Christian County Released Inmates is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, post bond, release anyone, or retrieve an official record.
Choose the Correct Record Route
The home page covers the full named-person search and release-record request. State supervision belongs to Parole / Probation. For a county event, contact the sheriff or court. For a Taylorville Correctional Center release, use IDOC. VINE can send event alerts, but the agency that supplied the event remains the source for confirmation.
- County jail booking or release: Christian County Sheriff’s Office.
- Court order, sentence, or probation: Christian County Circuit Clerk or Probation.
- State prison release or discharge: IDOC and Taylorville Correctional Center.
- Custody alert: Illinois VINE and the contributing agency.
- Federal or immigration custody: BOP, USMS, federal court, or ICE as applicable.
Christian County Sheriff and Jail
Contact the sheriff for a county booking status, release entry, destination agency, or jail procedure. Ask for the FOIA officer when requesting a document. The sheriff contact page contains a conflicting ZIP in its body; the jail, FOIA, court, and footer sources support 62568.
Christian County Sheriff’s Office
301 W Franklin St
Taylorville, IL 62568
Jail/nonemergency: 217-824-4961
Fax: 217-824-4963
Jail email: cpolley@christiancountysheriff.com
Mail FOIA requests to the same address, Attn: FOIA Officer, or fax them. Electronic delivery is listed at no charge when possible. The first 50 black-and-white pages are free, then the form lists $0.10 per page. Verify the current schedule before filing.
Christian County Court Contacts
The Circuit Clerk holds court dockets, release and detention orders, judgments, sentences, and mittimus records. Probation is a separate local court-supervision office. It is not an IDOC parole office or a public people-search service.
Christian County Circuit Clerk
101 S Main St, PO Box 617
Taylorville, IL 62568
217-824-4966; fax 217-824-5030
office@christiancountycircuitclerk.com
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Christian County Probation
111 W Franklin St
Taylorville, IL 62568
217-824-4831; fax 217-824-5023
Monday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
IDOC and Taylorville Prison
IDOC holds the statewide offender status and prison release record. Use its Contact Us form with “Record Search” for a completed sentence that no longer appears live. Call the facility for current institution-specific procedures, not for county jail records.
Taylorville Correctional Center
1144 Illinois Route 29
Taylorville, IL 62568
217-824-4004
Illinois Department of Corrections
1301 Concordia Court
Springfield, IL 62702
217-558-2200
VINE and State Supervision
Illinois VINE is online around the clock. IDOC Victim Services can be reached at 877-776-0755 or 217-558-2200 extension 4006. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board’s telephone is 217-782-7273, with prb.operations@illinois.gov for operations and prb.foia@illinois.gov for FOIA. Confirm the PRB mailing address before sending paper because official materials have shown inconsistent locations.