This private site is not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, free anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that created the record.
Official Records Contacts
Use the contact that matches the custody or record type. County offices ordinarily open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; the jail's Tuesday visiting period is not a records-office schedule.
Montgomery County Sheriff and Jail
140 North Main Street, Hillsboro, IL 62049
Jail information: 217-532-9514
Sheriff: 217-532-9511
FOIA: Sheriff_FOIA@montgomerycountyil.gov
Ask the Sheriff's FOIA Officer for the discharge or transfer entry and any available booking photograph. Jail Administrator Chris Watson is the named jail contact.
Montgomery County Circuit Clerk
120 North Main Street, Room 125, Hillsboro, IL 62049
Phone: 217-532-9540
Email: mccc@montgomerycountyil.gov
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The clerk provides case dockets, court orders, and public-file viewing. Copy charges are set by statute.
Illinois Department of Corrections
Constituent Services: 217-558-2200
Email: DOC.Constituent.Services@illinois.gov
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For IDOC records, email DOC.FOIARequest@illinois.gov, fax 217-558-5612, or mail the FOIA Officer, Illinois Department of Corrections, 1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277, Springfield, IL 62794-9277.
The following paths help identify the right starting point:
- For a released person or local release record, start with the home search and records path.
- For parole, mandatory supervised release, or court probation, use Post-Release Supervision.
- For same-day county information, review 24-Hour Releases; Montgomery County has no verified public release feed.
- For a forecast or alert, use Release Date Lookup and VINE Inmate Check.
- For facility operations, contact Montgomery County Jail or Graham Correctional Center through the facility links below.
- For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, search IDOC or contact IDOC Constituent Services.
- For a federal or immigration matter, use the official BOP or ICE locator.