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HOW TO LOCATE AN INMATE IN THE ILLINOIS PRISON/JAIL SYSTEM
- For their Illinois State Prison Inmates the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) offers a helpful Inmate Search (you may search by last name, Idoc #, or date of birth). Illinois State County facilities (e.g., County Jails) do not fall under the jurisdiction of the State of Illinois Department of Corrections. Therefore County Jail Inmates are not searchable within the Illinois DoC web page.
- Do you know the County, where the inmate is incarcerated? Some counties in Illinois offer direct online access to their arrest records. Have a look at these counties, you may be able to find the searched prisoner: Illinois Counties with Arrest Records Online Access.
- If you cannot locate an inmate in this way or the county jail does not offer online access to their arrest records, you need to contact the appropriate local county government. Contact information might also be available in the government section of your telephone directory.
FINDING AN IL INMATE IN A COUNTY OR CITY JAIL THE “OFFICIAL WAY”
| Illinois Counties with Inmates Records Direct Online Access | Adams County Adams County Inmate Report Cook County Inmate Locator – Search by name or jail number Crawford County Crawford County Sheriff’s Dept Jail Roster Ogle County Sheriff’s Department Will County Will County Inmate Search |
| On the appropriate web site the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) offers a complete listing of their correctional facilities in alphabetical order. It is also possible to select directly a IDOC facility – for example the Big Muddy River Correctional Center or the Jacksonville Correctional Center. | All Illinois IDOC Correctional Facilities Search an Inmate in an Idaho State Prison |
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