This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly.
Official Offices and Records
For a current local custody question or a county jail record, begin with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and Jail. The published inspection window comes from an older official FOIA poster, so call before traveling and use the current county form for submission details.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office / Jail
920 S. Washington Street
P.O. Box 438
Tuscola, IL 61953
Phone: 217-253-2913
Fax: 217-253-3144
Published inspection hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, except holidays
The correct contact depends on the record sought:
- Use the county arrest and booking page for the official record and photograph request sequence.
- Ask the sheriff about current jail custody and the court about warrant-related docket activity.
- Use the Daily Arrest Report and Weekly Arrest Log pages to understand the county's available new-booking channels.
- Use VINELink for custody alerts, while confirming urgent status with the jail.
- Contact Villa Grove, Arcola, or Tuscola police when that city agency created the incident report.
- Search the Illinois Department of Corrections for a person in state custody after transfer or sentence.
- Use the BOP or ICE locator only for the relevant federal or immigration custody system.
Public court records are held by the Douglas County Circuit Clerk, 401 S. Center Street, Tuscola, IL 61953, phone 217-253-2352. County business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.