Dauphin County Busted Mugshots is a private reference, not a government office. It cannot verify custody, authorize a release, post bond, or obtain an official booking record. Direct those needs to the appropriate government office below.
Official Contacts and Search Paths
Choose the office based on the type and stage of the record. The Sheriff’s Department provides court-support functions and warrant-related contact, while Dauphin County Prison and the Prison-operated Judicial Center handle the county custody and intake systems.
- Dauphin County Sheriff’s Department, court-support only
- 101 Market Street, 1st Floor, Room 104
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 780-6590 - Dauphin County Prison
- 501 Mall Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17111
(717) 780-6800 - Central Booking, Dauphin County Judicial Center
- 451 Mall Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17111
(717) 547-4040
Open 24/7. - Dauphin County Open Records, Vince Paese
- P.O. Box 1295
Harrisburg, PA 17108
openrecords@dauphincounty.gov
(717) 780-6300
For a County Right-to-Know request, use the current county form and describe the record precisely. The current form provides a response within 5 business days, with a possible 30-day extension. Ask the office whether the request belongs with the Prison, the arresting police agency, the County Open Records Officer, or the District Attorney’s criminal-records process.
Where to Start a Search
Official sources answer different questions. A roster result does not establish a court outcome, and a police announcement does not prove current custody.
- Use the Dauphin County booking and custody reference for the official Inmate Lookup, agency arrest posts, and the records-request path.
- Use Wanted Fugitives for official warrant-list and verification context. Call the Sheriff or the relevant agency to confirm a suspected warrant.
- Use the PA DOC locator for a person sentenced to state custody or on parole, not for a new county booking.
- Use the BOP Inmate Locator for federal Bureau of Prisons custody. ICE’s detainer information explains a separate federal process but is not a county custody lookup.
- Use the Pennsylvania UJS portal or the Clerk of Courts for hearings and dispositions after an arrest.
Charges at booking are allegations. For a final case result, confirm the disposition through the court record rather than relying on an arrest or custody post.