Washington County Jail Roster Gap
No official current online Washington County Jail roster was found on the Washington County Sheriff's Office site or the county government pages reviewed. That finding matters because it changes the search order. A person cannot rely on a county web form to confirm a recent booking, see a housing unit, or pull a public inmate profile. Sheriff Ross Schultze's office does publish corrections, contact, phone, mail, visitation, FOIA, and public-safety links, but those pages do not expose a live jail roster or a booking database for Washington County inmates.
The practical Washington County inmate records path starts with the jail phone line and dispatch, then moves to a written request if staff cannot release enough information by phone. VINE may help with custody notices, while Judici or re:SearchIL may show court case activity after charges are filed. IDOC, BOP, USMS, and ICE are separate systems. They should be used only when the person may have left Washington County Jail for state prison, federal custody, or immigration detention.
Roster status: No official Washington County public jail roster, mugshot gallery, or county inmate-search form was located in the official WCSO and county sources reviewed.
Use Washington County Jail Records
Because the county roster field set was not found, a Washington County inmate records search is a fallback chain. Start with the source closest to the custody event. For a new arrest, that source is Washington County Jail. For a pending court case, it may be the Circuit Clerk. For a sentence to state prison, it is IDOC. For a federal or immigration hold, use the federal locator path and confirm with the responsible agency.
- Call Washington County Jail at 618-327-4800 ext. 114 with the person's full name and date of birth if known.
- If the jail line is not enough, call dispatch at 618-327-8274 ext. 4 for 24-hour routing, or visit the Sheriff's Office in person during public office hours.
- Submit a WCSO FOIA request to FOIA Officer Brittany Bateman at 889@washingtonco.illinois.gov for booking, arrest, custody, and release or transfer records.
- Check Illinois VINE for custody status and notices, then check Judici or re:SearchIL for court records after charges are filed.
- Search IDOC if the person was sentenced to state prison, BOP or USMS paths for federal custody, and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
This order keeps Washington County Jail records separate from later court and prison records. It also avoids a common error: searching the state prison database for a person who is still in a local pretrial jail bed. A pretrial detainee is a person held before a case is resolved. A sentenced inmate is serving a sentence after court action. A detainer or hold is a request or legal basis that can stop release even if one case has changed.
Washington County Roster Fields
The official county roster search-field table is short because no public Washington County Jail roster form was found. That does not mean the jail lacks internal booking records. Illinois jail standards and FOIA law point to internal records, but those records are not the same as an online inmate lookup screen. Use this table to keep expectations clear before calling or filing a request.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No official county jail roster field found | n/a | n/a | WCSO and Washington County pages reviewed did not publish a current inmate-search form. |
For a phone or FOIA request, give the fields that help staff locate the correct Washington County inmate record: full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date or rough booking date, arresting agency, and any case, docket, or booking number already known from court or bond paperwork. If the request concerns release, ask for custody receipt, discharge, and transfer times rather than asking only whether the person is "in jail."
The WCSO links page identifies Brittany Bateman as WCSO FOIA Officer and also points users toward VINE, IDOC, Judici, Illinois Courts, and U.S. Courts. Countywide FOIA routing appears on the Washington County contact page, but sheriff and jail booking requests should be aimed first at the Sheriff's Office FOIA contact.
Washington County Inmate Record Fields
Washington County did not publish a sample online jail profile, so the county table must be read as a public-record inventory, not as a live roster screen. Illinois FOIA section 5 ILCS 140/2.15 requires state and local criminal justice agencies to furnish basic arrest information, subject to exemptions, as soon as practical and no later than 72 hours after arrest. It can include identifying information, charges, arrest time and place, arresting agency, and jail receipt, discharge, or transfer timing if the person is incarcerated.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Public online mugshot | Not located. No official Washington County online roster profile or mugshot gallery was found. |
| Booking number | Not found in a public county roster. Include it in a request if a court, bond, or jail document lists one. |
| Booking date/time | May be available through a booking record, arrest report, or FOIA response. No public roster field was found. |
| Charges | Illinois arrest-report law supports access to charge information unless an exemption applies. |
| Bond / pretrial status | WCSO payment materials use detainee name, docket, case, or booking number, but Illinois pretrial law now controls release decisions. |
| Housing unit | Internal classification and location records exist under jail standards, but no public Washington County field was found. |
| Arresting agency | Arrest-report information under 5 ILCS 140/2.15 can include the arresting or investigating agency. |
| Release / transfer | Custody discharge or transfer timing can be part of arrest-report information if the person was incarcerated. |
Illinois County Jail Standards also require booking and personal records, property receipts, medical record components, release and transfer records, discipline files, classification records, mail records, telephone records, and visitation records. Those standards show what the jail must manage internally. They do not make each field available online.
Washington County FOIA and VINE
A written request should be narrow enough for the Sheriff's Office to process. Ask for the arrest report, booking sheet, custody dates, charges, release or transfer record, and booking photograph if available and releasable. State the person's full name, birth date if known, arrest date, arresting agency, and case number. Illinois FOIA generally uses a five-business-day response period unless the agency properly extends it, and 5 ILCS 140/2.15 creates a separate 72-hour timing rule for specified arrest information.
The Illinois VINELink portal is useful for custody and case-status notices, but it is not a complete Washington County Jail roster. VINE can send phone, text, email, or app notifications where the county jail, IDOC, DHS, and court systems have data interfaces. Use it to monitor status. Do not treat a missing VINE result as proof that no arrest, hold, or court case exists.
The screenshot from Illinois VINELink shows the statewide custody and notification entry point used after a Washington County inmate search by phone or FOIA needs ongoing alerts.
VINE is strongest as a notice tool. For the source record, return to Washington County Jail, the WCSO FOIA officer, or the court record custodian.
Washington County Jail vs IDOC
Washington County Jail holds local county detainees, people awaiting court action, some local sentenced detainees, and other classifications reflected on WCSO visitation pages. IDOC is different. It is the state prison system for people committed after sentence. BOP and ICE are different again. Confusing these systems can lead to false negatives because each search tool covers a different custody stage.
| Custody type | Where to look | What it does not cover |
|---|---|---|
| Current local booking or pretrial jail hold | Washington County Jail phone, dispatch, in person, WCSO FOIA, VINE | Sentenced IDOC prison profiles and federal-only records |
| Sentenced state-prison custody | IDOC Individual in Custody Search | New Washington County Jail bookings and municipal arrests awaiting local processing |
| Federal sentence after BOP designation | Federal BOP Inmate Locator | State prisoners, county jail detainees, and many federal pretrial detainees |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | County jail roster data, state prison data, and booking photos |
The IDOC search form accepts last name, IDOC number, or birthdate. Its public profile inventory can include IDOC number, name, parent institution, offender status, location, physical profile, marks, admission date, projected parole or discharge dates, sentence information, county, and a photo option. Those are prison fields, not Washington County Jail roster fields.
The screenshot from the IDOC public search form shows why a prison search can help after a Washington County case moves beyond the jail.
IDOC should be checked after sentence, transfer, or prison commitment clues appear in the court record. It is not the first stop for a fresh local booking.
Washington County Jail Contact
Washington County has one county jail facility in the official facility map: Washington County Jail in Nashville. The operator is the Washington County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Ross Schultze. The current WCSO corrections page lists the jail as a 25-bed facility, while the 2021 IDOC inspection listed an older inspection capacity of 30 and an inspection-date population of 10. Keep those figures date-labeled because they come from different sources.
Washington County Jail
245 N. Kaskaskia Street
Nashville, IL 62263
Jail: 618-327-4800 ext. 114
Dispatch 24/7: 618-327-8274 ext. 4
WCSO: 618-327-8274
The WCSO contact page lists the jail extension, 24-hour dispatch, general office contacts, and office hours. For service details, the WCSO corrections location page gives the jail address, bed count, and downtown Nashville directions near the courthouse and Judicial Building.
Washington County Jail Visits
Visitation is one of the best places to confirm whether the person is classified as a county inmate or another type of detainee, because WCSO publishes separate visit windows. The WCSO visitation, bond, commissary, and PREA page says visits are not contact visits, approved visitors must have photo ID, visitors under 17 need a parent or legal guardian, and a detainee may list up to four approved adult visitors.
| Population | Male schedule | Female schedule | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Inmates | Wednesday 7:00 PM-9:30 PM; Sunday 12:00 PM-4:00 PM | Wednesday 6:00 PM-7:00 PM; Sunday 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | Two visits per week, 20 minutes each may be permitted. |
| All Other | Tuesday 7:00 PM-9:30 PM; Saturday 12:00 PM-4:00 PM | Tuesday 6:00 PM-7:00 PM; Saturday 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | WCSO does not define "All Other" in the visible text reviewed. |
The screenshot from the WCSO corrections services page captures the local jail service information that replaces an online Washington County inmate roster for many day-to-day needs.
Visitation details can change when classification, staffing, court movement, or facility needs change, so confirm the visit before travel.
Washington County Booking Records
Washington County does not publish a local booking-process narrative, but the IDOC inspection checklist and state standards show the normal record path. After arrest, jail staff create booking and personal records, search the detainee, inventory property, take fingerprints and photographs as required by law, screen medical and mental-health issues, assign suitable quarters, and maintain release or transfer records. Classification means the jail's assessment for housing and security placement.
Phone and mail rules are also part of the custody record environment. The WCSO inmate phone and mail page says inmates cannot receive incoming calls and phone messages are not passed. Phones are generally available from 7:00 AM to 10:30 PM daily, calls must be collect or made with a commissary-purchased phone card, and attorney calls are excepted from monitoring or recording. Mail is opened and inspected, scented or perfumed mail is returned, and no care packages are accepted.
The screenshot from the WCSO phone and mail rules page shows the communication rules that often matter once a Washington County inmate record confirms custody.
Communication rules do not prove custody by themselves, but they help families act once the jail confirms a booking.
Washington County App and Federal Search
Washington Co. Sheriff's IL is the local sheriff app listed in the Apple App Store and Google Play. The store descriptions advertise crime reporting, tips, public-safety news, and interactive features, and the Google listing shows OCV, LLC as publisher. No official app-only Washington County inmate roster was confirmed from the store copy, so the app should be treated as a public-safety supplement, not a replacement for the jail phone, WCSO FOIA, VINE, or court record paths.
Federal searches should stay narrow. BOP covers federal inmates from 1982 forward and can show name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. It does not show Washington County Jail detainees. Federal pretrial custody may involve the U.S. Marshals Service before BOP designation. ICE ODLS is for immigration detention by A-number or biographical data and does not serve as a county roster.
The screenshot from the BOP Inmate Locator shows the federal search path to use only when Washington County records point away from local or state custody.
A "not in BOP custody" result does not prove release. The person may be local, state, supervised, transferred, or outside the BOP coverage period.
Note: Confirm custody with the jail before sending funds, planning visits, or assuming that a state or federal locator result is complete.