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.
McKean County, Pennsylvania, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in McKean County is held at the county jail, 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 McKean County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in McKean County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the sheriff's office at mckeancountypa.gov/departments/sheriffs_office/index.php (page title: Welcome to McKean County PA), phone 888-836-1950, 17013, 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 888-836-1950.
The McKean County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 81 people, up from about 79 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 106 beds, and it ran at 76 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
McKean County has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the McKean County Jail
The agencies that report for Bradford (township), Bradford, Kane, Port Allegany and Smethport make the arrests that end in a booking in McKean County.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies, one campus police department, two state agencies and one state police unit in McKean County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Bradford's 273 for 2024, Kane's 103 for 2023 and Foster Township's 66 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in McKean County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 154 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 McKean 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 McKean 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 McKean County?
Ask the sheriff's office at 888-836-1950; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at mckeancountypa.gov.
How many people are in the McKean County jail?
About 81 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 106 beds.
What is the phone number for the McKean County jail?
888-836-1950, the number on the page of the sheriff's office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in McKean County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official McKean 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.