This is a privately operated reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly for those services.
Official Sheriff and Jail Contacts
White County Sheriff’s Department
108 N. Main Cross St.
Carmi, IL 62821
Phone: (618) 382-5321
Email: sheriff@whitecounty-il.gov
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
White County Jail
108 N. Main Cross St.
Carmi, IL 62821
Jail phone: 618-382-7149
The sheriff contact page does not publish a separate booking-photo fee or sheriff-specific online FOIA form. Ask the office to confirm the current records custodian, delivery method, and any copy charge before submitting a request.
- For a booking record or photograph, use the request steps on the home page and verify the custodian with the sheriff.
- For a newly booked person, consult Arrests Last 24 Hours, then call the jail because White County has no verified official public roster.
- For several days of reports and case follow-up, use the Police Blotter guide.
- For available release or transfer alerts, follow the VINELink Custody Check instructions.
- For a court case or possible warrant, use the Circuit Clerk and Judici routes collected on the home page; neither is a substitute for warrant clearance.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections offender search, not the county jail contact.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the official BOP or ICE locator linked from the home guide.