Search Mercer County 24 Hour Booking

Mercer County 24 hour booking records are processed at the Mercer County Sheriff's Office and jail in Aledo, Illinois. With a population of roughly 15,495, this western Illinois county handles arrests through a central facility at 906 SW 3rd Street. The sheriff's office runs a jail division with its own phone line for inmate questions. Booking records log each person's name, charges, bond, and time of intake. If you need to check on someone who was recently arrested in Mercer County, you can call the jail at (309) 582-5020 or the main non-emergency line at (309) 582-5194.

Mercer County Sheriff Booking Records

The Mercer County Sheriff's Office manages all booking operations at the county jail in Aledo. The office sits at 906 SW 3rd Street and handles everything from patrol to civil process to running the detention facility. When arrests happen anywhere in Mercer County, the person gets transported to this central location for processing. The jail division has its own dedicated phone line at (309) 582-5020, separate from the main office number.

The Mercer County Sheriff's Office website is the best starting point for finding booking and jail information.

The site lists all contact numbers including the jail fax at (309) 574-3103.

Booking records in Mercer County include the person's full name, date of birth, charges, arresting agency, bond amount, and housing location within the jail. These records are created any time of day or night. Staff process new bookings around the clock as arrests come in from across the county.

Find Mercer County Booking Data

The Mercer County Sheriff has a jail information page on their website that provides details about the detention facility and how to contact the jail division.

Check this page for visiting hours and jail policies.

For anyone who has moved from the Mercer County Jail into the state prison system, the Illinois Department of Corrections inmate search lets you look up offenders by name. The IDOC database covers state prisoners only. It does not show people being held on local charges at the Mercer County Jail. The IDOC public phone line is 217-558-2200.

The Mercer County government website at 100 SE 3rd St. in Aledo provides additional county resources. The main county phone is (309) 582-7021. You can also email the county at information@mercercountyil.org for general questions about county services and record access.

Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), Mercer County booking records are public. You can submit a written request to the sheriff's office. The first 50 pages come at no charge. After that, pages cost 15 cents each. The office must respond within five business days. If they need more time for a large request, they can ask for a five-day extension.

Booking Laws in Mercer County

Illinois law requires Mercer County to report all felony arrests and Class A and B misdemeanor arrests to the Illinois State Police under the Criminal Identification Act (20 ILCS 2630). This means booking data from the Mercer County Jail goes into the statewide criminal history system. The ISP Bureau of Identification keeps these records.

The Uniform Conviction Information Act (20 ILCS 2635) sets rules for accessing conviction data at the state level. Local booking records from Mercer County fall under FOIA instead. You don't need to give a reason when you ask for booking records. Just put your request in writing and send it to the sheriff's office.

The VINE Link notification system is free and covers Mercer County. Sign up for alerts about custody changes for anyone booked into the jail. Notifications come by phone, email, or text. The service runs all day, every day, in more than 200 languages.

Note: Call the jail directly at (309) 582-5020 for the most current booking information in Mercer County.

Nearby Counties

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