This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly.
Official Macon County Contacts
The Macon County Sheriff's Office is the first official contact for county custody and Sheriff booking records.
Macon County Sheriff's Office333 South Franklin Street
Decatur, IL 62523
Main office: (217) 424-1321
Corrections and current custody: (217) 424-1341, 24 hours
Administrative hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; holidays closed
Records: recordsinformation@sheriff-macon-il.us
FOIA: foiainformation@sheriff-macon-il.us
Use the Corrections line for a time-sensitive custody question. Use the records or FOIA email for a booking sheet, arrest record, or booking photograph. A phone call is not a promise that staff can release a photo or explain a court disposition.
Choose the source that matches the question:
- For a booking record, photo, roster search, or official request path, start with the Macon County recent arrests hub.
- For a booking that may have occurred today, check Arrests Last 24 Hours.
- For reported incidents over several days, use the Police Blotter; it is not a live custody roster.
- For release or transfer alerts about one person, use the VINELink Custody Check.
- For a filed charge or final case result, contact the Macon County Circuit Clerk or use its linked Judici case search.
- For a sentenced state prisoner or parole record, use the Illinois Department of Corrections offender search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator, since the county cannot release another agency's record.