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 on September 23, 2026.
Fulton County, Pennsylvania, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Fulton County is held at the county jail, run by the Sheriff's Department | County of Fulton, 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.
Related guides: Fulton County public records, Fulton County arrest records, Fulton County warrants, Fulton County criminal records, Fulton County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Fulton County
The county jail, run by the Sheriff's Department | County of Fulton, PA, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Fulton County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sheriff's Department | County of Fulton, PA at co.fulton.pa.us/sheriff.php (page title: Sheriff's Department | County of Fulton, PA), phone (717)485-4519, 207 North 2nd Street McConnellsburg, PA 17233, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 (717)485-4519.
The Fulton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 22 people, down from about 40 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 42 beds, and it ran at 53 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Fulton County has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Fulton County Jail
The Sheriff's Department | County of Fulton, PA makes the arrests that end in a booking in Fulton County.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit and four state agencies in Fulton County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Fulton 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 Fulton 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 Fulton County?
Ask the Sheriff's Department | County of Fulton, PA at (717)485-4519; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.fulton.pa.us/sheriff.php.
How many people are in the Fulton County jail?
About 22 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 42 beds.
What is the phone number for the Fulton County jail?
(717)485-4519, the number on the page of the Sheriff's Department | County of Fulton, PA SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Fulton County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Fulton 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.