This is a private reference site, not a Delaware County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve official booking records. For those actions, use the official office that controls the jail, court, state, federal, or immigration record.
Where to Ask for Jail, Court, and Custody Records
For county custody, start with George W. Hill Correctional Facility and VINELink. Delaware County's current official material points inmate lookup to VINELink rather than a county-hosted public roster, and the facility records staff handles proof-of-incarceration and release questions.
George W. Hill Correctional Facility Records
Facility address: 500 Cheyney Road, Thornton, PA 19373. Mailing address: P.O. Box 23, Thornton, PA 19373. Main phone: 610-361-3200. Fax: 610-361-9689.
For proof of incarceration, call 610-361-3200 ext. 300. For release questions, contact Director of Records Michael Root at 610-361-3200 ext. 316 or rootm@co.delaware.pa.us, or Assistant Director Melissa Kahlbom at 610-361-3200 ext. 317 or KahlbomM@co.delaware.pa.us.
Delaware County Open Records
Use Delaware County JustFOIA for written Right-to-Know requests, status tracking, email updates, and downloads. The county AORO is Leah Lewis, Government Center Building, 201 West Front Street, Room 205, Media, PA 19036. Phone: 610-891-4072. Fax: 610-891-4816. Email: OpenRecords@co.delaware.pa.us.
Sheriff and Court Contacts
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office is separate from George W. Hill jail operations. Sheriff Siddiq Kamara's office is at Courthouse, Room 101, 201 W. Front St., Media, PA 19063. Main phone: 610-891-4296. Fax: 610-891-1765. For administrative routing, the directory lists 610-891-4309.
For charges, dockets, bail posting, case files, and criminal case numbers, use the Delaware County Office of Judicial Support and Pennsylvania UJS Case Search. Delaware County criminal Common Pleas cases commonly use the CP-23-CR-####-yyyy format, and UJS supports participant-name, docket-number, OTN, complaint-number, county, and date-filed searches.
Use the routing list below to match the question to the right official system.
- For someone held at George W. Hill, use jail inmate records, VINELink, and the facility records contacts above.
- For booking-photo questions, start with jail roster mugshots, then ask George W. Hill Records or file a written Delaware County Right-to-Know request if the record is not available by phone.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Delaware County OJS, and Pennsylvania UJS Case Search.
- For facility-specific rules, use the pages for George W. Hill Correctional Facility, State Correctional Institution Chester, and Federal Detention Center Philadelphia listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner or parolee, use the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Inmate and Parolee Locator. The DOC locator does not include county-facility inmates.
- For a federal detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator or U.S. Marshals Eastern District of Pennsylvania contacts. For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.
- For custody-change notifications on county custody, use VINELink. No current official Delaware County Sheriff's app with inmate lookup was confirmed in the research.