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 9, 2026.
Clinton County, Pennsylvania, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clinton County is held at the county jail, run by the Sheriff | Clinton County, PA, 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Clinton County
The county jail, run by the Sheriff | Clinton County, PA, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Clinton County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sheriff | Clinton County, PA at clintoncountypa.gov/government/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Clinton County, PA), phone 570-893-4070, 230 East Water Street Lock Haven, PA 17745, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 570-893-4070.
The Clinton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 150 people, down from about 220 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 298 beds, and it ran at 51 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clinton County has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 40 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clinton County Jail
The Sheriff | Clinton County, PA and the agencies that report for Lock Haven, Mill Hall and Renovo make the arrests that end in a booking in Clinton County.
The FBI's agency list also places one campus police department, four state agencies and one state police unit in Clinton County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Lock Haven's 257 for 2025, Renovo's 54 for 2025 and Pine Creek Township's 14 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Clinton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 325 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 Clinton 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County?
Ask the Sheriff | Clinton County, PA at 570-893-4070; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at clintoncountypa.gov/government/sheriff.
How many people are in the Clinton 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 298 beds.
What is the phone number for the Clinton County jail?
570-893-4070, the number on the page of the Sheriff | Clinton County, PA SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clinton County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Clinton 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.