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Searching for an Inmate in Hardin County

Most local arrests end up at the Hardin County Jail, 1 Courthouse Hill,, Elizabethtown, IL 62931 (618-287-2271). To find someone, start with VINELink. VINELink tracks custody and sends alerts when the Sheriff's Office books someone. Booking at the county jail can lag; a Gallatin County jail may have the person. Call 618-287-2271. Below: the county jail, jails next door, release, prison and more.

How do I search for an inmate?

1. Start at VINELink with the person's name.
2. Use VINELink, or the VINELink app for iPhone or the VINELink app for Android.
3. No result: phone the Hardin County Sheriff's Office, 618-287-2271.

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Can I get a booking photo?

Illinois treats adult booking photos as public (5 ILCS 140/2.15). Ask the Hardin County Sheriff's Office with an Illinois Freedom of Information Act request, or call 618-287-2271. Youth photos and most U.S. Marshals Service photos are withheld (5 U.S.C. 552). An ICE photo request goes on the ICE FOIA request page for the booking.

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What about youth arrested locally?

Youth stay off the roster (705 ILCS 405/1-7). A judge locally picks the juvenile detention center for detained youth. Call 618-287-2271 to learn about a detained child's hearing.

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How does release work after an arrest?

There's no cash bail in Hardin County: the Pretrial Fairness Act ended it in 2023. Within 48 hours, a judge rules on release (725 ILCS 5/109-1). More: our bail and release page.

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What if someone from Hardin County faces federal charges?

The U.S. Marshals Service may hold federal defendants in county jails here. Hearings take place in East St. Louis, at Melvin Price U.S. Courthouse, 750 Missouri Avenue, East St. Louis, IL 62201; the Southern District of Illinois clerk is at 618-482-9371. Use VINELink before sentencing; the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator after.

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County inmate calls, mail, visits and money

• Calls: see our phone page.
• Deposits: our money guide.
• Snacks and supplies: Local commissary page.
• Visiting: our visitation guide.
• Mail: Local inmate mail rules.
• Messages: Local inmate email.

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Will this county hold someone for ICE?

1. ICE can ask Hardin County to hold someone with a Form I-247A.
2. The Illinois TRUST Act (5 ILCS 805/15) stops the county from honoring the 48-hour hold.
3. Agents may wait outside the County Jail.
4. After an ICE arrest, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System with the A-number of the detainee.

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Where do local prisoners go after sentencing?

Prison-bound inmates here go to Illinois Department of Corrections intake. Each transfer is on the Illinois Department of Corrections inmate search; our Illinois state prisons guide explains it.

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Which nearby jails take people from Hardin County?

Search empty? Call each county jail next door:

• Saline County Jail, Harrisburg: 618-252-4805

State prisoners show on the Illinois Department of Corrections inmate search; federal ones on the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

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How many people live locally?

This county has about 3,588 residents (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate, released 2026). The county seat is Elizabethtown, IL.

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What are the police numbers for Rosiclare and nearby towns?

No town police numbers for Hardin County are on file yet; the Sheriff's Office can help.

• Rosiclare, Elizabethtown: no listed number here yet; the sheriff's office, 618-287-2271, can direct you

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Hardin County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 618-287-2271

Physical Address:
1 Courthouse Hill,
Elizabethtown, IL 62931

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Hardin County Jail
P.O. Box 246
Elizabethtown, IL 62931

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Hardin County Jail
P.O. Box 246
Elizabethtown, IL 62931

Every year Hardin County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 120 offenders, and maintain an average of 6 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Hardin County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Hardin County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Illinois and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

If you are looking for a prisoner in Illinois or Federal custody, click on the appropriate institution below.

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