Contact Us

Please read this first. Perry County Inmate Population is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, or pull official booking records. For any of those, you must contact the correct government office directly using the details below.


Looking for an Inmate or a Record?

The fastest help comes from the office that actually holds the record. For jail custody and booking records in Perry County, that is the sheriff's office and jail in Pinckneyville. Their public contact details are below, along with the county records channel.

Perry County Sheriff's Office and Jail

12 E. Water St., P.O. Box 350

Pinckneyville, IL 62274

Sheriff: 618-357-5212

Jail: 618-357-6931 · Fax: 618-357-3606

Records / FOIA: foia@perrycountyil.gov

County hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Where you go next depends on what you need, so the list below routes the most common requests to the right place.

  • Someone in the county jail: start with jail inmate records.
  • A booking photo: see jail roster mugshots.
  • Charges filed after an arrest: see court records after a jail arrest.
  • A specific facility: use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
  • A sentenced state prisoner: use the statewide Illinois inmate locator.
  • A federal or immigration detainee: use the federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator.