Contact and Records Routing

Use this page to find the correct Jefferson County office for a custody or records question. Sending the request to the office that created the record is the fastest practical route.

This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record.


Choose the Correct Source

The countywide guide explains the full booking and photograph request path. Use the sheriff’s app route for the current county inmate list, Illinois VINE for participating custody alerts, the Circuit Clerk for a filed case, IDOC for a sentenced state prisoner, and the BOP or ICE locator for the relevant federal system. A same-day news report is not a live roster.


Jefferson County Sheriff Contact

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office

911 Casey Avenue
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
618-244-8004
Records officer: extension 333

JCSO FOIA public portal

The current source does not publish a separate records-unit address, booking-photo rate, office hours, or guaranteed turnaround. Do not treat bond-processing fees as copy fees. For emergencies, call 911, not a records line.