This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve an official booking record. Use the official office or locator that matches the record or custody system.
Where to Direct Official Questions
McKean County Jail and Sheriff's Office
17013 Route 6, Smethport, PA 16749
Jail phone: 814-887-2333
Jail fax: 814-887-3369
Sheriff phone: 814-887-3454
Sheriff toll-free: 1-888-836-1950
Sheriff fax: 814-887-5753
Research did not locate a separate public records-unit phone line for the jail. For current local custody, start with the jail phone. For sheriff records, use the McKean County Sheriff's Office CRIMEWATCH Right-to-Know form or the county Right-to-Know process. Published jail visiting hours are Tuesdays and Saturdays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM.
McKean County Open Records
Shawn E. Hutchings Jr., Chief Clerk and Right-to-Know Officer
Phone: 814-887-3202
Email: sehutchings@mckeancountypa.gov
McKean County Court Records
Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts, McKean County Courthouse
500 West Main Street, Smethport, PA 16749
Phone: 814-887-3270
Fax: 814-887-3219
McKean County Court of Common Pleas
McKean County Courthouse, 500 W. Main Street, Smethport, PA 16749
Phone: 814-887-5571
Hours listed by Pennsylvania Courts: Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Use the list below to match the question to the correct page or agency route.
- For a person believed to be in local county custody, use jail inmate records and call McKean County Jail because no official public jail roster was located.
- For booking-photo access, use jail roster mugshots and the sheriff or county Right-to-Know process.
- For charges, bail, docket numbers, and case events after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, UJS Case Search, and the Clerk of Courts when appropriate.
- For facility-specific questions, use the pages for McKean County Jail and Federal Correctional Institution McKean.
- For a sentenced Pennsylvania state prisoner or parolee, use the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections inmate and parolee locator, not the county jail phone.
- For federal custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator. For immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.