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'''Luzerne County''' is a [[wikipedia:County (United States)|county]] in the [[wikipedia:Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] of [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania]]. According to the [[wikipedia:United States Census Bureau|United States Census Bureau]], he county has a total area of 906 square miles (2,350 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 890 square miles (2,300 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 16 square miles (41 km<sup>2</sup>) is water. It is [[wikipedia:Northeastern Pennsylvania|Northeastern Pennsylvania]]'s second-largest county by total area. As of the [[wikipedia:2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 325,594, making it the most populous county in the northeastern part of the state. The [[county seat]] and most populous city is [[wikipedia:Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]]. Other populous communities include [[wikipedia:Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]], [[wikipedia:Kingston, Pennsylvania|Kingston]], [[wikipedia:Nanticoke, Pennsylvania|Nanticoke]], and [[wikipedia:Pittston, Pennsylvania|Pittston]]. Luzerne County is included in the [[wikipedia:Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton [[wikipedia:Wyoming Valley|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which has a total population of 555,426 as of 2017. The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state.

==Key Cities/Towns==
* Wilkes-Barre (County Seat)
* Kingston
* Dallas
* Hazleton (County Annex)
* Pittston
* Nanticoke
* Shickshinny
* Harvey's Lake
* Mountaintop

==Megan's Law Statistics==
<pre>
County	Lifetime    Out of State    Pre-SORNA SVP   SVDC    SVP  Ten-Year    T1    T2    T3      Total
Luzerne 91          65              37              0       35   27          68    81    54      458</pre>
12/14/2024

==Registration Sites==									
* State Police Hazleton, 250 Dessen Drive, West Hazleton PA 18202, 570-459-3890
* State Police Shickshinny, 872 Salem Boulevard, BERWICK PA 18603, 570-542-4117
* State Police Wilkes Barre, 2001 South Valley Parkway, WILKES BARRE PA 18706, 570-822-5400

==County parole/probation office contact information==
* [https://www.luzernecounty.org/528/Adult-Probation-Parole Luzerne County Adult Probation]

==Local Reentry Organizations==
* None

==SOAB Approved Treatment Providers==
* [https://sexualaddictiontreatmentservices.com Dr. Jennifer Weeks, Ph.D.]
* Thomas Dougherty, LPC & Associates, 250 Pierce Street #104, Kingston, PA 18704, (570) 550-2538
* Lori Feneck, LCSW, Forensic Counseling Associates, LLC, 532 Main Street, Suite 4, Moosic, PA 18507, (570) 476-7704

==State Representatives==
* [https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/1965/rep-mike-cabell Rep. Mike Cabell] (R117)
* [https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/1966/rep-jim-haddock Rep. Jim Haddock] (D118)
* [https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/1693/rep-aaron-kaufer Rep. Aaron Kaufer] (R120)
* [https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/1112/rep-eddie-pashinski Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski] (D121)
* [https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/1967/rep-alec-ryncavage Rep. Alec Ryncavage] (R119)
* [https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/1964/rep-dane-watro Rep. Dane Watro] (R116)

==State Senators==
* [https://www.palegis.us/senate/members/bio/69/sen-david-argall Sen. David Argall] (R29)
* [https://www.palegis.us/senate/members/bio/1077/sen-lisa-baker Sen. Lisa Baker] (R20)
* [https://www.palegis.us/senate/members/bio/1077/sen-lisa-baker Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver] (R27)
* [https://www.palegis.us/senate/members/bio/1626/sen-marty-flynn Sen. Marty Flynn] (D22)

==Primary Newspapers==
* [https://timesleader.com Wilkes-Barre Times Leader]
* [https://citizensvoice.com The Citizens' Voice]
* [https://standardspeaker.com The Hazleton Standard Speaker]

==Primary Broadcast Media==
* [https://wnep.com WNEP-TV 16] ABC
* [https://pahomepage.com WYOU 22/WBRE 28] CBS/NBC
* [https://wvia.org WVIA-TV44/89.9FM] PBS/NPR
* [https://fox56.com FOX56] FOX
=PARSOL Information=
==Region & Contact==
* Northeast
* John D

==Is there a County Contact==

* Yes