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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

Scranton (County Seat)
Carbondale (Annex)
Dickson City
Dunmore
Moosic
Olyphant
Blakely

Megan's Law Statistics


County Total	Lifetime	Out of State	Pre-SORNA SVP	SVDC	SVP	Ten-Year	T1	T2	T3
427	89	52	40	00	12	30	77	73

Last updated: 12/16/24

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

PFR-Friendly Housing Providers

a
b

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)


Business	Address	Contact if Known	Website	Phone Number	Notes
ex. Company XYZ	123 Main Street City, PA 15432	Joe Schmoe, HR Director	https://companyxyz.com/jobs	717-215-5704	For example, if an employer advertises that they would like reentrants to apply or is PFR-owned or something like that can go here.

Other PFR-specific resources

County parole/probation office contact information

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Local Reentry Organizations

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Lackawanna County Reentry Task Force

SOAB Approved Treatment Providers

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State Representatives

Replace as relevant from directory at palegis.us.

State Senators

Replace as relevant from directory at palegis.us.

Sen. Rosemary Brown (R40)
Sen. Marty Flynn (D22)

Daily Newspapers

Scranton Times-Tribune

Primary Broadcast Media

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PARSOL Information

Region & Contact

Northeast
John D

Is there a County Contact

Yes, Mike T

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-[[File:Pennsylvania Locator Map with US.svg|thumb|Replace with relevant county image, map, or seal.]]
+[[File:Lackawanna Courthouse.jpg|thumb|Lackawanna County Courthouse]]
-(copy county description from wikipedia)
+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==
-* (County Seat)
+* Scranton (County Seat)
-*
+* Carbondale (Annex)
-*
+*Dickson City
+*Dunmore
+*Moosic
+*Olyphant
+*Blakely
 ==Megan's Law Statistics==
-(Copy from [https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/ PA Megan's Law Database], click on Community Tools at top then the 3rd "Count of..." link and tally residents only)
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-|338
+|427
+|89
+|52
+|40
+|00
+|12
+|30
+|77
 |73
-|42
+|
-|30
-|0
-|35
-|18
-|54
-|30
-|56
 |}
 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])
+(from [https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch])
-* a
+* Lackawanna Co Probation, 130 North Washington Avenue, SCRANTON PA 18503, 570-963-6876
-* a
+* Scranton Police Dept., 100 South Washington Avenue, SCRANTON PA 18503, 570-348-4130
-* a
+* State Police Dunmore, 85 Keystone Industrial Park, Dunmore PA 18512, 570-963-3156
-==County parole/probation office contact information==
-Replace with relevant links:
-* [https://www.luzernecounty.org/528/Adult-Probation-Parole Luzerne County Adult Probation]
-==Local Reentry Resources==
-Replace with relevant links:
-* a
-* b
-==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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 * [https://parsol.org/fearless Pennsylvania Fearless Support Group]
 * [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==
 Replace with relevant links:
-* [https://www.luzernecounty.org/528/Adult-Probation-Parole Luzerne County Adult Probation]
+* [https://www.lackawannacounty.org/government/courts/ Lackawanna County Courts]
+* [https://www.lackawannacounty.org/government/courts/adult_probation.php Lackawanna County Probation]
 ==Local Reentry Organizations==
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 ==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==