This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency responsible for the record or custody event.
Clay Official Records Offices
Clay County Sheriff and Jail: 300 Broadway Street, Louisville, IL 62858; mail to P.O. Box 267; (618) 665-3316; fax (618) 665-3318; sheriff@claycounty.illinois.gov. No public office hours were verified, though the office describes dispatch as operating around the clock. Ask the office to confirm email routing before treating the general address as its FOIA mailbox.
Clay Circuit Clerk, Crystal Ballard: 111 E. Chestnut Street, P.O. Box 100, Louisville, IL 62858; (618) 665-3523; fax (618) 665-3543; Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The clerk holds disposition, release-order, sentence, probation, and later court records.
Clay County Probation, Curtis Leib: 155 S. Main Street, P.O. Box 149, Louisville, IL 62858; (618) 665-3060; fax (618) 665-3090; Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This office addresses local court supervision procedure and is not a public parole locator.
Office of Statewide Pretrial Services, Ethan Kakac: (618) 525-8230; ekakac@ilosps.gov; statewide line (217) 280-5873. OSPS addresses pretrial supervision procedure and warns that it never charges for GPS or supervision.
IDOC public information and FOIA: 1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277, Springfield, IL 62794-9277; main line 217-558-2200. FOIA Officer Maggie Meikle may be reached at extension 4166 or DOC.FOIARequest@illinois.gov for state admission, release, parole, and discharge records.
Choose the route that matches the question:
- For a released person or sheriff release record, follow the home page search and request path.
- For local or state supervision, use parole and probation.
- For same-day departures, see the 24-hour release list fallback process.
- For timing or alerts, use projected release dates and the VINELink check.
- For an Illinois prisoner, search IDOC; for federal prison or immigration custody, use the official BOP or ICE locator.