The Cambria County Inmate Population
The Cambria County inmate population has to be read in layers. Cambria County Prison is the local prison in Ebensburg for people charged with or convicted of offenses by a legal committing authority. That local count can include pretrial detainees, people serving county sentences, and other lawful local commitments. The same county also contains Federal Correctional Institution Loretto, but that BOP prison is not part of the county jail population. It holds sentenced federal male inmates and an adjacent minimum-security camp population.
No inspected Cambria County page published a current live jail roster, daily booking report, live bed count, current average daily population, or current rated capacity for the county prison. That absence matters. Older population tables and federal statistics can describe pieces of the local detention picture, but they should not be turned into a current Cambria County Prison headcount. The safest reading is that current local custody must be checked through the prison phone, VINE, court records, and records requests, while federal custody is searched through BOP.
Cambria County Inmate Population Statistics
The public numbers located for Cambria County are uneven. Historical correctional facility tables list older Cambria County Prison figures, and BOP publishes a current facility population for FCI Loretto through its weekly statistics system. The official county prison page, however, did not publish a current local jail average daily population, annual booking total, or rated capacity. The table keeps those limits visible so old figures are not mistaken for today's local jail count.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Cambria County Prison current rated capacity | Not published in county source | Official county prison page inspected in 2026 |
| Cambria County Prison historical local figure | 389 | Prisoners of the Census table, 3/31/2006 |
| Cambria County Prison historical 2020-vintage figure | 487 | Prisoners of the Census 2020-vintage table, 12/31/2013 |
| FCI Loretto current BOP population | 779 | BOP population statistics, refreshed weekly |
| Pennsylvania incarceration rate | 589 per 100,000 people | Prison Policy Initiative Pennsylvania profile |
Cambria County Inmate Population Trends
The trend record shows why Cambria County inmate population figures need careful labels. Historical local facility figures show the county prison in older correctional tables, while the current BOP number describes a federal institution in Loretto. The county prison page also lists recent operational files, including visitation information, phone and tablet information, visiting-list material, and PREA reports. Those updates show active facility administration, but they do not supply a current public population series.
| Date | Figure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 3/31/2006 | 389 | Historical local correctional facility table for Cambria County Prison. |
| 12/31/2013 | 487 | 2020-vintage table entry for Cambria Co. Prison. |
| Current BOP weekly table | 779 | LORETTO FCI, PA, a federal population separate from county custody. |
Recent county files are useful for facility operations, not population counts. The county file inventory includes a 2025 visitation-information file, a 2024 phone and tablet information file, a 2024 visiting-list file, and PREA materials. Those records support visitation, communication, and jail-conditions sections, but they should not be used to infer capacity, crowding, or daily population.
Laws Governing Cambria County Inmates
Cambria County jail records sit between public-record access and criminal-record limits. The county accepts Right-to-Know requests by email, mail, fax, or in person, and its open-records page says the state form may be used but is not mandatory. At the same time, Pennsylvania criminal-history and jail standards laws can limit what is released, when it is released, and whether a record must be redacted.
Key statutes and rules:
Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. 67.101 et seq. gives a process for requesting public records from local agencies, subject to exemptions and appeal rights.
18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 91, the Criminal History Record Information Act, governs dissemination of criminal history record information.
37 Pa. Code Chapter 95 sets Pennsylvania county correctional institution standards, including admission, release, security, and statistical reporting rules.
Cambria County State Prison Transfers
A person arrested in Cambria County may start in Cambria County Prison and later move into the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections if sentenced to state custody. The Pennsylvania DOC locator service page says the locator is for state-sentenced inmates and parolees, is updated daily, and does not include county-facility inmates. That line is important for families: a new jail arrest in Ebensburg should not be expected to appear in the DOC locator unless the person has moved into state custody or parole supervision.
No current state correctional institution was located inside Cambria County in the research file. Older tables mention facilities that are historical or closed, so current facility pages are limited to Cambria County Prison and FCI Loretto. State prison search still matters because Cambria County court cases can end in a DOC sentence after the local jail stage ends.
How to Search Cambria County Inmates
Because no official county-run roster was located, a Cambria County inmate search starts with a fallback chain instead of a single jail-search form. Current local custody should be checked first with Cambria County Prison. VINE can help with custody status and notifications. The UJS portal helps track formal charges, bail entries, and hearings after an arrest, but it does not prove that a person is still physically in the jail.
- Call Cambria County Prison at (814) 472-7330 for current local custody information that can be released.
- Search Pennsylvania VINE for custody status and notification options.
- Use UJS Case Search for criminal dockets, bail entries, charge status, and court dates.
- Use the PA DOC Inmate and Parolee Locator only after state sentencing or DOC transfer.
- Use the BOP Inmate Locator for federal inmates, including FCI Loretto, and ICE ODLS for immigration custody.
Current Cambria County Custody Lookup
Cambria County Prison publishes its facility page, phone number, lobby hours, staff names, vendor links, and resource files, but not a public current-inmate list. That means the county roster field table is mostly a table of missing online fields. For a fresh arrest, the most useful starting details are the person's full name, date of birth if known, arresting agency if known, and any docket, OTN, complaint, or incident number that appears later in UJS.
| Channel | Type | Best Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| County jail roster | N/A | No official public roster located | Do not expect a county booking profile or online photo feed. |
| Prison phone inquiry | Phone | Current local custody | Use full legal name and date of birth if known. |
| VINE | Online custody notification | Status and notification | Coverage can vary by agency and record status. |
| RTKL request | Email, mail, fax, or in person | Copies of releasable records | Requests must identify the record with enough detail. |
The county's open-records page lists Melissa Kestermont as Open Records Officer and provides email, mail, fax, and in-person request channels. Record Storage is also listed in Ebensburg for records work. A booking record, custody log, or mugshot request should name the person, date of arrest or booking if known, arresting agency if known, and the exact record requested.
What Cambria County Inmate Records Show
No inspected county page showed a sample public inmate profile. Still, the research identifies common categories that may exist internally or in related public systems. Court dockets are the strongest public source for formal charges and bail entries. VINE may show custody status. The jail phone can confirm releasable custody information. Open-records requests may be needed for booking records, logs, or booking photos.
| Field or Item | Public Channel Located |
|---|---|
| Custody status | Cambria County Prison phone or VINE when available. |
| Booking date and time | Not published online; request from prison or open records where releasable. |
| Formal charges | UJS Case Search and court docket sheets. |
| Bail or bond | UJS docket and jail phone for release eligibility questions. |
| Mugshot | No public county gallery located; request under open records if releasable. |
| Release or transfer | VINE, jail phone, docket entries, or DOC locator after state transfer. |
County Jail vs State Prison
Cambria County Prison, the PA DOC system, BOP, and ICE answer different custody questions. A person recently booked after a local arrest is usually a county-prison question. A person sentenced to state prison is a DOC question. A person housed at FCI Loretto is a BOP question even though the facility is physically in Cambria County. Immigration custody is separate again.
| Custody Type | Who It Covers | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| County prison | Pretrial, county-sentenced, and local commitments | Prison phone, VINE, UJS, open records |
| State prison or parole | State-sentenced inmates and parolees | PA DOC locator |
| Federal sentenced custody | Federal inmates from 1982 to present | BOP locator |
| Immigration custody | ICE custody and CBP custody after the ODLS window | ICE detainee locator |
State and Federal Inmate Search
The PA DOC locator requires a last name or inmate number and is updated daily. It excludes county inmates, people in another state, and people in county facilities. BOP's locator allows a number search or a name search using first, middle, and last name plus race, sex, and age filters. BOP covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS uses either an A-number and country of birth, or name, country of birth, and birth date.
The PA DOC service page is especially useful when a Cambria County defendant has been sentenced and transferred. FCI Loretto needs the federal path because it is not part of Cambria County Prison, does not use county visits or deposits, and does not appear in a county jail roster.
Cambria County Detention Facilities
The facility map has two current facility pages. They should not be blended. Cambria County Prison is the local jail/prison resource for county custody. FCI Loretto is a federal prison in the same county, searched through BOP.
- Cambria County Prison - local pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, and other lawful county commitments.
- Federal Correctional Institution Loretto - sentenced federal male inmates in a low-security BOP institution and adjacent minimum-security camp.
The official county prison page is the main local facility source. It lists the prison address, phone and fax, staff, lobby and professional visitation hours, PDFs for visits and mail, ConnectNetwork, Access Securepak, and PREA files.
Cambria County Inmate Population FAQ
Does Cambria County publish a jail roster?
No official public Cambria County roster, inmate search, booking report, or mugshot gallery was located on the inspected county pages. Current local custody starts with Cambria County Prison, Pennsylvania VINE, UJS Case Search, and the county open-records process.
Is FCI Loretto part of the county jail count?
No. FCI Loretto is physically in Cambria County, but it is a Federal Bureau of Prisons institution for sentenced federal male inmates. Search it through BOP, not the county prison.
Where do state-sentenced Cambria County inmates appear?
After transfer to Pennsylvania DOC custody, state-sentenced inmates and parolees should be searched in the PA DOC Inmate and Parolee Locator. County jail inmates are excluded from that state locator.