This is a private reference site, not a Randolph County or Illinois government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking or release record. Contact the office that owns the record.
Choose the Right Record Path
Use the source tied to the custody or court event:
- For a released person or release record, the home page explains the complete official search and request path.
- For state parole, MSR, or local probation, use Parole & Probation.
- For recent county release research, see the 24-Hour Release List fallback process.
- For a future date or alert, use Projected Release Date or VINELink Check.
- For a specific jail or prison, use its facility page listed below.
- For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, use IDOC. Federal and immigration custody require the BOP or ICE locator.
Randolph County Sheriff and Jail
Sheriff Jarrod Peters
200 West Buena Vista Street
Chester, IL 62233
Sheriff and jail: 618-826-5484
County line: 618-826-5000 extension 501
Fax: 618-826-4732
Official Sheriff’s Office page
Use the Sheriff’s Office for current county custody, jail operations, and the agency’s booking or release record. A court order can explain why release was authorized, but the jail record is the stronger source for physical release time and destination.
County FOIA Record Requests
Randolph County FOIA
1 Taylor Street, Room 206
Chester, IL 62233
Phone: 618-826-5000 extension 141
Fax: 618-826-3363
Email: foia79@randolphcountyil.gov
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Current county FOIA page
The current webpage says “Attn: Carol” and extension 141. The downloadable PDF instead says “Attn: Ashley” and extension 131. Because those details conflict, use the current webpage and shared email, or call before addressing a paper request. Ask for the jail-register or booking record, release date and time, release reason, and receiving agency when relevant. Include a booking or case number if known.
Randolph County Circuit Clerk
Julie A. Carnahan, Circuit Clerk
1 Taylor Street, Room 302
Chester, IL 62233
Phone: 618-826-5000 extension 194
Fax: 618-826-3761
Email: jcarnahan@randolphcountyil.gov
Official Circuit Clerk page
The clerk is the source for Randolph County case dockets, sentencing orders, pretrial-release orders, and court disposition. Court records do not always establish the exact moment jail processing ended, so compare them with the sheriff’s release record.
Illinois Corrections Contacts
Illinois Department of Corrections
1000 East Converse Avenue, P.O. Box 19277
Springfield, IL 62794-9277
Main phone: 217-558-2200
Parole-agent routing: 800-666-6744
IDOC contact page
Use IDOC for state-prison location, parole or MSR status, projected dates, institutional release, and final discharge. The public online search covers people incarcerated or on parole, so a fully discharged historical record may require the IDOC records channel.
Facility Directory
These are the detention facilities documented for Randolph County: