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==County Parole/Probation Office Contact Information==
==County Parole/Probation Office Contact Information==
* [https://www.luzernecounty.org/528/Adult-Probation-Parole Luzerne County Adult Probation]
* [https://www.luzernecounty.org/528/Adult-Probation-Parole Luzerne County Adult 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==
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* [https://www.palegis.us/senate/members/bio/1077/sen-lisa-baker Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver] (R27)
* [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)
* [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=
=PARSOL Information=
==Region & Contact==
==Region & Contact==

Revision as of 12:46, 23 October 2025

Luzerne County on the Map

Luzerne County is a county in the Commonwealth of wikipedia:Pennsylvania. According to the United States Census Bureau, he county has a total area of 906 square miles (2,350 km2), of which 890 square miles (2,300 km2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km2) is water. It is Northeastern Pennsylvania's second-largest county by total area. As of the 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 Wilkes-Barre. Other populous communities include Hazleton, Kingston, Nanticoke, and Pittston. Luzerne County is included in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton 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

  • Luzerne County Courthouse (photo by JD)
    Wilkes-Barre (County Seat)
  • Kingston
  • Dallas
  • Hazleton (County Annex)
  • Pittston
  • Nanticoke
  • Shickshinny
  • Harvey's Lake
  • Mountaintop

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
472 88 61 36 0 32 24 90 81 60

Last Updated: 09/08/25

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

Local Reentry Organizations

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

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Other PFR-Specific Resources

SOAB Approved Treatment Providers

State Representatives

State Senators

PARSOL Information

Region & Contact

  • Region: Northeast
  • Contact: John D

County Contact

  • John D.