This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly.
Official Offices for Records and Release Questions
The correct contact depends on whether the issue concerns a county-jail event, a court order, local probation, state-prison custody, or a notification service.
Jackson County Sheriff and Jail
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
1001 Mulberry Street
Murphysboro, IL 62966
Sheriff: 618-684-2177
Jail: 618-687-2292
Civil Process/Records and administration: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m.
The Sheriff is the primary source for a Jackson County Jail booking/release record. The county FOIA page lists Lt. Shauna Taylor as the Sheriff FOIA officer and provides an official email link. Paper requests use the Sheriff address above.
Jackson County Circuit Clerk
Christian M. Hale, Circuit Clerk
1001 Walnut Street, P.O. Drawer 730
Murphysboro, IL 62966
Phone: 618-687-7300
Fax: 618-684-6378
Email: webforms@jacksoncoilcircuitclerk.gov
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Use the Clerk for court dockets and orders, including detention, release, dismissal, sentence, mittimus, probation, and warrant entries.
Jackson County Probation
First Judicial Circuit Probation Department
215 N. 14th Street
Murphysboro, IL 62966
Phone: 618-687-7370
Fax: 618-687-4046
This office handles local court probation. It is distinct from IDOC parole or mandatory supervised release after state prison.
Illinois Department of Corrections
IDOC Public Information Office
1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277
Springfield, IL 62794-9277
General public information: 217-558-2200
IDOC is the route for state-prison status, an actual parole date, projected dates, sentence rows, and written verification of an IDOC record.
Illinois VINE Assistance
Illinois VINE offers operator help and multilingual support at 1-866-566-8439, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. IDOC Victim Services can assist with registration at 877-776-0755.
For routing help, use these topic guides:
- For one released person or a release record, begin with the home search and records guide.
- For local probation or state parole/MSR, review Probation & Parole.
- For recent county-jail exits, use Jail Releases: 24 Hours.
- For a state-prison estimate, use Projected Release; for alerts, use VINELink Inmate Search.
- For the local facility, use the Jackson County Jail page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, use the official IDOC offender search and IDOC contact above.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the official BOP or ICE locator for that specific system.