The Elk County Prison is nestled in Ridgway, Pennsylvania. The Elk County Sheriff’s Office Is the law enforcement agency responsible for the day to day operation of the Elk County Prison.

The Elk County Prison is a medium-security facility. This facility will house adult male and adult female inmates. This facility does not house any juveniles. Juveniles are housed in a different facility in the county.

The Elk County Prison mainly house inmates who are waiting for their trial to start, inmates who are going through their trial, and inmates waiting to be sentenced. There are a handful of inmates serving out their time in the facility. The Elk County Prison will only keep inmates who have a sentence less than 2 years. If an inmate has a sentence for more than two years, they will be transferred to state prison.

Inmates in the Elk County Prison will have access to a variety of resources, programs, and services offered to them. These programs, services, and resources are put in place to help inmates improve upon themselves, so they are less likely to re-offend. These programs, services, and resources include the following:

• Commissary
• Educational Programs
• Medical Care
• Religious Programs
• Visitation
• Mail
• Telephone Use

The Elk County Prison has its current inmate roster available on the web for the community to search. This inmate roster is will only display inmates who are sitting behind bars in the Elk County Prison. This inmate roster will not display those inmates who have been released, put on probation, or was transferred to a different facility. This inmate roster is updated regularly.

Elk County Sheriff's Office

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Elk County Prison
250 Center Street PO Box 448, Ridgway, PA, 15853

Elk County Prison Prison Information