This is a private reference site, not a Carroll County office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, order a release, post bond, schedule a visit, or obtain official booking records for you. Use the official contacts below for those actions.
Where to Route Carroll County Custody and Record Questions
Use the county jail first for current local custody at the Carroll County Correctional Facility. Use sheriff records or FOIA routing for booking, arrest, civil-process, and incident-record questions. Use the Circuit Clerk for court filings after an arrest.
Carroll County Correctional Facility301 N Main Street
Mt Carroll, IL 61053
Jail phone: 815-244-0265
Jail email: carrollcountyjail@gmail.com Carroll County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Ryan Kloepping
301 N Main Street
Mt. Carroll, IL 61053 Records and Civil Process
Kim Mobley
Phone: 815-244-0258
Email: civilprocess@carrollcountyil.gov Sheriff FOIA Contact
Sheriff Ryan Kloepping
Phone: 815-244-0299
Fax: 815-244-2656
Email: rkloepping@carrollcountyil.gov Carroll County Circuit Clerk
Patty Hiher
P.O. Box 32
Mt. Carroll, IL 61053
Phone: 815-244-0230
Email: phiher@carrollcountyil.gov
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday
The Carroll County State's Attorney, Michael T. O'Brien, is relevant for prosecution-related routing, but the office is not the first stop for jail-custody confirmation or Circuit Clerk case-file access.
- For someone possibly held in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the jail phone at 815-244-0265.
- For booking-photo questions, use jail roster mugshots and sheriff records or FOIA routing.
- For charges, hearings, or case filings after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Circuit Clerk.
- For facility-specific details, use the Carroll County Correctional Facility and FCI Thomson pages.
- For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search rather than the county jail.
- For federal custody or immigration detention, use the BOP locator for federal inmates and ICE's locator for immigration custody questions.