Please read this first. This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, or pull official booking records. For any of those, you have to reach the office that holds the record. The contacts below point you to the right one.
Looking for an Inmate or a Record?
For anyone held locally, the starting point is the county sheriff. The Iroquois County Sheriff's Office runs the jail, and its main line is the fastest way to ask about current custody. Here is how to reach the office and the facility.
Iroquois County Sheriff's Office / Iroquois County Jail550 S. 10th Street (mailing P.O. Box 67)
Watseka, IL 60970
Sheriff's Office: 815-432-6992
Jail main line: 815-432-6970
Sheriff: Clinton J. Perzee
Courthouse public hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The official county site does not post a jail roster online. Because of that, the jail main line is your direct fallback for checking on someone in custody. Where you go next depends on who you are trying to find.
- Someone currently in the county jail: start with jail inmate records.
- A booking photo: see jail roster mugshots.
- Charges filed after an arrest: see court records after a jail arrest.
- A specific building: the Iroquois County Jail page in the footer.
- A sentenced state prisoner: the statewide Illinois Department of Corrections locator.
- A federal or immigration detainee: the federal Bureau of Prisons locator or the ICE detainee locator.
Note: Booking and arrest records that are not posted online can be requested through the county under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, though some details may be redacted.