This private reference is not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the record.
Choose the Record Custodian
For a Franklin County Jail release or booking record, contact the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at 403 E. Main Street, Benton, IL 62812, or call 618-438-4841. Historical jail and booking-photo requests route to the Sheriff's FOIA officer through the county Transparency page. No release-processing hours are published, so do not treat general office hours as jail release hours.
- For a released person or release record, use the full Franklin County search and request path.
- For court-ordered local supervision, call Franklin County Probation at 618-439-4111; state parole and MSR routes appear under parole and probation.
- For a same-day event, use the official options on the 24-hour release page.
- For state sentence dates and alerts, compare the projected release date with a VINELink check.
- For a filed criminal order, call the Franklin County Circuit Clerk through 618-435-9800, Option 1, or 618-525-4744.
- For an IDOC commitment, use the Illinois Individual in Custody Search.
- For supported federal or immigration custody, use the official BOP or ICE facility pages listed below.