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This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, or pull official booking records. For any of those, reach the right Piatt County office directly using the details below.


Looking for an Inmate or a Record?

The fastest official answer about a person in Piatt County custody comes from the jail itself. The Piatt County Sheriff's Office runs the jail inside the Public Safety Building, and the jail information line is the number the county points the public to for inmate questions. Records that staff cannot give out by phone go through the sheriff's FOIA process.

Piatt County Sheriff's Office and Jail

1216 Raymond Road

Monticello, IL 61856

Jail information: (217) 762-3766

Sheriff main: (217) 762-5761

Office hours: 7:30 AM - noon and 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Mon-Fri; jail open 24 hours

Depending on what you need, here is where to look:

  • Someone in the county jail right now: start with jail inmate records and the jail information line.
  • A booking photo: see jail roster mugshots and the FOIA route.
  • Charges filed after an arrest: see court records after a jail arrest.
  • A specific facility: the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
  • A sentenced state prisoner: the statewide Illinois Department of Corrections inmate locator.
  • A federal or immigration detainee: the federal BOP or ICE detainee locator.