Fayette County Jail Overview
Fayette County Jail is the county correctional facility at 254 McClellandtown Rd., Uniontown, PA 15401. The official jail page lists Warden John Lenkey, Deputy Warden of Treatment Angela Kern, and Major William Vanmeter. Its mission is care, custody, and control of people held pending court disposition and people convicted and sentenced to incarceration. That makes the jail the right place to check for current local custody after a Fayette County arrest.
The present jail is new in local terms. Fayette County's March 25, 2026 Prison Board packet says the current facility became fully operational on February 21, 2024, when all inmates were transferred. It replaced the old 12 Court Street jail, a building from 1892 with 240 inmate capacity. The current building is on the former U.S. Army Reserve Center site and has room for special housing and inmate programs.
Fayette County Jail
254 McClellandtown Rd.
Uniontown, PA 15401
724-430-1222
Main jail information line
Fayette Jail Capacity Records
The official capacity and snapshot figures come from county Prison Board material, not from a commercial roster. The March 25, 2026 packet lists the current Fayette County Jail capacity as 330 beds. The same correctional services plan gives a February 18, 2026 snapshot of 237 inmates, with 183 males and 54 females. The packet describes that count as roughly 71 percent of the 330-bed maximum.
| Measure | Figure | Source note |
|---|---|---|
| Current jail capacity | 330 beds | March 25, 2026 Prison Board packet. |
| Snapshot population | 237 inmates | February 18, 2026 count in county plan. |
| Sex split | 183 male, 54 female | Same February 2026 snapshot. |
| Former jail capacity | 240 inmates | Old 12 Court Street jail built in 1892. |
Search Fayette County Jail Inmates
The official Fayette County inmate lookup page says to download the Sheriff's app for the most up-to-date jail roster. The same web page showed an update-pending notice during research, so the app is the county-directed roster path. The app name is Fayette County PA Sheriff, with county links to Google Play and Apple App Store. If the app or web page does not answer the custody question, call the jail at 724-430-1222 with the person's full legal name and date of birth if known.
- Open the county inmate lookup page and follow the Fayette County PA Sheriff app links if the web roster is pending.
- Search the app roster for the current Fayette County Jail custody record.
- Call the jail if the person does not appear, the name is common, or release is urgent.
- Use UJS Case Search for filed charges, bail status, court dates, and docket events.
- Use the PA DOC locator if the person has moved from county jail to state prison.
The app roster is for county jail custody. It is not the right search tool for sentenced state prisoners at State Correctional Institution Fayette, federal inmates, or immigration detainees. Pennsylvania VINE can also help with custody-status notifications where available.
Fayette Jail Mail Records
The Fayette County inmate mail source capture shows the local digital mail rules and the booking-number requirement for personal mail.
The booking number is important because the mail page says personal mail must include the inmate's full name and booking number with the # symbol or it will be rejected.
Fayette County Jail Visits
The official visiting schedule states that no in-person visits are permitted. Visitor rules still require online registration and scheduling through the GTL visit system. Visitors must create an account, submit a clear photo of government-issued ID, agree to the jail visitation policy, schedule at least 24 hours ahead, and schedule no more than 14 days ahead. Arrival is also controlled. A visitor should arrive no more than 10 minutes before the scheduled start because early visitors may be told to wait outside and may not remain in the lobby.
| Visit rule | Fayette County Jail detail |
|---|---|
| In-person public visits | No in-person visits permitted. |
| Scheduling | GTL scheduling, 24 hours to 14 days in advance. |
| Registration | Visitor account and clear government-ID photo required. |
| Visit length | One 30-minute visit weekly per inmate. |
| Visitor count | Maximum two visitors per inmate under the county rule. |
| Attorney visits | Daily from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; valid photo ID and BAR card required. |
Note: A person previously incarcerated at Fayette County Jail will not be approved to visit a current inmate for 60 days after release.
Fayette Jail Mail and Money
Personal mail is digital. Letters, pictures, and drawings go to the Phoenix processing address and are delivered through the tablet's Facility Messages app under the free profile. The mail must use the full facility name and state, the inmate's full name, the booking number with #, and the sender's full name and physical address. Money orders do not go to the Phoenix address. The jail says money orders sent with inmate mail will be refused and will not be added to the account.
| Service | Fayette County Jail rule |
|---|---|
| Personal mail | Fayette County Prison, PA; Inmate Name, Booking Number #; PO Box 247; Phoenix, MD 21131. |
| Legal mail | Send directly to Fayette County Jail, 254 McClellandtown Rd., Uniontown, PA 15401. |
| Money orders | Mail to the jail address, name the inmate, and include sender name, address, and signature. |
| Cash and checks | No cash or personal checks accepted for inmate accounts. |
| Visit drop-off | Money orders are not accepted during visits or drop-off to command staff. |
Fayette Jail Phone Records
The Fayette County telephone system page identifies ViaPath as the phone provider. Housing-unit telephones are generally available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. each day, subject to cutoff during meals, medication distribution, and security needs. Calls may be collect or charged to the inmate's commissary account. Inmates receive a PIN and cannot share it.
The phone rules ban three-way calls, threats, witness contact, stealing or using another inmate's PIN, letting another inmate use a PIN, damaging the phone system, or using calls for criminal activity. The Inspire Tablet Program page points families to GettingOut or 1-866-516-0115 for tablet-related communication help.
Fayette Jail Booking Intake
Fayette County does not publish a full public booking manual in the inspected pages, but the local record sources show the practical path. A person arrested locally may be transported to the jail if confinement is required. Jail intake creates or updates a booking record, secures property, receives commitment paperwork, screens safety and health issues, and assigns classification and housing. The county packet says classification and housing decisions are based on objective safety and security criteria.
- Booking
- The jail intake event after arrest or court commitment.
- Booking number
- The identifier needed for Fayette County Jail digital mail.
- Detainer
- A hold from another court, jurisdiction, parole authority, federal agency, or immigration agency.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held before final court disposition.
Fayette County Jail Programs
Fayette County Jail's official page says the jail offers in-house programs to help inmates adjust to incarceration and prepare for release. The March 2026 correctional services plan adds local detail: Pre-Trial Services, Probation with Restrictive Conditions, Treatment Courts, onsite Institutional Parole Officers, good time policy, partial confinement, and case-by-case diversion to mental health or drug and alcohol facilities all help manage the jail population.
The county plan also documents a Reentry Coalition pilot project from March 2016, formal reentry work in July 2017, Drug Court from October 2017, Mental Health and Veterans' Treatment Courts that started in 2008, CJAB development in 2006, Pre-Trial Services from 1996, and Intermediate Punishment from 1994. That history shows why the inmate population is not only a bed count. Some defendants remain in custody, while others move through supervised alternatives tied to court orders and local programming.