Access Madison County Jail Roster

The Madison County jail roster shows every person currently held at the county jail in Edwardsville, Illinois. Madison County sits in the Metro East region across the river from St. Louis, Missouri, with a population of about 265,859. The sheriff's office manages the jail and keeps the roster updated around the clock. Use this page to learn how to search for inmates in the Madison County jail, what records are available to the public, and how to get in touch with the sheriff's office for jail roster questions.

Madison County Sheriff's Office

The Madison County Sheriff's Office is located at 405 Randle Street in Edwardsville, IL 62025. The phone number is (618) 692-6087. This office handles patrol, court security, and corrections for Madison County. The sheriff's staff runs the county jail, books inmates, and maintains the Madison County jail roster.

Madison County is the second largest county in the Metro East region. It includes cities like Granite City, Alton, Collinsville, and parts of the greater East St. Louis area. All local police agencies in the county send their arrests to the Madison County jail for booking. That means the jail roster covers everyone picked up by any law enforcement agency in the county, not just the sheriff's deputies.

The sheriff's website is the main hub for jail info, inmate services, and contact details. Check there first if you need to find someone on the Madison County jail roster.

Search the Madison County Jail Roster

To find out if someone is on the Madison County jail roster, call the jail at (618) 692-6087. Provide the person's name and staff can tell you if they are in custody. They can also share the charges, bond amount, and booking date. The jail operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Madison County Sheriff's website may have online tools for looking up inmates. Online access can vary, so when in doubt, a phone call is the fastest path to current Madison County jail roster info. The neighboring St. Clair County runs a full online search at inmates.stclaircounty.org, but Madison County's online setup may differ.

If the person you are looking for has already been sentenced and moved to a state prison, the IDOC inmate search covers all state facilities in Illinois. That tool shows name, IDOC number, date of birth, current facility, and release date. It does not include people held at the Madison County jail on local charges.

Madison County and State Inmate Resources

The Illinois Department of Corrections runs a statewide inmate search at idoc.illinois.gov. This is separate from the Madison County jail roster but relevant when someone has been transferred to state custody.

The image above shows the IDOC search portal. It covers state prisons but not county jails. If someone arrested in Madison County gets a felony sentence over one year, they move from the county jail to an IDOC facility. At that point they leave the Madison County jail roster and appear in the state database. The general public can call IDOC at 217-558-2200 for help with state inmate searches.

IDOC also posts a wanted fugitives list for people who left state custody without permission. That list includes photos and last known addresses. Check it if you think someone from Madison County may be on the run from a state facility.

Public Records and Madison County Jail

Jail roster data in Madison County is public under Illinois law. The Freedom of Information Act at 5 ILCS 140, Section 2.15 requires arrest reports to include the person's name, age, address, charges, time and place of arrest, and the arresting agency. For someone in the Madison County jail, the report must also show when they were booked in, released, or transferred. These reports must come out within 72 hours of the arrest.

Anyone can request these records from the Madison County Sheriff's Office. You do not need to state a reason. Basic jail roster data, like names, charges, and booking dates, is often shared without a formal FOIA request. For deeper records, send a written request to the sheriff's office at 405 Randle Street, Edwardsville, IL 62025.

Exemptions exist under Section 7 of the FOIA. Security plans, staff rosters, and victim info are not part of the public jail roster in Madison County. Records that could help an inmate escape or put someone at risk can also be withheld. But the core booking data stays open.

How Madison County Inmate Records Work

Under 730 ILCS 5, the Unified Code of Corrections sets rules for inmate records at the state level in Illinois. County jails like the Madison County facility follow both state law and their own internal policies for record keeping.

The Madison County jail holds three types of inmates. First, people waiting for bond or trial. Second, those sentenced to serve county time of less than one year. Third, inmates held for other agencies. All three show up on the same Madison County jail roster. The roster updates throughout the day as new bookings, releases, and transfers happen. Someone on the list in the morning may be gone by that night.

Common fields include full name, date of birth, booking date and time, charges, bond amount, and the arresting agency. Some records also list the next court date. For historical data that no longer appears on the current jail roster, contact the Madison County Sheriff's Office directly and ask about a records request.

Note: Madison County shares the 3rd Judicial Circuit with Bond County, so some court proceedings may involve both jurisdictions.

Madison County Jail and Metro East

Madison County is part of the Metro East, the Illinois side of the St. Louis metro area. This region sees a lot of cross-border activity. People who live in Madison County may work in Missouri and vice versa. Arrests that happen in Madison County go through the county jail regardless of where the person lives.

The neighboring St. Clair County handles its own jail roster separately. If you are not sure which county processed an arrest, check both. St. Clair County has an online inmate search at inmates.stclaircounty.org. For Madison County, call (618) 692-6087. The two counties border each other and cover much of the Metro East between them. A person arrested in Granite City or Alton goes to the Madison County jail. Someone picked up in Belleville or East St. Louis goes to St. Clair County instead.

Contact Madison County Jail

Call (618) 692-6087 to reach the Madison County jail and sheriff's office. The address is 405 Randle Street, Edwardsville, IL 62025. Staff can answer questions about the jail roster, visitation, bond amounts, and custody status at any time.

For broader criminal justice data across Illinois, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority publishes reports that include Madison County. The IDOC contact page handles state prison inquiries. The Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry covers registered offenders in the Madison County area and statewide.

Cities in Madison County

Madison County includes Granite City, Alton, Collinsville, Edwardsville, and other Metro East cities. None of the cities in Madison County cross the 50,000 population threshold for a dedicated city page on this site. All arrests in these areas go to the Madison County jail and show up on the jail roster maintained by the sheriff's office.

Nearby Counties

Madison County is in southwestern Illinois in the Metro East region. These nearby counties each have their own jail and jail roster.