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.
Forest County, Pennsylvania, has about 6,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Forest County is held at the county jail, run by the Sheriff's Office - Forest County Pennsylvania, 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: Forest County public records, Forest County arrest records, Forest County warrants, Forest County criminal records, Forest County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Forest County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Forest County is held at the county jail, run by the Sheriff's Office - Forest County Pennsylvania, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sheriff's Office - Forest County Pennsylvania at co.forest.pa.us/departments/sheriff.php (page title: Welcome to Forest County Pennsylvania), phone (814) 755-3541, 526 Elm Street, Box 9 Tionesta, PA 16353, 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 (814) 755-3541.
The Forest County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 16 people, down from about 22 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 24 beds, and it ran at 66 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Forest County has about 6,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Forest County Jail
The Sheriff's Office - Forest County Pennsylvania makes the arrests that end in a booking in Forest County.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, two state agencies and one state police unit in Forest County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest County?
Ask the Sheriff's Office - Forest County Pennsylvania at (814) 755-3541; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.forest.pa.us/departments/sheriff.php.
How many people are in the Forest County jail?
About 16 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 24 beds.
What is the phone number for the Forest County jail?
(814) 755-3541, the number on the page of the Sheriff's Office - Forest County Pennsylvania SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Forest County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Forest 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.