This private reference site is not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible office directly.
Official Ford County Contacts
Ford County Sheriff’s Office and Jail
235 N. American Street, Paxton, IL 60957
Main 24-hour phone: 217-379-2324
Office and FOIA phone: 217-379-9470
Fax: 217-379-9489
Public hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
FOIA: Barbara King, Chief Confidential Assistant, weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding holidays.
Ford County Circuit Clerk
200 W. State Street, Room 106, Paxton, IL 60957
217-379-9420; circuitclerk@fordcounty.illinois.gov
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ford County Probation
200 W. State Street, Lower Level, Paxton, IL 60957
217-379-9450; fax 217-379-9459
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
IDOC records and parole
Public information: 217-558-2200
Parole routing: 800-666-6744
FOIA: DOC.FOIARequest@illinois.gov; 1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277, Springfield, IL 62794-9277; 217-558-2200 ext. 4166; fax 217-558-5612.
Illinois Prisoner Review Board and VINE
PRB Operations: prb.operations@illinois.gov; 217-782-7273
Victim Services: 217-782-7273 or 800-801-9110
VINE: 1-866-566-8439; TTY 1-866-847-1298; newer material also directs 7-1-1 relay.
Choose the source that owns the record:
- Use the home page for a named release search and Sheriff record steps.
- Use parole and probation for post-release supervision.
- Use the 24-hour release list for the same-day fallback.
- Check a projected release date or a VINELink alert through its own source.
- Use the Ford County Jail page for the facility.
- Use IDOC for a sentenced state prisoner.
- Use the BOP or ICE locator only for the matching federal system.