This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule visits, or obtain official booking records. Use the office or locator that owns the record you need.
Where to Ask
For Tazewell County jail records, start with the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office and the Tazewell County Justice Center. The sheriff's published contact block lists 101 S. Capitol St., Pekin, IL 61554, phone 309-477-2250, and dispatch 309-346-4141. The FOIA page lists in-person Civil Process Department hours as Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the same Capitol Street address.
Tazewell County Sheriff's Office
101 S. Capitol St.
Pekin, IL 61554
Phone: 309-477-2250
Dispatch: 309-346-4141
FOIA in-person hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Different questions go to different offices or systems. Use the list below to avoid sending a court question to the jail or a federal-prison question to the county.
- Current county jail custody: use jail inmate records and the sheriff custody lookup.
- Booking photos: review jail roster mugshots and use the sheriff FOIA process when a photo is not published.
- Charges, case history, and court dates after arrest: use court records after a jail arrest and the Tazewell Tyler Portal.
- Facility-specific visit, mail, and money rules: check the Tazewell County Justice Center or FCI Pekin pages listed in the footer.
- Sentenced Illinois prisoners: use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search.
- Federal or immigration custody: use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.