Get in Touch

This is a private reference site, not a Potter County or Pennsylvania government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking or release record. Contact the responsible public office directly.


Offices for Custody and Records

Use the contact that matches the record or status being checked. Potter County Jail, not the Sheriff's administrative office, is the first call for local custody and release status.

Potter County Jail
102 East Second Street
Coudersport, PA 16915
Phone: 814-274-9730
Fax: 814-274-4225
Potter County Open Records Officer
Paul Heimel, Gunzburger Building
1 North Main Street, Coudersport, PA 16915
Phone: 814-274-8290
Email: pheimel@pottercountypa.net
Potter County Clerk of Courts
1 East Second Street, Room 23
Coudersport, PA 16915
Phone: 814-274-9740
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed noon to 1 p.m.
PA DOC Right-to-Know Office
Office of Chief Counsel
1920 Technology Parkway, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone: 717-728-7763
Email: RA-docrighttoknow@pa.gov
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The following routes help narrow where to ask:

  • For a released person or county release record, the home page explains the complete Potter County search and request path.
  • For supervision after release, use Post-Release Supervision.
  • For a same-day check, use 24-Hour Releases, which explains the lack of a county feed and the official fallback.
  • For a sentence-based date, use Release Date Lookup. For alerts, use VINE Inmate Check.
  • For Potter County Jail or statewide DOC details, choose the matching facility page in the footer.
  • For a state-sentenced prisoner, use the Pennsylvania inmate and parolee locator or DOC records office.
  • For federal prison or immigration custody, use the federal BOP or ICE system that holds the record.