention Facilities
The facility map resolves to one public adult county detention facility. No separate official work-release building, municipal jail, regional jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility was located in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The W/R Unit listed on the visitation schedule is treated as a housing unit inside the county facility, not as a separate page.
- Bradford County Correctional Facility holds local pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, people in classification, and court-approved work release or community workforce inmates.
Bradford County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Bradford County inmate population?
The current county site does not publish a live local jail count. Historical sources list a 2013 local jail ADP of 186 and older designed capacity of 207 beds. For state prison, PA DOC reported 254 inmates from Bradford County by committing county on Dec. 31, 2024.
Can I search a Bradford County jail roster online?
No official Bradford County PA online jail roster was located in the county sources. Call Bradford County Correctional Facility for local custody, then use RTKL requests, UJS, DOC, VINELink, BOP, or ICE as the facts require.
Are booking photos shown for Bradford County inmates?
No official Bradford County PA booking-photo gallery or mugshot roster was located. Booking-photo requests should go through the county records process and may be reviewed under RTKL, CHRIA, privacy, court, juvenile, sealed, or expungement limits.
What app helps with Bradford County inmate lookup?
The county has a Bradford County PA app for documents, events, municipal information, and county information. The research did not locate an inmate roster, warrant search, or most-wanted feature in that app.
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