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Use these Douglas County contacts for official jail, court, prosecution, and public-record questions. This private site cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a jail visit, or obtain an official record copy. The offices listed here are the public contact points identified in the Douglas County research materials.

This is a private reference site, not a Douglas County office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, arrange a visit, or pull an official booking or court record. Use the official office contacts below for those actions.

Where to Look

Douglas County jail, court, and prosecution records are split by office. For county jail custody or a Sheriff's Office FOIA request, start with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and Jail. For court filings after an arrest, use the Circuit Clerk. For prosecutor contact, use the State's Attorney.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office and Jail

920 S. Washington St.
P.O. Box 438
Tuscola, IL 61953
Phone: 217-253-2913
Fax: 217-253-3144
Email: sheriff@douglascountyil.gov
Sheriff's FOIA form email: Dawn.Burton@DouglasCountyIL.gov

Douglas County Circuit Clerk

401 S. Center St., Room 204
Tuscola, IL 61953
Phone: 217-253-2352
Fax: 217-253-9006
Email: circuit.clerk@douglascountyil.gov
Court hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Douglas County State's Attorney

401 S. Center St., Room 105
Tuscola, IL 61953
Phone: 217-253-5471

Written Illinois FOIA requests for Douglas County public records are generally answered within 5 business days for non-commercial requests. Commercial requests have a 21-business-day response period. The first 50 black-and-white pages are free, and additional black-and-white letter or legal pages are listed at $0.15 per page.

  • For a person in local jail custody, use the jail inmate records page and then contact the Sheriff's Office if confirmation is needed.
  • For booking photos, use the jail roster mugshots page and the Sheriff's FOIA process when a record copy is needed.
  • For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Circuit Clerk's court-record channels.
  • For a specific detention facility in Douglas County, use the Douglas County Jail facility page listed in the footer.
  • For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search.
  • For a federal or immigration detainee, use the Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.