This is a private reference website, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, retrieve an official arrest record, release a person, or post bond. Those requests must go directly to the responsible public agency.
Official Help for Custody and Records
Hancock County Sheriff's Office and Hancock County Jail
98 Buchanan Street
Carthage, IL 62321
Phone: 217-357-2115
Fax: 217-357-3035
No separate current records-unit number or public office-hour schedule was published. Call the sheriff's main non-emergency number before visiting, and use the written sheriff FOIA route for a booking or arrest record. For emergencies, call 911.
Choose the source that matches the question:
- For a booking record or photograph, follow the sheriff request steps on the home page. Hancock County does not publish a verified current online roster.
- For a current warrant or post-release supervision question, use the official paths in the home page's warrant guidance.
- For someone reportedly arrested today, start with the Daily Arrest Report. For dated multi-day reporting, use the Weekly Arrest Log.
- For custody changes or release alerts, try the VINELink Inmate Check, then confirm a safety-critical answer with the jail.
- For Hancock County Jail visitation, bond, or payment rules, call 217-357-2115 because the published visiting information includes dated material.
- For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections offender search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the official Federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator referenced on the home page.