No money is needed, since Saline County sets no bail amount. Up to 2023, a family would post 10 percent of a bond. That step is gone under the Pretrial Fairness Act.

• Illinois outlawed for-profit bail bonds in 1963.
• Hang up and call 618-252-8661 if someone asks for release money.
• Testing or GPS fees in Saline County are separate from bail.

The first court date comes within about 48 hours. In Saline County, that hearing is held at the courthouse, 10 East Poplar Street, Harrisburg, IL 62946, or over a video link from the County Jail. The judge reads the charge (725 ILCS 5/109-1) and rules on release; the Public Defender can be appointed.

• The 48-hour clock runs through holidays.
• For a petty offense, the Sheriff's Office may issue only a ticket.

No. The Illinois TRUST Act (5 ILCS 805/15) bars holding anyone on a detainer (Form I-247A) alone. The exception is a judge's warrant.

• Agents may wait outside after a release.
• Since 2022, no Illinois jail rents beds to ICE.
• Try the ICE Online Detainee Locator System with a name and birth country.

Everyone released in Saline County must attend court in Harrisburg. A judge may add terms under 725 ILCS 5/110-10:

• reporting to a pretrial officer,
• a stay-away order,
• home detention,
• alcohol testing and no weapons.

Violations lead to a new hearing under 725 ILCS 5/110-6.

Yes, but only after a hearing under 725 ILCS 5/110-6.1. The prosecutor must file first (725 ILCS 5/110-6.1). A hearing comes next, within 24 to 48 hours in most cases.

Keeping someone in the county jail takes clear and convincing proof that:

• the charge qualifies for detention;
• release would endanger someone;
• and no release rules would be enough.

The defense answers at the hearing. Rule 604(h) gives the defense a fast appeal.

The judges appoint the Public Defender for those who can't pay. Reach that office through the courthouse at 618-253-5096. For appeals, the state has the Office of the State Appellate Defender.

Saline County is part of the First Judicial Circuit; its court sits at the courthouse, 10 East Poplar Street, Harrisburg, IL 62946. Clerk: 618-253-5096. Look up local case numbers on re:SearchIL and Judici.

Saline County has no city court: Illinois ended justice-of-the-peace courts in 1964.

Section 110-5 (725 ILCS 5/110-5) tells the judge to weigh:

• the charge and the evidence,
• any record of missing court,
• a job, a home and family nearby,
• and whether conditions could protect others.

Money plays no part. Hand the Public Defender a lease or a work schedule.

A federal case does not stay locally. Saline County is covered by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Melvin Price U.S. Courthouse, 750 Missouri Avenue, East St. Louis, IL 62201 (618-482-9371). 18 U.S.C. 3142 governs release there. Money bonds are still allowed there (18 U.S.C. 3142(c)). Before trial, a defendant stays in U.S. Marshals Service custody. After sentencing, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

Youth under 18 are kept out of the County Jail. A judge picks the youth Detention Center (705 ILCS 405/5-410). A detention hearing must happen within 40 hours, not counting weekends (705 ILCS 405/5-415). The First Judicial Circuit keeps juvenile files closed to the public.

Enter a last name in VINELink.The Sheriff's Office may post new bookings late. Or call 618-252-4805. See our inmate search page.

A prison term begins at an Illinois Department of Corrections reception center. Each transfer appears on the Illinois Department of Corrections inmate search. Read our Illinois state prisons guide.

• Keep the case number handy.
• Go to the hearing; it is open.
• Read our phone guide.
• Add money: see our money guide.
• Get release alerts from VINELink.