Fulton County Jail Roster Status
No official Fulton County, Illinois web jail roster or current-inmate search was located on the county government or sheriff pages reviewed. The official sheriff material covers the sheriff, duties, contact staff, jail visits, city police contacts, and FOIA requests, but it does not publish a public roster form for live jail inmate records. Same-name Fulton County jail rosters from Georgia, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, or other states should not be used for Fulton County, Illinois inmates.
The primary local custody channel is the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, which operates the Fulton County Jail. Sheriff Jon Webb's office and jail are the first source for current county custody, booking status, visit eligibility, and public release information. If a person has been sentenced to state prison, the search shifts to the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search. If a person is in federal or immigration custody, county jail channels will not be enough.
Note: The absence of an online roster does not mean the jail lacks booking records.
Call Fulton County Jail First
For current Fulton County inmate records, call the Fulton County Sheriff's Office and jail at (309) 547-2277. The research did not locate a separate public booking desk number. Use the main jail number for a direct custody check, and be ready with the person's full legal name, date of birth or age, likely arrest date, arresting agency, and last known town. A clear identity check matters because Fulton County includes arrests by sheriff's deputies, municipal police, Illinois State Police, and other agencies.
The sheriff's mission and duties page states that jail staff care for pre-trial detainees and people convicted and sentenced to the Fulton County Jail. That is the county-jail population. A person arrested in Canton, Lewistown, Avon, Dunfermline, Farmington, Fairview, Astoria, or an unincorporated area may be routed to the jail unless another valid custody path applies. If staff cannot confirm a detail by phone, ask whether the information can be requested in writing through the sheriff FOIA process.
Fulton County Jail
268 W. Washington Ave.
Lewistown, IL 61542
(309) 547-2277
County jail for pre-trial detainees and county-jail sentences.
Sheriff FOIA Officer
P.O. Box 269
Lewistown, IL 61542
foia@fultonco.org
Written records requests by mail, email, or personal delivery.
Use Fulton County Inmate Records
Because the official site does not provide a live Fulton County jail roster, the practical search is a fallback chain. Start with the jail for current custody. Then use written records, notification tools, court records, and state or federal locators based on where the person may have moved. This prevents the common mistake of searching county jail records for someone already committed to state prison or transferred on another hold.
- Collect identity details: full legal name, aliases, date of birth or age, arrest date, arresting agency, and last known town.
- Call the Fulton County Jail at (309) 547-2277 and ask what current custody information can be released.
- If the request is for a document, send a written sheriff FOIA request by mail, email, or personal delivery.
- Use Illinois VINE for custody-status and criminal-case notification, but verify official records with the agency that keeps them.
- Search IDOC for sentenced state prisoners, BOP for federal inmates, and ICE ODLS for immigration custody.
The Fulton County Sheriff Illinois mobile app is also a public-safety channel. The Google Play listing and Apple App Store listing describe tips, reports, interactive features, and public-safety news. The inspected app-store text did not confirm an app-only jail roster, so the app should not be treated as a verified inmate lookup.
Fulton County Roster Search Fields
The Fulton County inmate records search-field table is unusual because the county source set did not include an official online roster form. That fact should guide the search. A person looking for current jail custody uses the phone line, while a person seeking copies of jail records uses the written FOIA path. The table below reflects the research-supported fields and channels rather than an invented web form.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online county jail roster | N/A | N/A | No official Fulton County, Illinois public roster form was located during research. |
| Phone lookup | Phone call | N/A | Call (309) 547-2277 and provide full name and date of birth if known. |
| FOIA fallback | Written request | N/A | Use the sheriff FOIA process with case number, address, incident date, date of birth, and requested records. |
Request Fulton County Booking Records
The Fulton County Sheriff FOIA page is the records path for sheriff-held jail inmate records. It says all sheriff FOIA requests must be submitted in writing. Requesters can use the office form or write a request that describes the record in detail. Useful identifiers include full name, date of birth, date of arrest, incident date, address, case or report number, arresting agency, and the exact record sought.
The request may ask for a booking record, jail intake record, arrest report, custody received or transfer information, or a booking photograph when and if available under Illinois law. Completed requests may be emailed to foia@fultonco.org, mailed to Fulton County Sheriff's Office, Attn: Freedom of Information Officer, P.O. Box 269, Lewistown, IL 61542, or personally delivered to 268 W. Washington Ave. The first 50 black-and-white letter-size pages are free, and page 51 and above are 15 cents per page.
The sheriff FOIA screenshot is available from the official Fulton County Sheriff FOIA instructions, which show the mail, email, in-person, and fee language used for records requests.
That source is the best local support for asking for a jail record when no public Fulton County roster is available online.
Fulton County Inmate Record Fields
No official Fulton County online inmate profile was available to inspect, so the record field inventory must come from Illinois public-record law and the sheriff request process. Illinois FOIA 5 ILCS 140/2.15 covers chronologically maintained arrest and criminal-history information held by state or local criminal justice agencies. It includes listed arrest-report information and a photograph when and if available, subject to exemptions and other laws.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name and identifying information | May include name, age, address, and photograph when available under 5 ILCS 140/2.15. |
| Date, time, and location of arrest | Shows when and where the arrest occurred. |
| Charges related to arrest | Lists arrest-related allegations, which may differ from charges later filed in court. |
| Arresting or investigating agency | Identifies the agency connected with the arrest record. |
| Custody received, discharge, or transfer times | Shows jail custody timing if the person was incarcerated. |
| Booking and personal records | IDOC county-jail inspection materials refer to booking and personal records for each detainee. |
| Housing or bond status | Not located as public Fulton County online jail data; may require jail or court verification. |
Fulton County Booking Process
The jail intake path starts when a sheriff's deputy, municipal police officer, state police officer, or another agency takes a person into custody. The person may be transported to the Fulton County Jail unless a different legal hold or custody level applies. IDOC's 2024 jail monitoring report confirms local booking-area improvements, including a new camera and desk added to booking to make processing more efficient.
Illinois county-jail standards expect receiving officers to verify identity, check the legality of confinement, conduct an immediate pat-down search, and maintain booking and personal records for detainees. The Fulton County source set did not publish local timing for how long booking takes, how property is handled, or when a record becomes visible online because no official web roster was located. Call the jail before bringing property, medication, or documents for a detainee.
- Booking
- The jail intake step where identity, custody reason, property, fingerprints, photo, and records may be created.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held before conviction while the criminal case is pending.
- Detainer
- Another agency's hold or request that can affect release from county jail.
- Classification
- A housing and safety decision based on risk, needs, gender, medical or mental-health concerns, and jail rules.
Fulton County Custody Channels
Fulton County inmate records are split by custody level. The county jail handles local pretrial and county-sentence custody. IDOC handles sentenced state-prison custody, including people at Illinois River Correctional Center in Canton. The Federal Bureau of Prisons locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS covers current ICE detainees and people in CBP custody more than 48 hours.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or county sentence | Fulton County Jail, (309) 547-2277 | Recent booking, local custody, visit eligibility, and records-request routing. |
| Sentenced state prisoner | IDOC Individual in Custody Search | State prison custody, IDOC number, facility, sentence, and status fields where public. |
| Federal inmate | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal custody from 1982 to present, with release-date cautions. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | ICE detainees and CBP custody over 48 hours, searched by A-number or identity details. |
Fulton County Inmate Facilities
Fulton County has two detention facilities that matter for inmate lookup work. The Fulton County Jail is the local jail operated by the sheriff. Illinois River Correctional Center is a state prison operated by IDOC. They serve different populations, so the same search method does not apply to both.
Fulton County Jail
268 W. Washington Ave.
Lewistown, IL 61542
(309) 547-2277
80 total beds, with 70 male and 10 female beds in the 2024 IDOC compliance report.
Illinois River Correctional Center
1300 W. Locust Street
Canton, IL 61520
(309) 647-7030
State prison for sentenced adult males in IDOC custody, not a county jail roster source.
Fulton County Jail Visits
After locating a person in Fulton County Jail custody, visit scheduling goes through InmateSales. The official jail page says visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance, and all visits are scheduled through InmateSales. Visits can last up to 25 minutes. On-site video visits are limited to two per week, while remote video visits are unlimited under the jail's posted rules.
The jail's visitation rules page is the source for scheduling, technology, clothing, conduct, and recording rules.
The visitation page supports the records search workflow because it explains what to do once custody is confirmed.
| Visit Type | Scheduling | Limit or Length | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-site video | Schedule through InmateSales at least 24 hours ahead | Two visits per week, up to 25 minutes each | Recorded unless attorney privilege or similar exception applies; visitor must follow clothing and conduct rules. |
| Remote video | Schedule through InmateSales | Unlimited, up to 25 minutes each | Recorded; all visible visitors must remain fully dressed and follow conduct rules. |
| Attorney visits | Attorney-specific process not detailed in the public jail page | Not published | The jail page notes a recording exception for attorney privilege. |
Mail Money and Property
The official Fulton County sources reviewed did not publish a jail mail policy, commissary vendor, phone-call price schedule, money-deposit vendor, tablet program, property-release rule, or medication drop-off rule. Do not assume a vendor from another county or from a commercial search result. Call (309) 547-2277 before mailing books, sending property, depositing funds, or bringing medication to the jail.
Note: Confirm custody and jail rules before sending money, mail, property, books, or medication to Fulton County Jail.