No Official Online Jail Roster Located
The official Union County Jail page publishes contact, visitation, deposit, property, and phone-system information, but research did not locate an official online Union County jail roster or searchable county inmate profile. That means users should not rely on third-party roster pages as if they were county records. For county pretrial or local custody, the official fallback is the Union County Jail at (570) 524-8711 or contact through the courthouse address, 103 S. Second Street, Lewisburg, PA 17837.
The county jail page lists hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, phone (570) 524-8711, and fax (570) 524-8713. It does not publish verified roster fields such as mugshot, booking number, housing unit, bond amount, booking date, or projected release date. Those fields should not be assumed for Union County unless the jail directly verifies them or later publishes an official roster.
The official jail information source is shown in the image captured from the Union County Jail page.
The image supports the main local finding: Union County publishes jail operating information, not a public searchable roster on the official page reviewed.
| Roster or Profile Field | Official Union County Status | Practical Use |
|---|---|---|
| Current inmate name search | No official public search located | Call the jail for county custody confirmation. |
| Booking number | Not published on the official jail page reviewed | Do not cite or request by booking number unless the jail provides one. |
| Mugshot | No official roster mugshot field located | Do not rely on third-party mugshot pages as county records. |
| Bond or bail amount | Not published as a roster field | Check the court docket, issuing court, or jail depending on case stage. |
| Housing unit | Not published | Ask jail staff only when an approved visit or contact question requires it. |
| Projected release | Not published | Use jail, VINE, court orders, or DOC status depending on custody type. |
This absence of roster fields is important for accuracy. A county jail page can be official and still not be an inmate search portal. In Union County, the page functions as an operations and visitor-information source. It tells the public how to contact the jail, visit, make deposits, use phone and video services, and understand limited property rules. It does not give a public data layout for current detainees, so content should describe a fallback workflow instead of pretending that a roster search exists.
Custody Lookup Channels
Use the channel that matches the person's status. County jail custody, state prison custody, parole status, court charges, and registry information are separate systems. A person may appear in one system and not another because each source answers a different question.
| Need | Official Channel | What It Can Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Current local jail custody | Union County Jail, (570) 524-8711 | Whether the jail can verify a person is in local county custody. |
| State-sentenced inmate or parolee | Pennsylvania DOC locator | State prison and parole records, updated daily, excluding county-facility inmates. |
| Custody notification | Pennsylvania VINE | Custody status notifications and criminal case notification pathways. |
| Criminal charges or hearings | UJS Case Search | Public docket sheets by name, docket number, OTN, complaint number, citation number, or county. |
| Sex-offender registration | Pennsylvania Megan's Law registry | Public registry information maintained by Pennsylvania State Police. |
- Call Union County Jail first when the question is current county custody.
- Use Pennsylvania VINE when ongoing custody or case notifications are needed.
- Search the PA DOC locator only when the person may be state-sentenced or on state parole.
- Search UJS Case Search for public court charges, hearings, dispositions, and sentencing events.
- Use Megan's Law only for sex-offender registration, not for general jail custody.
County Jail vs PA DOC
The Pennsylvania DOC inmate and parolee locator is useful only for state-sentenced inmates and parolees. The DOC page states that it is updated daily, does not include private information, and does not include county-facility inmates. A person held pretrial in the Union County Jail, serving a short local sentence, or newly arrested may not appear in the DOC locator because that person is not in state DOC custody.
For a person recently arrested in Union County, start with the jail phone line and the UJS docket search. For a person already sentenced to state custody, use the DOC locator. For a person released from a county jail but still under court supervision, the public docket may show probation or sentencing events, while the jail may no longer have current custody information.
The statewide prison and parole lookup source is shown in the image captured from the Pennsylvania DOC inmate and parolee locator page.
This state locator is a fallback for state custody, not a replacement for contacting Union County Jail about county-facility custody.
PA VINE Notifications
Pennsylvania VINE provides a custody status and criminal case notification path. It is useful when a victim, family member, or other authorized user wants notification rather than a one-time roster lookup. VINE should be paired with the jail or court docket when exact local custody details, hearing dates, or charge status are needed.
Because the official Union County jail page does not publish a roster, VINE can help fill a notification gap. It does not turn county jail records into a full public inmate profile, and it should not be treated as proof of every court event. For case details, use UJS Case Search or the Clerk of Courts record channel.
The custody notification entry point is shown in the image captured from Pennsylvania VINE.
VINE is most helpful for alerts and custody-status monitoring when the county jail page itself has no public roster search.
Jail Visitation Rules
Union County Jail permits non-contact visits and video visits. All visitors must be approved by Jail Administration. The official page lists eligible immediate family as mother, father, brothers, sisters, wife or girlfriend, children, grandparents, and in some cases stepchildren. Visitors must present proper identification, with valid photo ID required except for children under age 16. Main-side visits are non-contact, use a glass barrier, and communicate by telephone.
| Category | Official Detail |
|---|---|
| Visit types | Non-contact visits and video visits. |
| Schedule | Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-11:30 AM and 12:30 PM-4:00 PM. |
| Visit limit | Approved visitors may have two 30-minute visits per week. |
| Identification | Proper identification required, with valid photo ID except for children under age 16. |
| Conduct | Arguments can terminate a visit, and the Warden decides future return. |
| Food and drink | No food products or drinks allowed during visits. |
The official page did not locate detailed mail rules, remote-video pricing, attorney visit schedules, tablet program details, or holiday and lockdown procedures. Call the jail before mailing property, planning travel, or assuming a visit is available on a particular day.
Deposits, Phone, and Video
Union County Jail identifies IC Solutions as the video visit and inmate phone-system vendor. For inmate funds, the county page links JailATM and states that cash or cards are accepted online or at the lobby kiosk. Personal checks are not accepted. The official property list is narrow: 10 photographs with no Polaroids, one plain wedding band, and one religious medal or small chain no larger than a half-dollar.
Commissary ordering details, deposit limits, vendor fees, and remote video pricing were not found on the official page during research. Those details can change by vendor contract or jail policy. The most reliable approach is to use the county's linked vendor route and call the jail when a deposit, phone account, or property question affects a visit or release plan.
Charges After Booking
Jail custody information is not the same as a criminal court record. To check charges after a Union County booking, use UJS Case Search by participant name, OTN, docket number, complaint number, citation number, or county. Criminal charge records often begin in Magisterial District Court with a complaint, preliminary arraignment, bail event, and preliminary hearing. Later Common Pleas dockets can show whether charges were held for court, amended, dismissed, pleaded, or sentenced.
If a person is in jail but no public case appears immediately, the docket may not have updated, the case may be restricted, or the person may be held on a warrant, probation detainer, out-of-county matter, or other authority. Call the jail for custody status and use the court or Clerk of Courts for case records and certified copies.
Megan's Law Registry Distinction
The Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law registry is a separate public registry. It should not be used as a jail roster, custody list, or complete criminal-history search. A person can be on the registry without being in Union County Jail, and a person can be in jail without appearing on the registry.
The official registry source is shown in the image captured from Pennsylvania Megan's Law.
This registry belongs in a custody research workflow only when the question is sex-offender registration, not general jail status.
Jail Records Requests and Limits
Union County Right-to-Know requests can be appropriate for sheriff or jail administrative records, but personal inmate information may be limited by CHRIA, privacy rules, security policy, or jail procedure. Court case records should generally be requested through the court record channel, not a generic county open-records request. For criminal Common Pleas records, use the Clerk of Courts; for public docket sheets, use UJS; for custody alerts, use VINE; for current county custody, call the jail.
No official Union County Sheriff mobile app was located in the official site navigation or source pages reviewed. No app-only jail lookup or app-only warrant feature should be assumed.
When a requester needs a record connected to a specific case, identify the case source before asking for jail records. A booking question may belong with jail staff, a charge list may belong in UJS or the Clerk of Courts file, a sentence may appear in the Common Pleas docket, and a state custody location may belong in the DOC locator. Keeping those sources separate avoids the most common Union County inmate-search error: treating a custody status, a court docket, a criminal-history record, and a registry entry as if they were one combined file.