This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that created the record.
Choose the Correct Brown County Office
Brown County has no jail or jail records desk. The Sheriff can identify where a local arrestee was transported, while the actual receiving jail owns its booking and release transaction.
Brown County Sheriff's OfficeJustin Oliver, Sheriff
200 Court Street, Room 1
Mt. Sterling, IL 62353
217-773-2011
sheriff@browncoil.org Brown County Circuit Clerk
Brooke R. Robinson
200 Court Street, Room 5
Mt. Sterling, IL 62353
217-773-2713 ext. 2
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
circuitclerk@browncoil.org IDOC FOIA Office
1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277
Springfield, IL 62794-9277
217-558-2200 ext. 4166
DOC.FOIARequest@illinois.gov
Use the request type to select a source:
- For a released person or release record, use the home-page custody trail and ask the Sheriff to identify the receiving jail.
- For post-release supervision, consult Parole / Probation; local OSPS is 217-481-5637 and IDOC Parole is 800-666-6744.
- For a same-day event, use Released Last 24 Hours, which explains why no Brown County feed exists.
- For state sentence dates or alerts, use Inmate Release Date and VINELink Release Check.
- For Western Illinois or Clayton custody, call IDOC at 217-558-2200; Western Illinois is 217-773-4441.
- For federal prison custody, use BOP. For immigration custody, use ICE at 888-351-4024 during its published weekday hours.