Jefferson County Jail Overview
Jefferson County Jail is the local detention facility identified in Jefferson County sources. It is a county jail, not a PA DOC state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center. The jail holds adults committed to Jefferson County custody, including people awaiting court action, sentenced county inmates, parole or probation holds, weekenders, and work-release or less-than-six-day sentence participants when a court orders that custody path.
The current official jail page does not publish a public online inmate roster, a housing-unit list, or a current rated capacity line. A 2017 WJAC report said the jail renovation added 40 beds and could then house 175 inmates, but that figure should be read as a dated news report rather than a current county capacity statement. The strongest current population context comes from Jefferson County Jail Board packets, which publish monthly jail report material and population snippets.
The official jail page is shown in the captured source image from the county site.
The page is more useful for jail operations than for roster search because it lists phone extensions, visitation rules, deposit methods, property limits, medical notes, and the bail warning.
Jefferson County Jail Contact
The jail is at the county service-center location in Brookville, not at the courthouse on Main Street. That distinction matters for records, visitation, deposits, and court business. The Sheriff's Office, District Attorney, Prothonotary, Public Defender, and many court functions are mainly connected to the courthouse. The jail contact below is the facility contact for custody and jail operations.
Jefferson County Jail
578 Service Center Rd.
Brookville, PA 15825
(814) 849-1933
Fax: (814) 849-2144
Phone menu: General Info ext. 1, Shift Commander ext. 2, Records ext. 3, Medical ext. 4, Training ext. 5, Administration ext. 6.
Jefferson County Jail Lookup
No official Jefferson County online jail roster was located on the county site during research. A custody lookup for Jefferson County Jail should start with the jail phone line and use the named extensions. Records, extension 3, is the best route for booking-record questions. The Shift Commander's Desk, extension 2, may be better for immediate custody or facility questions, while General Information, extension 1, can route basic inquiries.
- Call Jefferson County Jail at (814) 849-1933 with the person's full legal name and date of birth or approximate age.
- Use Records, extension 3, for booking-record or record-copy questions.
- Use Pennsylvania VINELink for custody-status notices when available.
- Use UJS Case Search for charges, docket events, bail entries, and court dates after arrest.
- Use the PA DOC locator only when the person has moved to state-prison or parole custody.
Lookup limit: Jefferson County Jail is the county custody channel. State-sentenced inmates, federal defendants, and immigration detainees may not appear through the jail phone or records path.
Jefferson County Jail Stats
Jefferson County Jail population figures should be read with dates and source notes. The current county jail page does not restate a rated capacity. The best located capacity detail is the 2017 WJAC renovation report that said the jail could house 175 inmates after added beds. Monthly Jail Board packets provide more current population snapshots, including 98 people on December 1, 2024 with an average daily population of 106, 112 on June 1, 2025 with ADP 105, 117 on September 1, 2025 with ADP 120, and 134 on October 1, 2025 with ADP 124.
| Date | Population | Average Daily Population |
|---|---|---|
| 12/01/2024 | 98 | 106 |
| 06/01/2025 | 112 | 105 |
| 09/01/2025 | 117 | 120 |
| 10/01/2025 | 134 | 124 |
Visiting Jefferson County Jail
Jefferson County Jail uses ICSolutions and The Visitor video visitation system. The county page says visits may be scheduled by home computer, cell phone, or the computer in the jail vestibule. The vendor page says visitors must register at no cost and that video visitation replaces traditional face-to-face glass-partition visits. Inmates remain in the housing unit, and visitors use video terminals or approved remote access.
| Visitation Item | Jefferson County Jail Rule |
|---|---|
| System | ICSolutions / The Visitor video visitation. |
| Registration | Visitors register at no cost through the visitation system. |
| Scheduling window | No sooner than 24 hours before the visit and no later than one week out. |
| Visiting times | 8:00 AM to 8:30 PM. |
| Visit style | Video visitation replaces glass visits; inmates stay in the housing unit. |
| On-site scheduling | County page notes a computer in the jail vestibule. |
Confirm the visit before traveling. The county page reviewed did not publish a separate attorney schedule, visitor parking rule, locker rule, or jail-specific ADA entrance note.
Jefferson County Jail Money
Jefferson County Jail separates inmate account deposits from telephone account deposits. The lobby kiosk accepts cash and credit cards for inmate accounts. Money orders may be mailed to the jail in the inmate's name. Funds are not accepted through the front-desk window, and cash is not accepted by mail. The county says a small charge is assessed with each deposit to cover expenses, but no exact amount was published on the jail page reviewed.
| Deposit Type | Method | Important Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Inmate account | Lobby kiosk | Cash and credit cards accepted at the kiosk. |
| Inmate account | Mailed money order | Make the money order in the inmate's name. |
| Inmate account | Front desk | Funds are not accepted at the front-desk window. |
| Inmate account | Cash by mail | Cash is not accepted through the mail. |
| Telephone account | Lobby kiosk | The same kiosk can fund phone accounts. |
| Telephone account | Phone or online | Call 1-866-345-1884 or use Access Corrections. |
Mail Property Medical Rules
The jail page confirms money orders may be mailed to the jail in the inmate's name, but it does not publish a full letter-mail format, publication policy, package rule, legal-mail rule, or postcard-only rule in the inspected content. Use the facility address and call before mailing letters, books, photographs, packages, original documents, or any item that may be treated as contraband. Do not add a booking number to the address unless the jail provides one.
Property rules are narrow. On entering the building, an inmate may possess five white T-shirts, five pairs of white socks, and five sets of underwear. After entry, no other personal items may be brought into the facility. Additional personal items are available through commissary. The jail contracts with a medical provider for inmate medical needs, and that provider may contact outside healthcare providers or pharmacies to document prior medical needs. Small co-pays are required for inmate treatment.
- Booking
- The jail intake process after arrest or court commitment.
- Commissary
- The jail supply system for approved personal items after entry.
- Medical co-pay
- A small inmate treatment charge noted by the county jail page.
Jefferson County Jail Bail Warning
Bail cannot be paid at Jefferson County Jail. The county jail page directs family or friends to contact the committing party, district judge, presiding judge, or prothonotary's office. That warning is important because many generic jail instructions tell users to bring bond money to the jail lobby. Jefferson County's official rule points people away from the jail and toward the court authority that set or controls bail.
Use UJS Case Search for docket and bail entries, then contact the correct court office before going anywhere in person. The Prothonotary is at the courthouse, not at the jail. Magisterial district judges may handle preliminary arraignment and early bail decisions. Even after bail is resolved through the court, release can depend on paperwork reaching the jail, identity checks, detainer checks, other warrants, probation or parole holds, and jail release processing.
Jefferson County Jail Board
The Jefferson County Jail Board / Intermediate Punishment Board page is the public oversight channel located during research. It lists meeting materials and a meeting location at Jefferson Place, 155 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Brookville. The June 23, 2026 agenda source confirms a recurring process that includes acceptance of financial reports and Jail Reports, along with old and new business. The board page also links to the county YouTube channel for meeting access.
The Jail Board meeting page is shown in the captured image from the county site.
Jail Board packets are a useful source for dated population snippets because the official jail page itself does not publish a live roster or current capacity table.
Pennsylvania county jail oversight also includes state standards. 37 Pa. Code Chapter 95 governs county correctional institutions, and 37 Pa. Code Section 95.220b concerns county prison inspections. Those rules are separate from the county Jail Board, but both help explain why population reports and jail operations appear in public oversight materials.
Directions to Jefferson County Jail
Jefferson County Jail is located at 578 Service Center Rd. in Brookville, Pennsylvania. Visitors should distinguish that address from the Jefferson County Courthouse at 200 Main Street, where the Sheriff's Office, District Attorney, Prothonotary, Public Defender, and many court functions are located. The jail is on Service Center Road near other county service-center functions, including Emergency Services at 560 Service Center Rd.
From the I-80 corridor, Brookville is the main highway approach. Use live maps for the final turn because the county jail page does not publish turn-by-turn visitor directions. From downtown Brookville and Main Street, route away from the courthouse area toward Service Center Road. From Punxsutawney, Reynoldsville, Brockway, and other Jefferson County communities, expect a local-road approach into Brookville before turning toward the jail campus.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation scheduling, and any parking or entry rule with the jail before traveling to Service Center Road.
Search Jail Records
For Jefferson County Jail, start with the jail records extension for county custody and use state or federal locators only when the person has left county custody.
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