This is a private reference site, not a Williamson County government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, post bond, release anyone, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that holds the record.
Sheriff and Jail Records
County-jail custody questions, booking records, and booking-photo requests begin with the sheriff. The reviewed official site does not provide a public roster, so call first and use the records or FOIA route when a written record is needed.
Williamson County Sheriff's Office404 North Van Buren Street
Marion, IL 62959
Main and non-emergency: 618-997-6541
Records: 618-997-6541, extension 1308
Email: wcsheriff@wcsheriff.com
Records hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Records Unit lists a $25 picture-copy fee and a $5 report-copy fee. Confirm the charge before ordering. Use the Records and Civil Process page or the sheriff's FOIA page for current instructions.
Choose the Correct Office
Different agencies cover different custody stages and records.
- For a county booking, recent arrest, photo request, or custody check, start with the Sheriff's Office and the home-page records guide.
- For an active warrant path, use Most Wanted Fugitives and verify through the issuing court or law-enforcement office.
- For charges after booking, dispositions, or expungement, contact the Williamson County Circuit Clerk at 200 West Jefferson Street, Marion, IL 62959, 618-997-1301.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the IDOC Individual in Custody Search.
- For federal custody, use the official Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. Immigration detention questions belong with the official ICE locator.
Booking charges are accusations. They may be changed or dismissed, and the court record supplies the final disposition.