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.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, has about 84,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lawrence County is held at the county jail, run by the Lawrence 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: Lawrence County public records, Lawrence County arrest records, Lawrence County warrants, Lawrence County criminal records, Lawrence County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lawrence County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lawrence County is held at the county jail, run by the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office at lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/sheriff (page title: Lawrence County | Sheriff), phone (724) 652-5121, 430 Court Street New Castle, PA 16101, 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 (724) 652-5121.
The Lawrence County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 140 people, down from about 170 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 307 beds, and it ran at 45 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lawrence County has about 84,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lawrence County Jail
The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for New Castle, Ellwood City, New Wilmington, New Beaver, Bessemer and Wampum make the arrests that end in a booking in Lawrence County.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one state police unit and one other agency in Lawrence County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were New Castle's 1,018 for 2025, Ellwood City's 112 for 2024 and Shenango Township's 61 for 2025.
Together, the 12 agencies in Lawrence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,187 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County?
Ask the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office at (724) 652-5121; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/sheriff.
How many people are in the Lawrence County jail?
About 140 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 307 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lawrence County jail?
(724) 652-5121, the number on the page of the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lawrence County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Lawrence 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.