This is a private reference service, not a government office, Sheriff’s Office, jail, court, or corrections department. It cannot confirm whether a person is in custody or has been released, pull an official booking record or photograph, post bond, or change a record. Contact the agency that created or now holds the information.
Where a Scott Record Starts
Scott County has no county jail and no single county inmate roster. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office is the right first contact for an arrest made by the Sheriff or for help identifying the receiving facility. The cards below separate the arresting agency, the court file, and possible host-jail custody.
Scott County Sheriff's Office
Thomas Eddinger
32 E. Market Street
Winchester, IL 62694
217-742-3141
Start here for the arresting-agency record and the current receiving-facility check.
Scott County Circuit Clerk
Staci Evans
35 E. Market Street
Winchester, IL 62694
217-742-5217
circuitclerk@scottcoil.gov
Courthouse hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The current county directory lists the Sheriff at 32 E. Market Street. Other directories use 101 E. Market Street, while 35 E. Market Street is the courthouse. These references conflict, so verify the address and the correct records-delivery route by phone before mailing anything. The Sheriff’s phone number is 217-742-3141.
For a direct, specific Scott County FOIA request, include the requestor’s name and address and describe the arrest or booking record, date range, agency, and photo request. The county’s procedure calls for a response within five working days, with a possible additional five-working-day extension. Approved inspection is available during regular hours. Copying charges are subject to law, and a denial or withholding can be followed through the written appeal and Public Access Counselor route.
Greene County Jail
403 Seventh Street
Carrollton, IL
217-942-6901
Greene is a documented receiving destination. Confirm Scott custody with the Sheriff before relying on a Greene record.
Pike County Sheriff
217-285-5011
Use this host-county contact only after the Scott Sheriff identifies Pike as the receiving facility.
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
300 W. Court Street
Jacksonville, IL
217-243-6123
Morgan is a possible surrounding host. Verify the booking location first.
Choose the office by the question being asked. A host jail may control an intake photo and release timestamp, while the arresting agency may control the report and the Circuit Clerk controls the case disposition.
- For a booking record or photograph, begin with the county-wide search path, call the Scott Sheriff, and then contact the confirmed receiving jail.
- For current custody or release information, use the Sheriff and the host jail. Scott has no county roster that can replace those calls.
- For a court case, bond or release order, or final disposition, use the Circuit Clerk and the Judici link in the Scott County courthouse directory.
- For a sentenced state prisoner or a state-custody supervision record, use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search. It is not a fresh Scott booking feed.
- For a person held in federal custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator, not an Illinois county roster.
- For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator when the required identifying information is available.
- For a wanted or warrant question, use the court and Sheriff route explained on Sheriff’s Most Wanted. A regional listing is not guaranteed to show a live warrant.