This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, schedule services, or retrieve official booking records. Use the official contacts below for those tasks.
Official Places to Start
Edwards County does not have a published full jail roster in the research sources, so the right contact depends on the custody stage and record type.
Edwards County Sheriff's Office / Holding Cell
50 Main St.
Albion, IL 62806
618-445-2721
Use for recent arrest or temporary holding questions tied to the sheriff's office.
Edwards County Circuit Clerk
50 East Main Street, Suite 7
Albion, IL 62806-1262
618-445-2016
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday except holidays.
White County Jail
108 N. Main Cross St.
Carmi, IL 62821
618-382-7149
Use when a detainee may have been transferred to or housed by White County Jail.
Where Each Question Belongs
- For a recent Edwards County arrest or a possible local hold, start with the Edwards County Sheriff's Office at 618-445-2721 and review jail inmate records.
- For booking-photo questions, use the creating agency or receiving jail and the guidance on jail roster mugshots.
- For filed charges, court dates, case numbers, copies, or Judici access, contact the Edwards County Circuit Clerk and review court records after a jail arrest.
- For facility details, use the Edwards County Sheriff Holding Cell and White County Jail pages linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced Illinois state prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search. IDOC custody is separate from the Edwards County sheriff holding cell and any county jail.
- For custody or court notifications, use Illinois VINE. VINE can provide custody and criminal-case notifications where the participating source systems supply data.
- For a sentenced federal prisoner, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator. BOP and ICE records are not Edwards County jail records.