This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or obtain official booking records for you. Those requests must go to the jail, sheriff, clerk, corrections agency, or court office that controls the record.
Official Record Contacts
For current Effingham County Jail custody questions, start with the jail or VINE. For written sheriff records, use the FOIA route listed by the Sheriff's Office. For filed criminal cases after an arrest, use Judici or the Circuit Clerk.
Effingham County Jail and Sheriff's Office
101 North Fourth Street, Suite 101
Effingham, IL 62401
Jail and Booking: 217-342-3866
Sheriff Main: 217-342-2101
Records and Investigations: 217-342-8464
Warrants Clerk: 217-342-8469
FOIA Email: foia@effinghamcountyil.gov
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Sheriff: Paul F. Kuhns
Effingham County Circuit Clerk
Tammy Kreke, Circuit Clerk
PO Box 586
120 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 101
Effingham, IL 62401
Phone: 217-342-4065
Email: circuitclerkinfo@effinghamcountyil.gov
Effingham County State's Attorney
Aaron C. Jones, State's Attorney
120 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 201
Effingham, IL 62401
Phone: 217-347-7741
Use the route that matches the kind of record or custody status you need.
- For a person held in the county jail, use VINE first, then the jail inmate records page for phone and FOIA backup steps.
- For booking photos, see the jail roster mugshots page and request any available photo through sheriff FOIA.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Judici, and the Circuit Clerk.
- For facility details, use the Effingham County Jail page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, search the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.