Perry County Inmate Population
The Perry County inmate population is centered on Perry County Prison in New Bloomfield. County materials identify it as the local prison/jail facility operated through prison leadership and the Perry County Prison Board. The official page lists Warden Jason Harvey and Deputy Warden Tim Bassett, and the board includes Judge Andrew Bender, District Attorney F. Clay Merris, Sheriff David Hammar, and county commissioners. That local governance matters because the facility is not a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections state prison, even though PA DOC inspects county prisons and publishes county inspection material.
The Perry County inmate population does not fit a single online roster. The county prison holds adult male county prisoners directed by the courts, including pretrial and sentenced local prisoners. County budget and RFP materials state that female prisoners are housed by Cumberland County and billed by daily rate, so a woman arrested in Perry County may not be physically housed at Perry County Prison. The county also reports short-duration federal prisoner housing, which means some federal detainees may appear in local population counts even though Perry County has no federal Bureau of Prisons facility.
Perry County Inmate Population Statistics
Current high-authority figures show the Perry County inmate population operating below capacity. The PA DOC 2026 County Prison Inspection Schedule lists Perry County Prison at 135 beds, while the 2025 PREA final audit lists designed capacity as 136. The same PREA audit reported a current population of 65, an onsite audit day-one population of 75, and an average daily population of 85 for the prior 12 months. Perry County's 2026 inmate health-care RFP gave a daily average population of 75 and approximately 475 bookings in 2025, including female prisoners housed elsewhere.
| Measure | Figure | Source / date |
|---|---|---|
| Bed capacity | 135 beds | PA DOC 2026 County Prison Inspection Schedule |
| Designed facility capacity | 136 | 2025 PREA final audit |
| Current population at audit | 65 | 2025 PREA final audit |
| Average daily population | 85 | PREA prior 12-month figure |
| Approximate bookings | 475 in 2025 | 2026 inmate health-care RFP |
| State DOC commitments | 49 in 2023 | PA DOC 2023 Annual Statistical Report |
Perry County Inmate Population Trends
Trend data should be read with care because Perry County has several overlapping counts. Vera's county dataset gives recent jail average daily population figures, while Perry County and PREA materials give audit and contract snapshots. The strongest local interpretation is narrow: recent official sources show the prison below the listed capacity. The 2025 PREA audit says the facility had not been over capacity during the prior 12 months, and the 2026 health-care RFP's ADP figure was also below the PA DOC bed figure.
| Year | Jail population / ADP | Pretrial | Sentenced | Rated capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 83 | 46 | 37 | 135 |
| 2022 | 88.25 | 56.02 | 32.23 | 135 |
| 2021 | 84 | 15 | 69 | 135 |
| 2020 | 79.5 | 15.98 | 63.52 | 135 |
| 2019 | 92 | 63 | 29 | 135 |
The county prison history adds useful local scale. Perry County says the old jail averaged about 45 to 50 inmates. The current building was planned for approximately 125 at full capacity, with 52 individual cells, 48 of them double-bunk capable, and a work-release/trustee housing area. Later PA DOC and PREA materials list slightly higher capacity numbers, so the older county figure is best treated as a local history note rather than the current rated capacity.
Perry County Jail Population Makeup
The Perry County jail population is not described in a public local dashboard with monthly race, age, and charge-level detail. The verified local facts are still important. The 2026 inmate health-care RFP describes Perry County Prison as a secure all-male facility. The 2025 PREA audit lists the population designation as men/boys and gives a custody range from Work Release through Maximum. County budget and RFP context says female prisoners are housed by Cumberland County, which changes how a local custody check should be framed.
- Male local custody: Perry County Prison is the local male county facility for court-directed prisoners.
- Female housing: county materials state that female prisoners are housed by Cumberland County.
- Work release through maximum: the PREA audit lists that full custody range.
- Federal short holds: county budget material and federal detention data show U.S. Marshals use.
- State custody: sentenced DOC prisoners are counted in PA DOC systems, not the county jail roster.
Perry County Inmate Records Law
Pennsylvania law gives broad access to many public records, but jail records, booking photos, and criminal files are not all released the same way. The Right-to-Know Law defines records broadly enough to include documents, photos, electronic information, and image records held by agencies. The same law includes a criminal-investigative exemption in Section 708(b)(16), so a request for jail or booking material can be denied or redacted if it relates to an investigation.
Key rules: 37 Pa. Code Chapter 95 sets county correctional institution standards and inspection rules. 61 Pa.C.S. Chapter 17 establishes county jail oversight boards. Pennsylvania PCCD death-in-custody reporting applies to deaths in local jails, state prisons, or during arrest.
CHRIA also matters. Pennsylvania's criminal history record definitions and dissemination rules affect when arrest, charge, disposition, and limited-access records may be shared through public systems. A UJS docket is useful for charges after arrest, but it is not a Pennsylvania State Police criminal-history background check.
Perry County State Prison Population
No PA DOC state correctional institution is physically located in Perry County according to the PA DOC state-prisons list. Sentenced prisoners from Perry County may still enter PA DOC custody after court disposition. PA DOC's 2023 Annual Statistical Report lists 49 Perry County commitments to state DOC in 2023, up from 47 in 2022. It also reports a Perry County DOC population of 155 on December 31, 2023, with 138 male and 17 female prisoners, and a state incarceration rate of 336.3 per 100,000.
| System | Covers | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Local pretrial, local sentences, short federal holds | Current Perry County Prison custody check |
| PA DOC | State prisoners and DOC-supervised parolees | Post-sentence state custody lookup |
| BOP | Federal Bureau of Prisons custody | Federal sentence or BOP transfer |
| ICE ODLS | Civil immigration detention | Immigration custody, not local jail status |
Search Perry County Current Custody
No official Perry County Prison online inmate roster or sheriff-hosted inmate-search portal was located on the county website. That changes the search order. Start with Perry County Prison for current local custody, use PA SAVIN/VINELink for custody status and release notification, search UJS for the court case and charges, then use PA DOC, BOP, or ICE only when the custody type fits. The sheriff's office is relevant to court security, prisoner transport, and warrant service, but the research did not find a sheriff-run jail roster for Perry County.
- Call Perry County Prison at 717-582-2262 with the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and any docket or arresting-agency detail.
- Use VINELink Pennsylvania or PA SAVIN phone registration at 866-972-7284 for custody-status notifications.
- Search Pennsylvania UJS case search by docket number, name, OTN, police complaint number, or SID for charges and court events.
- Check the PA DOC inmate/parolee locator only for sentenced state custody or DOC-supervised parole.
- Use the BOP inmate locator or ICE detainee locator only for federal or immigration custody questions.
Perry County Inmate Lookup Channels
Because the county does not publish a roster search form, the most honest Perry County inmate lookup table starts with the missing local field set. A current jail custody check is a phone or in-person process unless PA SAVIN/VINELink returns a custody-status match. UJS is then used for court charges, not live jail housing. For older booking records, Perry County's Right-to-Know process supplies the written request path, subject to exemptions and fees.
| Channel | Type | What to have ready | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County Prison | Phone / in person | Full name, DOB, arrest date, docket details | Current local custody questions |
| PA SAVIN / VINELink | Web, phone, mobile app | Name and notification registration details | County jail, state prison, and parole custody status |
| UJS Case Search | Web docket portal | Name, docket number, OTN, complaint number, SID | Charges, docket events, bail entries, court status |
| PA DOC Locator | Web locator | Last name or DOC number | State DOC prisoners and parolees |
| Perry County RTK | Written records request | Specific record description and delivery choice | Records not posted online, subject to exemptions |
Perry County's Open Records Policy lists general RTK requests through the county Right To Know Officer by mail, email, or fax. The county policy says the agency must respond within five business days, and no response within that time is a deemed denial. Appeals are due within 15 business days of a denial or deemed denial.
Perry County Inmate Record Details
A Perry County inmate record may be split across systems. The county jail may confirm current custody facts by phone. PA SAVIN/VINELink is a custody-status and notification tool. UJS dockets show court records such as charges, docket events, disposition, and bail entries. PA DOC records apply after state custody or parole. The public should not expect one county roster profile with booking number, photo, charge list, housing unit, and bond amount because no official profile was found.
| Record detail | Where to check |
|---|---|
| Current local custody | Perry County Prison phone or PA SAVIN/VINELink status search |
| Formal charges | UJS docket sheets after the case enters the court system |
| Bond or bail entries | UJS docket and PAePay Bail where the court participates |
| State custody or parole | PA DOC inmate/parolee locator |
| Federal sentence | Federal BOP inmate locator |
| Booking photo | Possible RTK request, but release is not automatic |
Perry County Detention Facilities
The facility map contains one local detention facility: Perry County Prison. It is the county prison/jail for adult male local prisoners and local court commitments. It also has work-release/trustee housing and may hold short-duration federal prisoners between transport and court appearances. No PA DOC state prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention facility was identified within Perry County.
- Perry County Prison - local male county jail/prison facility in New Bloomfield, with work release through maximum custody levels.
The official prison page is also the main source for visitation, mail, phone, money, and commissary rules. Personal mail uses a Greensboro, North Carolina processing address with Facility ID 5270, while legal mail goes directly to the physical prison address and must be marked as legal mail.
Perry County Jail Conditions
Perry County's public records include several current jail-conditions signals. The prison mission says the facility provides treatment and services aimed at positive change after reentry. The 2026 health-care RFP covers medical, mental health, and nursing services for the secure all-male facility. A Cumberland/Perry HSBG draft says Perry County Prison faced new medication-assisted treatment obligations and used opioid settlement funds for MAT costs, Vivitrol continuation, buprenorphine, methadone continuation, and recovery supports.
Oversight is also documented. June 9, 2025 Commissioners minutes approved a PREA audit contract, and the 2025 PREA final audit later supplied population, capacity, staffing, contractor, volunteer, and custody-level details. PA DOC's county inspections and statistics page explains that inspections use essential and non-essential standards under 37 Pa. Code Chapter 95.
Perry County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Perry County inmate population?
The strongest recent local figures are below capacity. The 2025 PREA audit reported 65 people at the audit snapshot, 75 on the first onsite audit day, and an 85 average daily population for the prior 12 months. The PA DOC inspection schedule listed 135 beds for 2026.
Does Perry County publish an online jail roster?
No official county-hosted jail roster or sheriff inmate-search portal was located. Current custody checks should start with Perry County Prison, then PA SAVIN/VINELink, UJS court dockets, and other locator systems if the custody type fits.
Where are female Perry County prisoners housed?
County budget and RFP materials say female prisoners are housed by Cumberland County and billed to Perry County by daily rate. That means the case may be a Perry County matter even when the housing location is outside the county.
Can a released Perry County inmate be found online?
Released local jail records are not posted in a county roster found during research. Use UJS for court dockets and Perry County's Right-to-Know request process for specific jail or booking records not available online.