Clarion County Inmate Lookup Start
The official Clarion County services page groups inmate resources under one heading: commissary funds, letter mail, visitation, an inmate lookup tool, and magisterial district court docket sheets. That local menu is important because it shows that the county recognizes an inmate lookup function. The research gap is just as important. No working official Clarion County inmate lookup URL or sample public roster profile was found in the accessible sources reviewed, so a Clarion County inmate records search should not depend on an unverified third-party jail roster domain.
Current custody questions should go first to Clarion County Corrections, which operates Clarion County Jail. The county page gives the jail contact, warden, fax number, population note, and prison board meeting information. It describes the jail as the local facility for people awaiting arraignment, trial, sentencing, or transfer. That means Clarion County inmate records at the jail are local custody records, while filed charges and court events are separate docket records in the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System.
The county services page is the official source that references the inmate lookup tool.
The screenshot helps confirm the correct local starting point, while the missing inspectable roster URL keeps the search process grounded in phone, records, and court fallback channels.
Lookup gap. Clarion County references an inmate lookup tool, but no working official roster URL was documented in the sources reviewed. Use the jail, Open Records, UJS, VINE, PADOC, BOP, or ICE path that fits the custody type.
Use Clarion County Jail Records
A reliable Clarion County inmate records search uses a chain rather than one database. Start with the jail because jail staff can confirm whether a person is currently housed at Clarion County Jail or has been released, moved, or held for another agency. Have the person's full legal name, approximate date of birth, arrest date if known, and committing agency if known. The county inmate account rules also show useful identifiers for money and phone systems, including first and last name, date of birth, inmate ID, and the Clarion County PA-Correctional Facility Site ID 113 for some GTL phone payment workflows.
- Call Clarion County Jail at (814) 226-9615 for current custody status and ask what public booking information may be released.
- If a phone inquiry is not enough, use Clarion County Open Records for a written Right-to-Know request.
- Search UJS Case Search for charges, docket numbers, bail orders, hearing dates, and court events after a jail arrest.
- Use Pennsylvania VINE for custody or case notification when the person or agency is available there.
- Use the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections locator only after transfer to state prison or parole supervision.
- Use BOP inmate search or ICE detainee search only for federal or immigration custody.
Clarion County Roster Search Fields
The Clarion County roster search-field table cannot be filled with normal last-name, first-name, or booking-number fields because the public roster interface was not available for inspection. Treat that absence as part of the record. If a county link becomes available later, confirm whether it is on an official Clarion County domain before entering personal data. Until then, the practical fields come from phone and in-person inquiry, county deposit instructions, court search fields, and state locator search rules.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official roster fields | Not inspectable | Not inspectable | County references an Inmate Lookup Tool, but no working official search interface was located. |
| Inmate first and last name | Phone or in-person identifier | Effectively yes | Also used by ConnectNetwork deposit identification. |
| Date of birth | Phone or in-person identifier | Useful | County account instructions request month, date, and year for deposit identification. |
| Inmate ID | Identifier | Optional if known | Needed for some account or phone payment workflows. |
| Site ID | Facility identifier | For some GTL payments | Clarion County PA-Correctional Facility Site ID 113. |
For court records after a jail arrest, UJS and PAeDocket can be searched by docket number, participant name, organization name, Offense Tracking Number, police incident or complaint number, and State ID number. Those court fields do not prove current custody. They help connect a Clarion County arrest to charges, bail conditions, docket entries, hearing dates, and dispositions.
Clarion County Inmate Record Fields
Because Clarion County did not publish an inspectable roster profile in the sources reviewed, do not assume the online public record shows mugshots, housing units, bond amounts, or charges. The available official and vendor pages support a narrower field inventory. Public information may be available by jail phone, through written requests, by court docket, through VINE, or through PADOC after a state transfer. Clarion County inmate records and court records should be read together when the question is both "where is the person" and "what charges were filed."
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | First and last name used to identify the inmate for jail inquiry, mail, and deposit purposes. |
| Date of birth | A practical identifier for jail phone inquiry and ConnectNetwork account matching. |
| Inmate ID | A jail or account identifier that may be needed for deposits or phone payment workflows. |
| Facility or Site ID | Clarion County PA-Correctional Facility Site ID 113 for some GTL Trust and PIN Debit payments. |
| Mailing address | Inmate name plus Clarion County Corrections, 309 Amsler Ave. - Ste 2, Shippenville, PA 16254. |
| Court docket details | UJS may show charges, events, docket entries, filings, dispositions, and cross-court docket numbers. |
Clarion County Jail Contact
The jail contact card is the main local access channel for current Clarion County inmate records. Sheriff Shawn Zerfoss's office handles warrants, civil process, courthouse security, and prisoner transport, but the jail is the custody contact for inmate status, visits, mail, and accounts. The facility is operated by Clarion County Corrections, and the official corrections page names Warden Sherry Yates. The page also reports that the daily fluctuating population is approximately 100 inmates, but no rated capacity was located in the official county source.
Clarion County Jail
Clarion County Corrections
309 Amsler Drive, Ste. 2
Shippenville, PA 16254
(814) 226-9615
Fax: (814) 226-1152
Warden: Sherry Yates, ext. 1135
The official jail page is the best source for current jail contact details.
That county page also helps separate the Shippenville jail from the courthouse sheriff's office in downtown Clarion.
Clarion County Inmate Visits
Clarion County visitation is tied to inmate classification, block, cell, cot, sled, or bed assignment. That is why a custody check should include the inmate's current housing assignment before anyone travels to the jail. Visitors must be on the inmate's approved list, and inmates may change the list only once every 30 days by submitting a new list for Deputy Warden approval. Attorneys may visit during normal business hours seven days a week, while other visits follow the posted schedule unless the Officer in Charge approves an appointment.
| Day | Unit / Cell or Bed Range | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | F-Block cells 173-174, 160-163, and 216-219 | 5:30 PM-8:00 PM in assigned half-hour slots |
| Saturday | E-Block, D-Block, B-Block, male Cot/Sleds, female Sleds | 10:00 AM-7:30 PM in assigned half-hour slots |
| Sunday | A-Block beds 1-10 and C-Block beds 1-20 | 10:00 AM-7:30 PM in assigned half-hour slots |
The official Clarion County visitation schedule provides the detailed block and bed list.
The cell-based schedule makes a current jail status call especially useful because the public visitor must know the correct assignment.
Visitors under 18 must be with a parent or legal guardian. Prior incarcerated inmates must wait three months after release before approval to visit another inmate. Visitors are subject to search, and alcohol, narcotics, and drugs are prohibited on jail grounds and inside the facility.
Clarion County Mail and Funds
Once a person is located in Clarion County Jail, mail and money rules become part of the practical inmate record workflow. Incoming mail must include the inmate name, Clarion County Corrections, 309 Amsler Ave. - Ste 2, Shippenville, PA 16254, plus the sender's full name and return address. Third-party mail is prohibited. Stickers, glitter, crayon, paint, and marker drawings are not given to inmates. Personal mail may be checked for security, while legal mail is opened by the inmate in staff presence.
| Channel | Details |
|---|---|
| Jail lobby kiosk | Available 24/7 and accepts $5 bills up to $100 bills. Fees are disclosed at transaction time. |
| Online deposits | ConnectNetwork supports Clarion County PA-Correctional Facility services. |
| Phone AdvancePay | 1-800-483-8413. |
| Phone Trust | 1-888-988-4768. |
| Required information | Inmate first and last name, date of birth, inmate ID, and Site ID 113 for some phone payments. |
| Limits | No personal checks. The jail does not give account balances by phone. |
Note: Confirm custody with Clarion County Jail before sending money because release, transfer, or a hold can change where funds should go.
Clarion County Custody Differences
Clarion County inmate records are local only when the person is held at Clarion County Jail. A person sentenced to Pennsylvania state prison moves into the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections system, and the county jail roster or phone line may no longer be the right lookup source. PADOC says its locator covers state-sentenced inmates and parolees, updates daily, and does not include county-facility-only inmates. No state correctional institution, BOP prison, or ICE detention facility was located inside Clarion County during the official-source sweep.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Clarion County Jail phone or Open Records | Pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, and people awaiting transfer. |
| State prison or parole | PADOC Inmate and Parolee Locator | State-sentenced inmates and parolees, not county jail inmates. |
| Federal custody | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal sentenced inmates and some historical federal custody. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Immigration detainees, not criminal jail bookings. |
Clarion County Record Terms
Jail and court systems use terms that can sound alike but mean different things. A booking record is not the same as a conviction. A detainer is not a new sentence. A DOC locator result is not a county jail roster entry. These definitions help connect Clarion County inmate records with Pennsylvania court records and state custody records without mixing the systems.
- Booking
- The jail intake process after arrest, including identification, property intake, screening, and initial custody placement.
- Arraignment
- An early court stage where charges and bail may be addressed by a judicial officer.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that can affect release even when bail is posted in one case.
- OTN
- An Offense Tracking Number that can help link arrest, complaint, and court docket records.
- DOC
- The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, which handles state prison and parole records.
Another useful term is classification. In Clarion County Jail context, classification means the jail's housing and security assignment process after intake. It matters because the county visitation schedule is not a single open visiting block. Visits are tied to the inmate's assigned block, cell, cot, sled, or bed range, so a person who was moved inside the jail may have a different visit window than the one a family member expected from an older note.
For booking photos tied to current or requested records, use the separate Clarion County jail mugshots information because Pennsylvania mugshot access has its own public-record and CHRIA issues.