Search Joliet Jail Roster
The Joliet jail roster tracks people booked into custody after an arrest in the city. Joliet does not run its own city jail. All arrests by Joliet police go to the Will County Adult Detention Facility, which sits right in Joliet. The Will County Sheriff runs the jail and maintains the inmate roster. If you need to find someone picked up in Joliet, this page covers the search tools, contact info, and records access you need to check the Joliet jail roster.
Joliet Jail Roster Quick Facts
Search the Joliet Jail Roster Online
The Will County Sheriff's Office runs multiple search tools on their website. They offer an inmate search, a warrants search, a sex offender search, and an order of protection lookup. The inmate search is the one you want for the Joliet jail roster. It shows everyone currently held at the Will County Adult Detention Facility at 95 South Chicago Street, Joliet, IL 60436. Type in a name and the system pulls up matching records. Results include charges, booking date, and bond details.
Will County also links to the Circuit Clerk's Case Lookup. This tool lets you search court records tied to Joliet arrests. If you know the case number or the person's name, you can find court dates, case status, and disposition information. The case lookup and the jail roster work together. One shows you who is in jail right now. The other shows the court side of the process. Both are free to use through the Will County website.
The Will County Adult Detention Facility holds more than 1,000 inmates. Chief Deputy Dave Adams runs the facility. The jail phone number is 815-740-1250. Call this number if you need to ask about a specific person on the Joliet jail roster. Staff can confirm custody status and provide basic booking information over the phone.
Joliet Police Department
The Joliet Police Department handles law enforcement in the city. They are located at 150 W. Washington Street, Joliet, IL 60432. Call (815) 726-2497 to reach them. Joliet police make the arrests and file the initial reports. After processing, the person gets taken to the Will County jail. The police department can give you arrest report details, but the ongoing custody info comes from Will County.
Under 5 ILCS 140, Section 2.15, arrest reports in Illinois must include the person's name, age, address, charges, time and place of the arrest, and the arresting agency. If the person ends up in jail, the report also has to show when they were received, discharged, or transferred. These arrest reports must be provided within 72 hours. You can request them from the Joliet police. For jail roster data and booking records, go through the Will County Sheriff's Office instead.
Visiting Joliet Jail Roster Inmates
Will County limits regular inmates to two 30-minute visits per week. You need to call 24 to 48 hours ahead to schedule your visit. Inmates can receive visits any day of the week, but you must reserve a slot first. The detention facility also offers video visitation through their Video Visitation Center at 20 South Chicago Street, Joliet, IL 60432. The center is open daily from 9:15 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:15 pm.
Video visits are a good option if you cannot make it to the jail in person. The center sits at a different address from the jail itself. The jail is at 95 South Chicago Street. The video visitation center is at 20 South Chicago Street. Make sure you go to the right building. Before any visit, confirm the person is still on the Joliet jail roster by calling 815-740-1250. People get released or transferred, and you do not want to show up for nothing.
Note: Will County's video visitation center closes for lunch from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm daily.
Joliet Jail Roster Public Records
Jail roster records for people arrested in Joliet are public under Illinois law. The Freedom of Information Act lets anyone ask for arrest and booking records. For Joliet, you can file FOIA requests with both the Joliet Police Department and the Will County Sheriff's Office. The police hold the arrest reports. The sheriff holds the jail roster and custody records.
Section 7 of the FOIA does list exemptions. Records that could put someone in danger or compromise the security of the Will County jail may be held back. But the basic Joliet jail roster data is open. Names, charges, booking dates, and bond amounts are available. Under 730 ILCS 5, the Unified Code of Corrections governs how inmate records are maintained at the state level. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority tracks broader criminal justice data if you need stats beyond a single Joliet jail roster search.
Joliet Inmates in State Prison
If someone arrested in Joliet gets convicted of a felony and sentenced to more than one year, they leave the Will County jail and go to an IDOC state facility. At that point they drop off the Joliet jail roster. The IDOC offender search is the tool to use. Results show the person's name, IDOC number, date of birth, current facility, admission date, and projected discharge. Call IDOC at 217-558-2200 for help with state prison searches.
The Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry is a separate system from the jail roster. It covers registered sex offenders across Illinois. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board manages parole decisions for state inmates and can be reached at 217-782-7273.
Will County Jail Roster
Joliet falls within Will County. All Joliet arrests go through the Will County jail system. Visit the full Will County page for more on the sheriff's office, inmate search tools, warrants lookup, visitation rules, and contact details for the detention facility.
Nearby Illinois Cities
These cities near Joliet send arrests through county jail systems too. Check them for local jail roster info.