Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Bradford County, Pennsylvania, has about 60,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bradford County is held at the county jail, run by the Bradford County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Bradford County public records, Bradford County arrest records, Bradford County warrants, Bradford County criminal records, Bradford County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Bradford County
The county jail, run by the Bradford County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Bradford County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Bradford County Sheriff's Office at bradfordcountypa.gov/325/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Bradford County, PA), phone 570-265-1701, 215 Main Street Towanda, PA 18848, Monday Through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 570-265-1701.
The Bradford County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 150 people, down from about 180 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 207 beds, and it ran at 71 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bradford County has about 60,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bradford County Jail
The Bradford County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Sayre, Athens, Athens (township), Towanda, Canton and Troy make the arrests that end in a booking in Bradford County.
The FBI's agency list also places three state agencies, one state police unit and three other agencies in Bradford County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Athens (township)'s 202 for 2025, Sayre's 93 for 2024 and Athens's 70 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Bradford County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 222 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Bradford County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Bradford County serves the sentence in a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Bradford County?
Ask the Bradford County Sheriff's Office at 570-265-1701; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bradfordcountypa.gov/325/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Bradford County jail?
About 150 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 207 beds.
What is the phone number for the Bradford County jail?
570-265-1701, the number on the page of the Bradford County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bradford County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Bradford County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.