This website is a private reference guide, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visitation, or retrieve official booking records. Use the official White County, Illinois contacts below for those requests.
Official Custody and Court Contacts
White County does not publish a current official public online jail roster in the sources reviewed, so phone, in-person, court, and statewide lookup channels matter. Start with the office that matches the record you need, and confirm details through official sources such as White County Jail, the White County Sheriff's Department, or the White County Circuit Clerk.
White County Jail108 N. Main Cross St.
Carmi, IL 62821
Phone: (618) 382-7149
Fax: (618) 384-3312 White County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff Jordan Weiss
108 N. Main Cross St.
Carmi, IL 62821
Phone: (618) 382-5321
Fax: (618) 382-5323
Email: sheriff@whitecounty-il.gov
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
The sheriff's office describes its public location as behind the courthouse, with parking across the street.
White County Circuit ClerkCircuit Clerk Kelly Fulkerson
P.O. Box 310
Carmi, IL 62821
Phone: (618) 382-2321
Fax: (618) 382-2322
Email: cclerk@whitecounty-il.gov White County Courthouse
301 E. Main St.
Carmi, IL 62821
Hours listed by Illinois Courts: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- For someone who may be in White County Jail, use the jail inmate records guide and call the jail at (618) 382-7149.
- For booking photos, use the jail roster mugshots guide and ask the jail or sheriff's office how FOIA booking-photo requests are handled.
- For filed charges, court dates, copies, or docket entries, use court records after a jail arrest and contact the Circuit Clerk or Judici.
- For facility-specific rules, see the White County Jail page and confirm visitation, mail, money, or bond procedures before acting.
- For a sentenced Illinois prison inmate, use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search rather than the county jail.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator, because those systems are separate from White County records.