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This private reference site is not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that holds the record.


Official Jasper County Contacts

For a county booking or release record, start with the agency that operates the jail. Sheriff Brandon Francis's office is published as open around the clock.

Jasper County Sheriff's Office and Jail
106 E. Morgan Street
Newton, IL 62448
Office: (618) 783-3057
Jail: (618) 783-3462
Non-emergency: (618) 783-8477
Email: sheriffsoffice@jaspercounty.illinois.gov
Hours: 24 hours daily
Jasper County Circuit Clerk
Jamie Blake
Jasper County Courthouse
100 W. Jourdan Street
Newton, IL 62448
Phone: (618) 783-2524
Email: circuitclerk@jaspercounty.illinois.gov
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Jasper County Probation
Dora Griffith, Chief Managing Officer
Jasper County Courthouse
100 W. Jourdan Street
Newton, IL 62448
Phone: (618) 783-2308
Email: dgriffith@jaspercounty.illinois.gov
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
IDOC Public Information Office
1301 Concordia Court
P.O. Box 19277
Springfield, IL 62794-9277
General phone: (217) 558-2200
Archived records: IDOC Contact Us, General Subject “Record Search”

Choose the route that matches the record or status question:

  • Use the home search and records coverage for a released person or sheriff record request.
  • Call Jasper County Probation at (618) 783-2308 for local probation routing; IDOC handles state parole.
  • Use the 24-Hour Releases page when checking recent county departures.
  • Use IDOC's offender search for a sentenced state prisoner and Illinois VINE for custody-change alerts.
  • Use the Jasper County Jail page for the only detention facility identified within the county.
  • Use the Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator for federal or immigration custody.
  • For archived IDOC records, call (217) 558-2200 or use IDOC Contact Us and select “Record Search.”