Clinton County Jail – Carlyle, IL

Clinton County Jail is in Clinton County and is the primary jail for that area. Are you looking for somebody locked up at Clinton County Jail? This guide tells you information about anything you might want to know about Clinton County Jail: How to locate an inmate. Find mugshots and inmate photos. The jail’s phone number and address. Bail and bail bondsmen. Intake procedures. Court records. And much, much more.

The thought of going to jail is a scary and stressful idea, not only for whoever goes to jail, but also that person’s family, friends, and loved ones. This guide is meant to give information and advice that you’ll need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that might help other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Do you know someone that is in jail and need to contact them?

Has somebody who’s been arrested and you don’t know how to locate them?

In order to search who’s in jail at Clinton County Jail you should go to their web site and use the inmate search.

The Clinton County Jail Inmate List has information on people who are in jail, which includes current status, how much their bail is, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information for anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24-hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to locate the information fast if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

If your friend or family member might be locked up at a different jail you can check our Illinois county jail guide: Illinois County Jails

A mugshot, or jail booking picture, is a photograph that the police take when you get booked into jail. A mugshot is actually two photos one and a profile picture. Your name and jail booking number will appear on the photos, and they will be on file at the jail.

Mugshots can be seen on the Clinton County Jail website, or you can view them at the Clinton County Jail. When viewing mugshots online you need to enter the legal name, and a booking date.

Do you want to get your mugshot erased from the Clinton County Jail site? This is difficult, as the mugshot is public record. To get your mugshot taken down you will need to file a Petition to Expunge in court. This means that your arrest record would be sealed, and unavailable to the public. Depending on your situation, this may be a longshot.

For more information about getting your mugshot taken down, the different websites with mugshots, and the websites that offer to remove your mugshot for you: Mugshot Removal

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Of course, once you are incarcerated, your only thought is about when you get out. After booking, a bail amount will be set using the bail schedule or the magistrate will decide it. In cases where no bail is set this might mean that you will either be free to go until your trial, or you must remain in jail until your trial.

If you do bail out you must promise to go to your court date, and you are not permitted to go out of town.

In most cases, a prisoner at Clinton County Jail are given an early release in exchange for good behavior when they respect the rules and don’t cause any problems while locked up.

If you do exhibit good behavior and the jail believes you can be trusted, you might be allowed to participate in work release. Either you will have to go back to jail at the end of the day when you’re finished at your job, or you could be permitted to live in a halfway house instead of the jail.

Bail is how much money that you have to pay to get out of jail pending trial. The amount you will be required to pay is dictated by what crime you are charged with and how serious it is. Someone you know will need to pay to the courts 10 percent of the total that was set in order for you to get discharged from jail. If you don’t go to your court appearance, whoever paid your bail will lose all of the bail money.

To find out someone’s bail amount you have to call the jail or the county courthouse. If you’ve got the pertinent information, including name, address and date of birth, they’ll let you know how much their bail is. You can also see the bail amount on the Clinton County Jail site.

Having to get someone out of jail is never a fun thing, but fortunately, it is easy. First of all, you need to find out if it is a “Cash Bond Only”. If so, you will not be able to use the services of a Bail Bondsman. Take cash only to the jail – they will not accept checks. Once you have paid the bond, the person will be discharged. If the conditions of bail are not violated, you’ll get the bail money back.

If bail is set too high, or you just don’t have the money, you should try to hire a bail bondsman. Bail bondsmen generally have a fee of 10 to 15 percent of the total amount of bail set, and in most cases with a minimum fee of $100. This is non-refundable and must be paid in cash. If the bail is exceptionally high, the bondsman may request to use your personal assets as collateral in addition to the fee they charge.

You can find a local bail bondsman go to: How to find a bail bondsman

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• Get Time Off For Good Behavior
• Work Release Programs
• Released For Time Served
• Be Released on a Pre-Trial Release Program
• House Arrest
• Own Recognizance

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The jail intake procedure includes each of these steps:

• You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.
• You have to answer a number of questions, like what is your full name, home address, birth date and a contact person.
• They’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history.
• You will be given an inmate ID number.
• Your fingerprints will be taken.
• They will take your mugshot.
• All of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.
• You will be allowed to use the phone so you can call a family member, friend, or bail bondsman.
• If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

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Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. It also might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate must figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged that morning.

issued for your arrest, or if you need to report to start a sentence, it is highly advisable that you do the right thing and go down to the jail and turn yourself in. For a warrant, go down to the jail reception area, and tell the intake officer that you think there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest. They will do a check to find out if there is an arrest warrant for you, and if they verify that you have one, you will be taken into custody. If you are reporting to serve out your sentence, report on the date and time that the sentence order lists. Make sure that you don’t show up late. Only bring things that are allowed with you, such as a driver’s license or even photo ID, any prescription medication you might take, and the official sentencing order.

The inmate must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.
Visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you review the official site before you go to the jail to visit.

The only phone calls that inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 618-594-4555

All mail is required to be sent using the US Postal Service. You shouldn’t use any other form of mail delivery. You have to clearly write the prisoner’s name, inmate ID number, and the jail address on the letter that you send. Don’t mail a box, envelope with padding or insulation, plastic or paper bag, or an envelope containing metal parts. Any mail sent to inmates is opened and read and inspected by the jail staff, and the mail will be sent back to the person who mailed it if they decide it is inappropriate.

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Clinton County Jail:

Clinton County Jail
810 Franklin Street
Carlyle, IL 62231

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Clinton County Jail
810 Franklin Street
Carlyle, IL 62231

The Clinton County Jail inmate mail policy changes often, so you should visit the the Clinton County Jail website when you send a letter.

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When you’ve been arrested, you have particular rights, one of these being the right to request an attorney. You won’t get many phone calls in jail, so it is important to have a friend or family member locate a lawyer for you. You might be thinking ‘but do I really need a lawyer’ You can represent yourself if you really want to, but, a lawyer can advise you of your rights, help protect your interests and guide you through the legal system in your county. The quicker you get a lawyer involved with your situation, the better.

For more information about this, click: How to Find an Attorney in Clinton County

If you can’t afford a lawyer, you will be given a public defender for a lawyer. In addition, the Public Defender is staffed by private investigators, experts in forensics and social workers. All Public Defenders are bona-fide attorneys that are members of the State Bar and are legally licensed to practice law and represent you in court.

Have you or someone you know used a court appointed attorney or Public Defender? Are you satisfied with how they handled your case and represented you in court?

Clinton County court records are public and available to anyone who requests them. Court records contain a case file with a docket and every documents and motions filed in the course of your case. You have the ability to access your court records with the internet service, or by going to the Clerk of Court’s office.

A Clerk of Court is an official part of the court that maintains the records. The Clerk of Court also administer the oath for any court participant who must be under oath, and also read the jury’s verdict. All records from your court case are available at Clerk of Court.

Court costs and court fees are the costs associated with your court case, which include filing fees, motion and claim fees, and court charges. If you are low income and have a Public Defender, you will not be responsible for these fees.

The Clinton County magistrate is the person that presides on your case. Magistrates are judges that do a number of different things, like setting bail, issuing arrest warrants, and acting as the presiding judge over first court appearances and detention hearings.

A defendant’s pre-sentencing report is completed with information about your background and information about the arrestee’s life, which the magistrate will review and take into account when decide your sentence. Information, details, and character witnesses will be gathered from the person on trial, their family, and, if applicable, the victim. Bear in mind that you should ask to have a copy of the report before sentencing, and review it and correct any mistakes.

When you are convicted of a crime, you will then get sentenced. There are a number of different options, including community service and probation, to even prison or jail time. Depending on the severity of the crime, you might get immediately taken into custody, or you might be given a date that you are supposed to surrender and report to jail to serve your term.

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Do you want to find out if someone is incarcerated in jail, or has been an inmate in the past?

To find this out you need to query the jail website and do an inmate search, and search using:

• Name.
• Birth date.
• Approximate booking date.
• and their jail ID.

If you think this person is in jail, you should call the jail confirm whether they’ve been arrested or not.

If you think you might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or you can call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Civil processes are when someone has been served with papers, which can be court orders. You can find these by getting in touch with the Clinton County Sheriff’s office, by phone or online.

All registered sex offenders must be registered and listed on both a national and state sex offender database. The people on these databases have been tried by jury and convicted in a court of law of a sex offense. You are able to see this information on the internet, but you should know that you can’t see the precise address, but rather the block of the address that they registered.

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any documents filed in the case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at the Clinton County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes:

• DWI or DUI.
• Drug Possession of Drug Trafficking.
• Kidnapping.
• Sexual offenses including rape, assault.
• Violent crimes.
• Property crimes like theft or larceny.

During a criminal records search, usually won’t find if someone has had:

• Speeding tickets.
• Drivers license suspended or revoked.
• Traffic accidents.
• Other moving violations.
• Parking Tickets.

To search for this kind of information, you have to do a driving history search.

Have you ever had to search for criminal records of someone you know? How easy was it? Did you search online or did you make a phone call to the Clinton County courthouse? Was the information you received correct? There are many reasons that people look up criminal records, and your comments could help other people.

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Most Wanted

Everyone knows that the FBI keeps a list of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. In Clinton County, the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department maintains their own list of the top most wanted criminals in the county.

FBI Ten Most Wanted List: Link

Clinton County Sheriff’s Department’s Ten Most Wanted List


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Life In Jail / What Its Like

Daily Life

While the prospect of being incarcerated in Clinton County Jail is very scary, soon you will get accustomed to the daily routine. You should expect a wake-up alarm at about 6:00 AM, and then roll call. You will then eat breakfast. When you finish breakfast you will be required to work in the work program that you’ve been assigned to. This could be working in the kitchen, laundry, or some sort of manufacturing job. While this may seem tedious, it may help you when you leave jail, as you are gaining experience in a certain field of work. Other inmates go to school, while some take part in mandated treatment programs. After lunch, there will be another roll call, then back to work. Your evening will be spent either in your cell or a common room. During this time dinner is served and you will be expected to take a shower. After another roll call, it’s lights out. Even though you will be confined to your cell, there may be enough light to read or write letters. Then again, most inmates welcome lights out, and try to get as much sleep as they can.

Most people are frightened at the idea of jail because they don’t know what to expect. If you have spent any time in Clinton County Jail, your experiences would be welcomed, if it can help another person to deal with it.

Dress Code

When incarcerated, all inmates are expected to wear the Clinton County Jail uniform. This is normally a jumpsuit or scrubs. Of note to anyone visiting an inmate – you must be properly dressed. Any clothing considered inappropriate will not be permitted.

How To Send Money to an Inmate

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

The process for sending money to people in jail can change, so you should double check the site when you send any funds.


Commissary

The commissary is the jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

Inmate Medications

If you are on any type of prescription medication, you will be allowed to continue taking it while in jail. When you are first processed, you will be asked what medication you take. You will then be referred to the jail nurse or doctor who will be in charge of monitoring your health and prescribing your medication.

Meals

You will get three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. As expected, they are very basic, but healthy. A typical breakfast might be cereal, toast, coffee and fruit. Lunch might be spaghetti, salad, bread and milk. Dinner could be chicken casserole, rice, vegetables, dessert and milk. Contrary to popular belief, prison food has greatly improved over the years, and you might find that it’s not much different from what you would eat at home.

Pods / The Yard

The jail is designed in a ‘pod’ layout, with self-contained housing arranged around an outdoor yard. Each pod has a central control station and a common room, and the inmates take turns in using the yard. The jail is designed this way to keep certain inmates together, and others away from the general population.

Gangs

As with life in general, gangs are a part of prison life. Obviously it is best to avoid becoming a part of this environment as it will only lead to trouble. When you first enter prison, you might find yourself being ‘primed’ to join a gang, or worse, you might get their attention in a negative way. The best thing to do is keep your head down and don’t get involved.


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News and Media

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Photos / Pictures

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Jobs

Types of Jobs at Clinton County Jail

The Deputy Sheriff is the second in command at the Clinton County Jail, overseeing the day to day operations and administration of the jail. An inmate is unlikely to have much interaction with the Deputy Sheriff, unless they have committed an infraction. Detention Officers are responsible for the custody and care of the inmates. They maintain order in the jail, and handle security. A Detention Officer is assigned to a certain pod, and therefore is responsible for the same inmates each day. They get to know the inmates on a certain level and are well equipped to handle any problems that may occur.

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Requirements:

• You have to be over the age of 21.
• You have to possess a High School Diploma or GED
• You have to be a US Citizen.
• You have to pass a Criminal, Credit and Driving History background check.
• You have to pass a drug test.
• You have to have a good level of fitness.
• You have to be in good health.
• You have to have a valid Driver’s License
• An applicant for Deputy Sheriff must possess a Law Enforcement Certification.


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Family Resources

There are resources for families of both the perpetrator of the crime and the victim. The social and emotional impact of crime is far reaching, affecting many. Families can receive professional counseling, court related assistance, social services assistance and help in navigating the criminal justice system.

If you are a family member, which resources did you find to be particularly helpful? Please let us know, as this will be helpful to other families in the same situation.

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Victim Resources

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

Victim’s Rights

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

• You have the right to protection from the accused.
• You have the right to notification.
• You have the right to attend proceedings.
• You have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• You have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• You have the right to restitution.
• You have the right to a speedy trial.
• You have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

• Spouses and children of all victims.
• Parents and guardians of minor victims.
• Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
• Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

Victim Notification

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.

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Sex Offender Information and Search

All people registered as sex offenders are registered on either a national or state sex offender database. The people on these databases have been convicted of a sex or kidnapping crime. You can access this information online, but bear in mind that you will not get the exact address, rather the block that they live on.

Domestic Violence

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, there are services to help you. Your county will have a Domestic Violence Services office. They provide free and confidential services, such as emergency shelter information, legal advocacy, support groups and domestic violence education. They will work to help you create a safe and violence-free life, and heal from the trauma of abuse.

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.


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Reviews

Reviews of this Jail

Have you ever spent any time at this jail? Do you have a friend or family member that is a prisoner there? Have you ever visited a prisoner there?

If you have, then please tell us about it. Write down your experience so that others can find out what to expect.

Things you might want to write in what you write:

• Jail conditions.
• Jail and pod facility and layout
• Jail staff and Guards
• Food and commissary
• Having Visitors
• The other inmates – what are they like?
• Prisoner safety
• Gang activity
• Programs and activities


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Tell Your Story

Everyone’s who has been put in jail has some stories about their time ‘inside’. Why’d you end up in jail? Were you mistreated? What happened to you while you were locked up? What about the other inmates? How did getting locked up affect your life?

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Send a Message to Your Cell Mate

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Links and Resources

Main Clinton County Jail Link
Clinton County Jail Inmate Search
Clinton County Jail Mugshots
Clinton County Jail Bail Amount Link

Clinton County Jail Visitation Procedures
Clinton County Jail Jail Mail Link
Find an inmate at Clinton County Jail
Clinton County Jail Warrant Inquiry
Clinton County Jail Arrests
Clinton County Jail Send Money Procedure
Clinton County Jail Employment


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