This is a private reference site, not a DeWitt County government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, schedule visitation, or pull official booking records. Use the official office or locator that matches the record you need.
Where to Ask About a DeWitt County Jail or Court Record
For current local custody, the primary facility is DeWitt County Jail, operated by the DeWitt County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Mike Walker.
DeWitt County Sheriff's Office / DeWitt County Jail101 W. Washington St.
Clinton, IL 61727
Administrative hours: 8:00AM-4:30PM
Office: 217-935-9507
24-hour dispatcher: 217-935-3196
Jail: 217-935-2913
Written Illinois FOIA requests for county records are routed to the DeWitt County State's Attorney, P.O. Box 439, Clinton, IL 61727. The State's Attorney is Dan Markwell, and the office phone listed in the research is 217-935-7810.
DeWitt County Circuit ClerkMichelle Van Valey
201 West Washington Street
Clinton, IL 61727
Phone: 217-935-7750
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed noon-1:00 p.m.
Use the route below that fits the record type. Illinois FOIA is 5 ILCS 140, arrest-report and booking-photo access is addressed in 5 ILCS 140/2.15, and expungement or sealing is governed by 20 ILCS 2630/5.2.
- For someone held in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the jail phone line. Staff may confirm custody and bond, not full charges or medical details.
- For booking-photo questions, use jail roster mugshots and the written FOIA route instead of unofficial photo-publishing pages.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Judici, or the Circuit Clerk.
- For the local detention facility, see the DeWitt County Jail page.
- For a sentenced Illinois state prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search.
- For federal sentenced custody or immigration detention, use the federal BOP locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator. For notification, Illinois VINE is available statewide.