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 need to reach the office that actually holds the record, listed below.
Looking for an Inmate or a Record?
Most questions are answered fastest by going straight to the Menard County Sheriff's Office or the jail. Use the jail line to confirm a current custody status, and the sheriff's office for records routing and Illinois FOIA requests.
Menard County Detention Facility
315 South Sixth Street
Petersburg, IL 62675
(217) 632-2273
Staffed 24 hours a day
Menard County Sheriff's Office
102 South Seventh Street, 2nd Floor
Petersburg, IL 62675
(217) 632-4458
Records routing and FOIA requests
Where you turn depends on what you need. The list below points each kind of question to the right place.
- Someone in the county jail right now: 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 facility: use the detention facility page listed in the footer.
- A sentenced state prisoner: use the statewide Illinois Department of Corrections inmate locator.
- A federal or immigration detainee: use the federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator.