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'''Lackawanna County''' (/ˌlækəˈwɒnə/; Unami: Lèkaohane) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania[a] and had a population of 215,615 (2022). Its county seat and most populous city is Scranton.
 
The county was created on August 13, 1878, following decades of trying to gain its independence from Luzerne County. Lackawanna was Pennsylvania's last county to be created, and the only county to be created after the American Civil War. It is named for the Lackawanna River.
 
Lackawanna County is the second largest county in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan statistical area. It lies northwest of the Pocono Mountains approximately 40 miles (64 km) from the New Jersey border in Montague Township, and approximately 25 miles (40 km) from New York state in Kirkwood. The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Lackawanna County.


==Key Cities/Towns==
==Key Cities/Towns==
* (County Seat)
'''Cities'''
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* Carbondale
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* Scranton (County Seat)
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* Archbald
* Blakely
* Clarks Green
* Clarks Summit
* Dalton
* Dickson City
* Dunmore
* Jermyn
* Jessup
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* Mayfield
* Moosic
* Moscow
* Old Forge
* Olyphant
* Taylor
* Throop
* Vandling
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{| class="wikitable"
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* Benton
* Carbondale
* Clifton
* Covington
* Elmhurst
* Fell
* Glenburn
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* Greenfield
* Jefferson
* La Plume
* Madison
* Newton
* North Abington
* Ransom
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* Roaring Brook
* Scott
* South Abington
* Spring Brook
* Thornhurst
* Waverly
* West Abington
|}


==Megan's Law Statistics==
==Megan's Law Statistics==
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Last updated: 12/16/24
Last updated: 10/23/25


==Registration Sites==
==Registration Sites==
(copy from [https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch])
(from [https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch])
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* '''Lackawanna Co Probation''', 130 North Washington Avenue, SCRANTON PA 18503, 570-963-6876
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* '''Scranton Police Dept.''', 100 South Washington Avenue, SCRANTON PA 18503, 570-348-4130
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* '''State Police Dunmore''', 85 Keystone Industrial Park, Dunmore PA 18512, 570-963-3156
 
==County parole/probation office contact information==
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* [https://www.luzernecounty.org/528/Adult-Probation-Parole Luzerne County Adult Probation]
 
==Local Reentry Resources==
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==SOAB Approved Treatment Providers==
Reference  [https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/soab/documents/fortreatmentproviders/documents/treatment%20provider%20listing.pdf SOAB website] - Remove ones that don't apply
 
* [[Jennifer Bayer|Jennifer Bayer, MS NCC LPC, BCPC]]
* [[Christianne Bayer|Christianne Bayer, Ed.D.]]
* [[Mindy Bell|Mindy Bell, MA, LPC]]
* [[Paula Brust|Paula Brust, MA, LPC, NCC]]
* [[Robert Coufal|Robert Coufal, Ph.D.]]
* [[Daniel Cressman|Daniel Cressman, LPC]]
* [[Janelle Crisp|Janelle Crisp, LPC]]
* [[Thomas Dougherty]]
* [[Kim Ernest|Kim Ernest, Ph.D.]]
* [[Lori Feneck|Lori Feneck, LCSW]]
* [[Lindsay Fleishman|Lindsay Fleishman, LPC]]
* [[Stacey Frye|Stacey Frye, MSW, LSW]]
* [[Francine Gibson|Francine Gibson, LCSW]]
* [[Elizabeth Higgins]]
* [[Carol Hughes|Carol Hughes, M.A.]]
* [[Jason Hunt|Jason Hunt, Psy.D.]]
* [[Douglass Johnston|Douglass Johnston, LSW]]
* [[Briana Jones|Briana Jones, LSW]]
* [[Andrea Karlunas|Andrea Karlunas, LCSW, CCSOTS]]
* [[Henry Laboranti]]
* [[Angela Lamison]]
* [[Rita Lukas|Rita Lukas, MS]]
* [[Brenda Manno|Brenda Manno, MSW, LCSW]]
* [[Gerald Menaquale|Gerald Menaquale, Jr., M.Ed., CSOTS]]
* [[Jennifer Mongi|Jennifer Mongi, LCSW]]
* [[Allan Pass|Allan Pass, Ph.D., LPC]]
* [[Maria Piccillo]]
* [[Matt Shollenberger|Matt Shollenberger, Ph.D., LPC]]
* [[Molly Simmons|Molly Simmons, MS, LPC, NCC, CSOT]]
* [[Audrey Smith|Audrey Smith, M.A.]]
* [[Dawn Smitley|Dawn Smitley, LCSW]]
* [[Tanya Stahlman|Tanya Stahlman, MS, NCC]]
* [[Brandi Stewart|Brandi Stewart, Psy.D.]]
* [[C. Townsend Velkoff|C. Townsend Velkoff, M.S.]]
* [[Veronique Valliere|Veronique Valliere, Psy.D.]]
* [[Molly Wagner|Molly Wagner, LCSW]]
* [[Jennifer Weeks|Jennifer Weeks, Ph.D., LPC, CSAT-S, CAADC, CMAT]]
* [[Erica Williams|Erica Williams, Psy.D.]]
* [[Mary Young|Mary Young, MSW, LCSW]]
 
==PFR-Friendly Housing Providers==
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==Employers Who Have Hired PFRs==
If you discover friendly or unfriendly employers on this list, please contact us at contact@parsol.org. '''(List approx. top 10 in county)'''
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|Joe Schmoe,
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==Other PFR-specific resources==
==Other PFR-specific resources==
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* [https://parsol.org/fearless Pennsylvania Fearless Support Group]
* [https://parsol.org/fearless Pennsylvania Fearless Support Group]
* [https://www.registrymatters.co/ RegistryMatters Podcast]
* [https://www.registrymatters.co/ RegistryMatters Podcast]
==Key Cities/Towns==
* Scranton (County Seat)
* Carbondale (Annex)
*Dickson City
*Dunmore
*Moosic
*Olyphant
*Blakely
==Megan's Law Statistics==
(Copy from [https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/MegansPublicReports.aspx https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/MegansPublicReports.aspx] residents only)
<pre>
County   Lifetime    Out of State    Pre-SORNA SVP  SVDC    SVP  Ten-Year    T1    T2    T3      Total
Lackawanna 89          52              40              0      12  30          77    73    54      427</pre>
Last updated: 12-16-24
==Registration Sites==
(copy from [https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch])
* Lackawanna Co Probation, 130 North Washington Avenue, SCRANTON PA 18503, 570-963-6876
* Scranton Police Dept., 100 South Washington Avenue, SCRANTON PA 18503, 570-348-4130
* State Police Dunmore, 85 Keystone Industrial Park, Dunmore PA 18512, 570-963-3156


==County parole/probation office contact information==
==County parole/probation office contact information==
Replace with relevant links:
Replace with relevant links:
* [https://www.luzernecounty.org/528/Adult-Probation-Parole Luzerne County Adult Probation]
* [https://www.lackawannacounty.org/government/courts/adult_probation.php Lackawanna County Probation]
* [https://www.pa.gov/agencies/cor/resources/parole-supervision/parole-offices#sortCriteria=%40copapwptitle%20ascending%2C%40title%20ascending%2C%40copapwpeducatorname%20ascending State Parole Offices]


==Local Reentry Organizations==
==Local Reentry Organizations==
Replace with relevant links:
If you know of any local reentry organizations in the county, please contact us at [https://parsol.org/contact-us/ contact@parsol.org]
* [https://www.lackawannacounty.org/government/courts/lackawanna_county_re-entry_task_force/index.php Lackawanna County Reentry Task Force]
* [https://www.lackawannacounty.org/government/courts/lackawanna_county_re-entry_task_force/index.php Lackawanna County Reentry Task Force]


==SOAB Approved Treatment Providers==
==SOAB Approved Treatment Providers==
Copy from SOAB website - Note PARSOL partners as such.
Reference  [https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/soab/documents/fortreatmentproviders/documents/treatment%20provider%20listing.pdf SOAB website] -  
* Confidential Counseling Services, 2200 Ash Street, Scranton, PA 18510, Paula Brust, MA, LPC, NCC - (570) 969-2510
* Dougherty and Associates - Scranton, PBPP Scranton District Office, Scranton, PA 18503, Thomas F. Dougherty, Jr., LPC (570) 550-2538


==PFR-Friendly Housing Providers==
* [[Paula Brust|Paula Brust, MA, LPC, NCC]]
* a
* [[Thomas Dougherty]]
* b
 
==PFR-Friendly Employers==
* a
* b
 
==Other PFR-specific resources==
* x
 
==State Representatives==
Replace as relevant from directory at palegis.us.
* [https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/1963/rep-kyle-donahue Rep. Kyle Donahue] (D113)
* [https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/1966/rep-jim-haddock Rep. Jim Haddock] (D118)
* [https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/1866/rep-bridget-kosierowski Rep. Bridget Kosierowski] (D114)
* [https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/1844/rep-kyle-mullins Rep. Kyle Mullins] (D112)
 
==State Senators==
Replace as relevant from directory at palegis.us.
* [https://www.palegis.us/senate/members/bio/1200/sen-rosemary-brown Sen. Rosemary Brown] (R40)
* [https://www.palegis.us/senate/members/bio/1626/sen-marty-flynn Sen. Marty Flynn] (D22)


==Daily Newspapers==
==State Representatives and Senators==
* [https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/ Scranton Times-Tribune]
Find your state representatives and senators here: [https://www.palegis.us/find-my-legislator palegis.us].


==Primary Broadcast Media==
Replace as relevant:
* [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=
=PARSOL Information=
==Region & Contact==
==Region & Contact==

Latest revision as of 21:16, 5 November 2025

Lackawanna County (/ˌlækəˈwɒnə/; Unami: Lèkaohane) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania[a] and had a population of 215,615 (2022). Its county seat and most populous city is Scranton.

The county was created on August 13, 1878, following decades of trying to gain its independence from Luzerne County. Lackawanna was Pennsylvania's last county to be created, and the only county to be created after the American Civil War. It is named for the Lackawanna River.

Lackawanna County is the second largest county in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan statistical area. It lies northwest of the Pocono Mountains approximately 40 miles (64 km) from the New Jersey border in Montague Township, and approximately 25 miles (40 km) from New York state in Kirkwood. The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Lackawanna County.

Key Cities/Towns

Cities

  • Carbondale
  • Scranton (County Seat)
Boroughs
  • Archbald
  • Blakely
  • Clarks Green
  • Clarks Summit
  • Dalton
  • Dickson City
  • Dunmore
  • Jermyn
  • Jessup
  • Mayfield
  • Moosic
  • Moscow
  • Old Forge
  • Olyphant
  • Taylor
  • Throop
  • Vandling
Townships
  • Benton
  • Carbondale
  • Clifton
  • Covington
  • Elmhurst
  • Fell
  • Glenburn
  • Greenfield
  • Jefferson
  • La Plume
  • Madison
  • Newton
  • North Abington
  • Ransom
  • Roaring Brook
  • Scott
  • South Abington
  • Spring Brook
  • Thornhurst
  • Waverly
  • West Abington

Megan's Law Statistics

(Copy from PA Megan's Law Database, click on Community Tools at top then the 3rd "Count of..." link and tally residents only)

County Total Lifetime Out of State Pre-SORNA SVP SVDC SVP Ten-Year T1 T2 T3
428 83 53 42 0 11 26 79 75 59

Last updated: 10/23/25

Registration Sites

(from https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch)

  • Lackawanna Co Probation, 130 North Washington Avenue, SCRANTON PA 18503, 570-963-6876
  • Scranton Police Dept., 100 South Washington Avenue, SCRANTON PA 18503, 570-348-4130
  • State Police Dunmore, 85 Keystone Industrial Park, Dunmore PA 18512, 570-963-3156

Other PFR-specific resources

County parole/probation office contact information

Replace with relevant links:

Local Reentry Organizations

If you know of any local reentry organizations in the county, please contact us at contact@parsol.org

SOAB Approved Treatment Providers

Reference SOAB website -

State Representatives and Senators

Find your state representatives and senators here: palegis.us.

PARSOL Information

Region & Contact

  • Northeast
  • John D

Is there a County Contact

  • Yes, Mike T
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