Menard County Released Inmates is a private reference resource, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, free anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking or court record. Contact the office that maintains the record for an official answer.
Choose the Correct Record Route
Different offices answer different questions. Use the home page for the complete released-person and sheriff release-record path. County probation status begins with the court docket and the Post-Release Supervision explanation. For same-day public information, Menard publishes a current roster but no verified 24-hour release feed. A projected state-prison date belongs in IDOC, while a VINE alert depends on the matched live record.
- For a Menard jail release or transfer, call the detention facility and request the sheriff's record when needed.
- For the legal order or sentence, use Judici and the Menard County Circuit Clerk.
- For probation or conditional discharge, begin with the docket and Menard Probation and Court Services.
- For an IDOC prisoner, use the state offender search and IDOC public information.
- For VINE custody alerts, use Illinois VINE support; for listed IDOC events, use PRB Victim Notification.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator only when the transfer path supports it.
Menard Jail and Sheriff Records
Menard County Detention Facility
315 South Sixth Street
Petersburg, IL 62675
Jail and dispatch: 217-632-2273
Menard County Sheriff's Office
Menard County Courthouse, second floor
102 South Seventh Street
Petersburg, IL 62675
Administrative and FOIA telephone: 217-632-4458
The county's 2026 FOIA directory identifies the Sheriff's Office as the public-record contact. Check the current county directory before filing because the officer and submission method can change. Ask separately for the booking and release record, recorded release type and destination, and associated booking photograph. Electronic copies and an advance fee estimate can reduce uncertainty.
Court and Probation Contacts
Menard County Circuit Clerk
Courthouse second floor
102 South Seventh Street
Petersburg, IL 62675
217-632-2615
Fax: 217-632-4124
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Menard Probation and Court Services
Courthouse third floor
102 South Seventh Street
Petersburg, IL 62675
217-632-4438
Fax: 217-632-5057
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Clerk handles court records under judicial access rules, not as an ordinary county FOIA office. Computerized Menard records begin in 1994; earlier cases require a printed-record search. Probation's client services and check-in details are not a public name roster.
Illinois State Contacts
Illinois Department of Corrections
Public information: 217-558-2200
Public Information Office
1301 Concordia Court
P.O. Box 19277
Springfield, IL 62794-9277
Notification Assistance
Illinois VINE: 866-566-8439, available continuously
IDOC Victim Services: 877-776-0755, weekdays 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Central
PRB Victim & Witness Services: 800-801-9110 or 217-782-7273
Confirm IDOC's current FOIA method before sending a historical request. Include the IDOC number if known, aliases, birth date, sentencing county and case, and the exact admission, institutional release, supervision, or discharge dates sought.