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 September 30, 2026.
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, has about 145,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lebanon County is held at the county jail, run by the Lebanon 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: Lebanon County public records, Lebanon County arrest records, Lebanon County warrants, Lebanon County criminal records, Lebanon County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lebanon County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lebanon County is held at the county jail, run by the Lebanon County - Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lebanon County - Sheriff's Office at lebanoncountypa.gov/departments/sheriffs-office/contacts/general-ma... (page title: Lebanon County | Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Lebanon County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 270 people, down from about 490 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 645 beds, and it ran at 41 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lebanon County has about 145,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lebanon County Jail
The Lebanon County - Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Lebanon, Lebanon, Cornwall and Cleona make the arrests that end in a booking in Lebanon County.
The FBI's agency list also places three other agencies, one campus police department, three state agencies and one state police unit in Lebanon County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Lebanon's 667 for 2025, Lebanon's 291 for 2025 and Western Lebanon County Regional's 290 for 2025.
Together, the nine agencies in Lebanon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,463 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 Lebanon County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections lists its inmates at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Lebanon County?
Ask the Lebanon County - Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at lebanoncountypa.gov.
How many people are in the Lebanon County jail?
About 270 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 645 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lebanon County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Lebanon 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.