Kankakee County Booking Record Lookup
Kankakee County 24 hour booking records are handled by the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office at 3000 S Justice Way in Kankakee, Illinois. The county has about 109,800 residents and sits south of the Chicago metro area. The sheriff provides an online inmate search powered by SecurusTech that shows booking dates, projected release dates, bond information, and next court dates. You can search for anyone currently in custody at the Kankakee County jail. A mobile app is also available for on-the-go searches. All booking records are public under Illinois law.
Kankakee County 24 Hour Booking Quick Facts
Kankakee County Sheriff Booking Records
The Kankakee County Sheriff's Office is where all 24 hour booking records originate for the county. The office is at 3000 S Justice Way in Kankakee. The sheriff operates the county jail and processes all bookings for arrests made in the area. Every booking creates a record with the person's name, charges, bond amount, booking date, and custody status.
The sheriff's homepage is the starting point for all Kankakee County booking searches.
The Kankakee County jail uses Securus Technologies to power its inmate search system. Through SecurusTech, you can find an inmate's current facility, charge information, bond information, and deposit funds into their commissary account. The system is available online and through a mobile app, which makes it easy to search for booking records from anywhere.
| Address | 3000 S Justice Way, Kankakee, IL |
|---|---|
| Website | www.kankakeecountysheriff.com |
| Search Platform | SecurusTech / Securus Technologies |
Search Kankakee County 24 Hour Booking
The Kankakee County inmate search page links to the SecurusTech search tool. Click the icon on the page to search for local inmates in custody. The results show booking date, projected release date when available, bond information, and next court date. This is the fastest way to check on a recent booking in Kankakee County.
The inmate search page links directly to the SecurusTech search tool for current booking data.
Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), Kankakee County booking records are public. Agencies must release arrest data within 72 hours. This covers the person's name, age, charges, arrest time, and custody status. For records not available through the online search, send a FOIA request to the sheriff's office.
The Criminal Identification Act (20 ILCS 2630) requires Kankakee County to report all felony and serious misdemeanor arrests to the Illinois State Police. That booking data feeds into the statewide criminal history database. The Uniform Conviction Information Act (20 ILCS 2635) governs conviction data available at the state level.
Kankakee County Booking Access
When someone is arrested in Kankakee County and held at the jail, the booking process creates a detailed record. Officers take fingerprints, photographs, and enter all personal information along with the charges. Bond gets set based on the charges and the person's history. The 24 hour booking record stays in the system and becomes part of the public record under Illinois FOIA law.
Through the Securus Technologies platform, family and friends can do more than just search for booking records. You can deposit funds into a commissary account, set up phone service, and find information about visiting someone booked into Kankakee County. The mobile app makes all of these services available on your phone.
The first 50 pages of any FOIA request are free. Extra pages cost 15 cents each. Kankakee County has five business days to respond. If your request is denied, appeal to the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor.
Under 20 ILCS 2630/5.2, people with old Kankakee County booking records may be able to get them sealed or expunged. This applies when a case ended in dismissal, acquittal, or after enough time passed since supervision or probation.
Note: Online results show only people currently in Kankakee County custody.
More Kankakee County Resources
If someone booked in Kankakee County has been transferred to state prison, use the IDOC inmate search to find them. VINE Link at vinelink.com offers free custody change alerts. For your own criminal history, the ISP Access and Review process provides transcripts of your record from any Illinois arrest.
Nearby Counties
These counties border Kankakee County. Check the arresting agency on the booking record to see which county processed the arrest.