This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, verify release, post bond, schedule visits, pull official booking records, or provide certified court records. Use the official Berks County, court, state, federal, or immigration contacts below for those tasks.
Official Berks County Contacts
Use the office that matches the record type. The Berks County Jail System handles local jail custody and facility questions. The Berks County Sheriff's Office is separate from the jail and handles sheriff records, warrants, courthouse functions, and related Right-to-Know requests. County open-records requests go through the County Open Records Office unless the record is held by a different agency.
Berks County Jail System
1287 County Welfare Road
Leesport, PA 19533
Phone: 610-208-4800
Visitation scheduling: 610-208-4800, option 3, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Inmate Banking: 610-208-4800 x 4015 or x 4017, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Inmate Telephones: 610-208-4800 x 4775, Monday-Friday, 6:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Berks County Sheriff's Office
Berks County Courthouse
633 Court Street, 3rd Floor
Reading, PA 19601
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Phone: 610-478-6240
Fax: 610-478-6222
Wanted-person tip line: 610-478-6390
Sheriff Right-to-Know Officer
Samantha Watson, Sheriff's Office Open Records Officer
Berks County Courthouse
633 Court Street, 3rd Floor
Reading, PA 19601
Email: rtkrequests@berkspa.gov
Fax: 610-478-6222
Requests require a completed Right-to-Know request form and a clear description of the record sought.
Berks County Open Records Office
County Open Records Officer
Berks County Services Center, 14th Floor
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601
Email: Countyopenrecordsofficer@berkspa.gov
Fax: 610-478-6139
Use this office for County of Berks records when the sheriff, courts, or another agency is not the record holder.
Berks County Court Records
Berks County Clerk of Courts
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601
County building hours are generally posted as 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; department hours can vary.
The Clerk of Courts maintains Criminal Division records for the Court of Common Pleas. Search public docket sheets through the Pennsylvania UJS portal before requesting copies from the filing office.
Berks County District Attorney
Berks County Services Center, 5th Floor
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Phone: 610-478-6000
Fax: 610-478-6002
Email: da@berkspa.gov
The District Attorney's Office prosecutes criminal charges after arrest. It is not the jail custody contact.
For faster routing, match the question to the correct record path before calling or filing a request.
- For someone in local custody, start with jail inmate records and the Berks County Jail System phone line.
- For a booking photo question, review jail roster mugshots and then file a precise Right-to-Know request if the photo is not posted publicly.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the UJS docket path.
- For facility-specific details, use Berks County Jail System or Berks County Community Reentry Center.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections inmate and parolee locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.