This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule jail services, or pull official booking records. Use the official Ford County or custody-system contacts below for those actions.
Official Places to Check
For current Ford County jail custody, start with the jail or sheriff's office. No official Ford County online jail roster or mugshot gallery was found in the county, sheriff, court, IDOC, VINE, or official search sources reviewed for this project.
Ford County Jail / Ford County Sheriff's Office
235 North American Street
Paxton, IL 60957
Jail 24-hour phone: (217) 379-2324
Sheriff administrative and records office: (217) 379-9470
Fax: (217) 379-9489
Office hours: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Sheriff: Chad Johnson
FOIA officer: Barbara King, Chief Confidential Assistant / FOIA Officer
Written sheriff FOIA requests should be sent or delivered to the Ford County Sheriff's Office, 235 N. American Street, Paxton, IL 60957, between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday except holidays.
Ford County Circuit Clerk
Kasi Schwarz, Circuit Clerk and FOIA officer
200 W. State Room 106
Paxton, IL 60957
Phone: (217) 379-9420
Hours: 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Ford County State's Attorney
Andrew L. Killian
200 W. State Room 204
Paxton, IL 60957
Phone: (217) 379-9460
Hours: 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Use the list below to match the question to the right page or public agency system.
- For someone who may be in Ford County Jail, use the phone and FOIA guidance on jail inmate records.
- For a booking photograph, use the Illinois FOIA and sheriff-request route explained on jail roster mugshots.
- For charges filed after an arrest, check court records after a jail arrest, Judici, or the Ford County Circuit Clerk.
- For the local detention facility, review the Ford County Jail page listed in the footer.
- For a person sentenced to state prison, use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search rather than the county jail.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the Bureau of Prisons locator, U.S. Marshals context, or ICE Online Detainee Locator, depending on the custody type.