This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot verify custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull official booking records. Use the official Erie County, court, corrections, or state contact listed for that task.
Official Erie Contacts
Current Erie County Prison custody questions start with the Department of Corrections. Court filings and criminal docket records go through the Clerk of Courts. Sheriff matters, including warrant verification and sheriff records, are separate from jail custody records.
Erie County Prison
1618 Ash Street
Erie, PA 16503-2168
Phone: 814-451-7500
Email: correctionsinfo@eriecountypa.gov
Corrections administrative staff hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Clerk of Courts Criminal Records
Erie County Courthouse, Room 103
140 West Sixth Street
Erie, PA 16501
Phone: 814-451-6221
Email: clerksrequests@eriecountypa.gov
Use this office for Erie County criminal court records, docket filings, and clerk-held case documents.
Erie County Sheriff's Office
Erie County Courthouse, Room 400
140 West Sixth Street
Erie, PA 16501
Phone: 814-451-6007
Email: sheriffinfo@eriecountypa.gov
Use this office for sheriff functions such as warrants, civil process, court security, and prisoner transport questions.
Erie County Right-to-Know
County Open Records Officer: Deanna Heasley
Erie County Courthouse, Suite 504
140 West Sixth Street
Erie, PA 16501
Phone: 814-451-6344
Email: DHeasley@eriecountypa.gov
County records requests may also be submitted through Erie County's NextRequest public-records portal.
Use the route that matches the record you need:
- For a person in Erie County Prison, start with jail inmate records and the prison phone line.
- For a booking photo or mugshot request, review jail roster mugshots and use the Right-to-Know process if a written record is needed.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest, UJS Case Search, and the Clerk of Courts.
- For a specific custody location, check the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner or parolee, use the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections inmate and parolee locator.
- For a federal inmate or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE detainee locator.