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 agency that holds the record for those services.
Official Coles County Contacts
The Coles County Sheriff's Office is the primary contact for county arrest and jail information. The jail status line and county FOIA route serve different needs, so use the contact that matches the request.
Coles County Sheriff's Office and Jail701 7th Street
Charleston, IL 61920
Sheriff: (217) 348-0585
24/7 inmate status, bond, and detention line: (217) 348-7332
The Coles County FOIA office identifies FOIA Officer Viki Beabout at 651 Jackson Avenue, Room 326, Charleston, IL 61920. Call (217) 348-0595 or email viki.beabout@co.coles.il.us. The research does not publish fixed FOIA office hours, so call before an in-person visit.
Choose the source based on the person's custody stage:
- For a county booking record or available photo, use the home page search path and county FOIA process.
- For a new booking, check Arrests Last 24 Hours and then call the jail status line.
- For a release or transfer alert, use the Illinois VINELink custody service.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections offender search.
- For federal prison or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator.
- For a court outcome, use the Fifth Judicial Circuit's Coles County case-search link.
A charge listed at booking is an accusation. It may change or be dismissed, and guilt can be determined only in court.