This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule visits, or retrieve official booking records. Use the official Clinton County, Illinois, court, jail, corrections, or federal contact that matches the record you need.
Official Clinton County Contacts
For a current local custody question, start with the Clinton County Sheriff's Office or the jail. Sheriff Dan Travous is listed at the sheriff's office in Carlyle, and the jail has a separate direct line for corrections questions.
Clinton County Sheriff's Office and Jail
810 Franklin Street
Carlyle, IL 62231
Sheriff phone: (618) 594-4555
Corrections/Jail: (618) 594-4556
Fax: (618) 594-5574
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
For written public-record requests, Clinton County routes FOIA matters through the county FOIA officer. Illinois FOIA, 5 ILCS 140, is the state's open-records law, but a written request should still be specific about the agency and record sought.
Clinton County FOIA Officer
Sandra Basler, FOIA Officer
Clinton County Courthouse
850 Fairfax Street
Carlyle, Illinois 62231
Phone: (618) 594-6645
Requests should be made in writing.
Court charges and case history after an arrest are not jail records. The Circuit Clerk maintains Clinton County court records and links public users to Judici for case search access.
Clinton County Circuit Clerk
Rod Kloeckner, Circuit Clerk
850 Fairfax Street, Room 220
Carlyle, IL 62231
Phone: (618) 594-6615
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Use the route that fits the custody or record type:
- For someone believed to be in Clinton County Jail, use the jail phone line and the jail inmate records page.
- For booking photos, check the jail roster mugshots page and ask the jail or FOIA officer about releasable booking photographs.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest, the Circuit Clerk, and Judici.
- For a facility-specific question, use the Clinton County Jail or Centralia Correctional Center pages listed in the footer.
- For sentenced state prisoners, use the Illinois Department of Corrections locator at IDOC Individual in Custody Search.
- For victim notification and custody updates, use Illinois VINE.
- For federal sentenced prisoners, use the BOP Inmate Locator; for immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.
The Clinton County Sheriff IL mobile app is available through Apple and Google app stores for sheriff information and public-safety updates. It is not a 911 reporting tool. In an emergency, call 911.