This is a private reference site, not a Washington County government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, arrange visitation, pull official booking records, or change court information. Use the official office or locator that controls the record you need.
Where to Start for Jail, Court, and Custody Questions
Washington County Sheriff's Office and Washington County Jail:
245 N. Kaskaskia Street, Nashville, IL 62263
Jail: 618-327-4800 ext. 114
Dispatch, 24/7: 618-327-8274 ext. 4
General WCSO: 618-327-8274
Office hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm, Saturday by appointment, Sunday closed
Washington County Circuit Clerk:
Andrea L. Renken, Circuit Clerk
125 E. Elm Street, Nashville, IL 62263
618-327-4800 ext. 305
circuitclerk@washingtonco.illinois.gov
Office hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
Records and FOIA:
For sheriff or jail records, WCSO lists Brittany Bateman as FOIA Officer at 889@washingtonco.illinois.gov. For general county FOIA routing, the county lists Paul Todd, Washington County Clerk, 101 E. St. Louis Street, Nashville, IL 62263. The county FOIA form lists matthewk@washingtonco.illinois.gov and 618-327-4800 ext. 178. The official county contact page is washingtonco.illinois.gov/contact, and WCSO contact details are published at wcso-il.com/contact-us.
State's Attorney: Crystal May, 618-327-4800 ext. 320. That office handles prosecution decisions, not jail release or public roster updates.
Use the list below to match the request to the right source before calling or sending a record request. The reviewed official sources did not show a current online Washington County jail roster, mugshot gallery, or warrant search.
- For someone possibly held at Washington County Jail, start with jail inmate records and the jail phone line above.
- For booking photos or public-photo limits, review jail roster mugshots and ask WCSO whether a photograph is releasable under Illinois law.
- For charges, docket entries, and case events after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, the Circuit Clerk, Judici, or re:SearchIL.
- For the local detention facility, use the Washington County Jail page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, search the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search.
- For custody notifications, use Illinois VINELink when the relevant agency data is available.
- For federal prison custody, use the BOP Federal Inmate Locator; for federal pretrial custody, the U.S. Marshals path may apply.
- For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.