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 office that holds the record.
Choose the Right Office
The jail, Sheriff, Circuit Clerk, Probation office, IDOC, and Prisoner Review Board answer different questions. The jail and several county offices share a Watseka campus, but their records are not interchangeable.
Jail Exit or Release Log
Iroquois County Jail
550 S. 10th St.
Watseka, IL 60970
Jail: 815-432-6970
Fax: 815-432-7226
Call for current jail access hours.
Ask about the date, time, authority, exit type, and receiving agency for one booking.
Sheriff or FOIA Request
Iroquois County Sheriff's Office
550 S. 10th St., P.O. Box 67
Watseka, IL 60970
Main: 815-432-6992 or 815-432-6993
Fax: 815-432-6996
Email: cperzee@co.iroquois.il.us
Call for current records access hours.
Use this route for the jail release entry, booking packet, or booking photograph. Confirm whether fax requests are accepted before sending one.
Court Order or Disposition
Iroquois County Circuit Clerk
550 S. 10th St.
Watseka, IL 60970
815-432-6950
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ask for the chronological docket, signed release or pretrial order, judgment, mittimus, probation order, or certified disposition.
Local Probation
Iroquois County Probation
550 S. 10th St.
Watseka, IL 60970
815-432-6969
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The court file proves a probation order. The office can provide only information it is legally allowed to disclose.
State Release Records
Illinois Department of Corrections FOIA
DOC.FOIARequest@illinois.gov
IDOC FOIA Officer
1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277
Springfield, IL 62794-9277
217-558-2200, extension 4166
Fax: 217-558-5612
Use the live IDOC site to confirm current assignments before sending. Include the IDOC number and request the release, sentence-calculation, or discharge record by name.
PRB and VINE
Illinois Prisoner Review Board
Operations: 217-782-7273
PRB.OPERATIONS@ILLINOIS.GOV
FOIA: PRB.FOIA@ILLINOIS.GOV
Operations and FOIA are separate routes. Illinois VINE assistance is available at 1-866-566-8439. Never send a VINE PIN by email or include it in a records request.
For a named release and its underlying record, start with the home-page search and records guide. Post-release supervision is covered on Parole & Probation. The footer lists the county, state, federal, and immigration facility-system pages. BOP applies to sentenced federal custody; ICE applies only when immigration facts point there.