Greene County

Greene County follows Pennsylvania law on arrests, release, and courts. These rules are the same in every county in the state; the full set covers prosecutors, defense, and jails too.

Who decides release first

Outside Philadelphia, a magisterial district judge sets bail at the preliminary arraignment. In Philadelphia, an arraignment court magistrate appointed by the Municipal Court sets it; magistrates need not be lawyers if they complete a training program. Neither may set bail for murder or voluntary manslaughter; a Common Pleas judge does.

Pa.R.Crim.P. 51942 Pa.C.S. 1515(a)(4)42 Pa.C.S. 1123(a)(5)

Time to see a judge

A person arrested without a warrant must have a preliminary arraignment without unnecessary delay. The rule sets no hour limit. The U.S. Supreme Court's 48-hour rule for a probable cause finding applies as the federal floor.

Pa.R.Crim.P. 516(A)

Money bail

Money bail is allowed. The rules list five kinds of release, from release on recognizance to a money condition no larger than needed to ensure the person appears.

Pa.R.Crim.P. 524(C)

Courts

The Court of Common Pleas, organized in 60 judicial districts, tries felonies and misdemeanors. Magisterial district judges hear summary offenses, the lowest grade, and hold first arraignments and preliminary hearings. In Philadelphia, the Municipal Court tries crimes punishable by up to five years without a jury.

Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, Courts of Common Pleas42 Pa.C.S. 151542 Pa.C.S. 1123

Judges and magistrates

Common Pleas judges win a contested election for a 10-year term, then run in yes-or-no retention elections without party labels. Magisterial district judges are elected in contested elections to six-year terms and need not be lawyers. All other judges must be members of the bar.

Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, How Judges Are Elected

Read from the statutes and court rules cited, 2026-09-30. The prison board statute covers counties of the third to fifth class and those that opt in; Philadelphia and Allegheny run jails under other arrangements not read here.

• Franklin township6,802
• Cumberland township6,225
• Waynesburg borough3,811
• Dunkard township2,329
• Jefferson township2,065
• Morgan township2,038
• Perry township1,271
• Monongahela township1,255
• Center township1,155
• Washington township991
• Wayne township871
• Richhill township736
• Whiteley township632
• Morris township556
• Aleppo township542
• Greene township539
• Rices Landing borough515
• Jackson township451
• Carmichaels borough388
• Jefferson borough301
• Greensboro borough285
• Springhill township249
• Gilmore township236
• Freeport township234
• Clarksville borough219
• Gray township139

Every city, village, town, and township with any of its land in Greene County, largest first. Population, the whole place's: Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024.

• State Police: Greene CountyState police agency21,516 served
• Greene Washington Regional Police DepartmentCity police department12,945 served
• Cumberland Township Police Department, Greene CountyCity police department6,413 served
• Waynesburg Police DepartmentCity police department3,632 served
• No name PA0300500City police department1,317 served
• No name PA0300600City police department999 served
• No name PA0301100City police department517 served
• No name PA0300200City police department395 served
• Bureau of Forestry: Greene CountyOther state agency
• County Detective: Greene CountyOther agency
• Greene County Sheriff's OfficeSheriff or county police
• Office of Attorney General Region 3: Greene CountyOther state agency
• State Park Rangers: Ryerson StationOther state agency

Agencies: FBI NIBRS master file 2025 batch headers; names from the FBI agency list, pulled 2026-09-29. An agency that serves several counties appears on each. Population served is the FBI's figure.