This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, pull official booking records, or change a public record. Use the official Stark County office that holds the record for those actions.
Official Stark County Contacts
For a current Stark County Jail custody question, start with the Stark County Sheriff's Office. The county did not publish an official online jail roster or mugshot gallery in the sources reviewed, so phone, in-person contact, and FOIA are the main local routes for jail-held records.
Stark County Sheriff's Office / Stark County Jail
130 W Jefferson St, PO Box 610
Toulon, IL 61483-0610
Phone: (309) 286-2541
Fax: (309) 286-6091
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm
Officials listed in the research include Sheriff Charles "Chuck" Demetreon and Chief Deputy/Jail Administrator Matt Shipp. Official page: Stark County Sheriff's Office.
For written records, Stark County identifies the County Clerk as FOIA officer. A request for jail records should name the Stark County Sheriff's Office as the record holder and describe the booking sheet, arrest report, release record, bond record, or booking photograph being requested.
Stark County Clerk / FOIA Officer
PO Box 97, 130 West Main Street
Toulon, IL 61483
Phone: (309) 286-5911
Email: clerk@starkco.illinois.gov
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm
FOIA requests are handled under Illinois FOIA, 5 ILCS 140. Official page: Stark County Clerk and Recorder.
Court records after an arrest are separate from the jail record. Stark County criminal case information is handled by the Circuit Clerk and may be searched through Judici when public access is available.
Stark County Circuit Clerk
PO Box 426, 130 West Main St.
Toulon, IL 61483
Phone: (309) 286-5941
Email: circuitclerk@starkco.illinois.gov
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm
Official page: Stark County Circuit Clerk. Public case access: Judici.
Use the right path for the type of record or custody status involved:
- For someone held at the county jail, use the sheriff's phone line and the jail inmate records page.
- For booking photos, start with the sheriff or FOIA route and review jail roster mugshots.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use the Circuit Clerk or Judici and the court records after a jail arrest page.
- For a specific local facility, use the Stark County Jail facility page.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE ODLS.