Will County Jail Roster

The Will County jail roster tracks everyone held at the Adult Detention Facility in Joliet. Will County is one of the fastest growing counties in Illinois, and its jail handles a high volume of bookings each year. The sheriff's office runs the facility and offers online tools to search for inmates currently in Will County custody. You can look up who is in jail, check charges, see bond amounts, and find visitation info. This guide covers all the ways to access the Will County jail roster and what each tool provides.

Search the Will County Jail Roster

The Will County Sheriff's Office provides multiple ways to search for inmates. The Will County Sheriff website has an inmate search tool where you type in a name and pull up current custody records. The site also offers a warrants search, sex offender search, and order of protection information. You can even access the Circuit Clerk's case lookup from the same site to check on court cases tied to someone on the Will County jail roster.

The Will County Sheriff website is the starting point for any search related to the Will County jail roster or other law enforcement records in the area.

There is also a jail roster page through the Will County Court system. This gives you another way to view who is in custody at the Will County Adult Detention Facility. Both the sheriff's site and the court page pull from the same booking data. Use whichever is easier for you.

The Will County Court jail roster page provides an alternative access point for custody records at the detention facility.

If the person does not show up on the Will County jail roster, they may have been released or sent to state prison. Check the IDOC offender search for anyone transferred to a state facility after sentencing.

Will County Detention Facility

The Will County Adult Detention Facility sits at 95 South Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois 60436. It holds more than 1,000 inmates at capacity. Chief Deputy Dave Adams runs the facility under the Will County Sheriff's authority. The jail phone number is 815-740-1250. Call this number to ask about someone on the Will County jail roster or to get info about booking procedures.

The Will County Sheriff's Office headquarters is at a separate location: 16911 W. Laraway Road, Joliet, IL 60433. You can reach the sheriff's office at the same number, 815-740-1250. The office handles all law enforcement for the unincorporated parts of Will County and supports local police departments across the county.

Visiting Inmates on the Will County Jail Roster

Will County limits regular inmates to two 30-minute visits per week. You must call 24 to 48 hours in advance to schedule your visit. Inmates are eligible for visits any day of the week, but you need to plan ahead since walk-ins are not accepted. The jail also offers video visitation at a separate location.

The Will County Video Visitation Center is at 20 South Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432. It is open daily from 9:15 am until 12:00 pm and from 1:00 pm until 4:15 pm. Video visits let you see and talk to someone on the Will County jail roster without going into the actual detention facility. This is an option if you cannot make it to the jail for an in-person visit or if the inmate prefers the video setup. Call 815-740-1250 to schedule a video visit at the Will County center.

Note: Will County requires all visits to be scheduled in advance by calling the jail at least 24 hours before you plan to come.

Will County Jail Roster Public Access

Jail roster records in Will County are public under Illinois law. The Freedom of Information Act at 5 ILCS 140 requires that arrest reports be provided within 72 hours. These reports must include the person's name, age, address, charges, the time and location of the arrest, and the name of the arresting agency. For people in custody, the report has to note when they were received at the Will County facility, discharged, or transferred elsewhere.

You can file a FOIA request with the Will County Sheriff's Office for records not available on the online jail roster. Some records may be exempt under Section 7 of the act. Anything that could compromise jail security or endanger staff may be withheld from public view. Victim information is often redacted too. But the basic Will County jail roster data stays public. Names, charges, booking dates, and bond amounts are all available.

Will County and State Prison Records

The Will County jail roster covers people on local charges. State prisons are a different system. IDOC runs those. If someone was convicted of a felony in Will County and got more than a year, they move to a state prison. At that point, they drop off the Will County jail roster and show up in the IDOC database instead.

Under 730 ILCS 5, the Unified Code of Corrections sets the rules for state inmate records. The county and state systems do not share one database. Search the IDOC tool at idoc.illinois.gov if you cannot find someone on the Will County jail roster. You can also call IDOC at 217-558-2200 for help tracking down an inmate who may have been moved from Will County to a state facility.

Note: Several IDOC state prisons are located in the Joliet area, so someone could be in Will County but held at a state facility rather than the county jail.

Cities in Will County

Will County includes Joliet and several large suburbs southwest of Chicago. Arrests in these cities are processed through the Will County Adult Detention Facility. Select a city below for more info on the local jail roster process.

Nearby County Jail Rosters

Will County borders several other counties in northeastern Illinois. If you are not sure which county handled an arrest, check these nearby jail rosters to see if the person is held at a different facility.