Warren County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

No money is needed, since Warren County sets no bail amount. Before 2023, local families paid 10 percent deposits. The Pretrial Fairness Act did away with it.

• Illinois outlawed for-profit bail bonds in 1963.
• Do not wire money; the Sheriff's Office (309-734-8505) never asks for it.
• Testing or GPS fees in Warren County are separate from bail.

Illinois expects a first appearance within 48 hours. In Warren County, that hearing is held at the courthouse, 100 West Broadway, Monmouth, IL 61462, 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.

Everyone released in Warren County must attend court in Monmouth. 725 ILCS 5/110-10 allows more, such as:

• reporting to a pretrial officer,
• no contact orders,
• an ankle monitor,
• 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). The detention hearing then takes place within 24 to 48 hours.

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

• the charge qualifies for detention;
• the person is dangerous or may flee;
• and no conditions could fix that risk.

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

No. The Illinois TRUST Act (5 ILCS 805/15) forbids a 48-hour hold on a Form I-247A. 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.

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.

Local criminal cases go to the Warren County Courthouse, 100 West Broadway, Monmouth, IL 61462. Clerk: 309-734-5179. Search local cases on re:SearchIL and Judici.

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

Youth under 18 are kept out of the County Jail. The court sends local youth to a juvenile Detention Center. Under 705 ILCS 405/5-415, a youth gets a hearing within 40 hours, minus weekends and holidays. The Ninth Judicial Circuit keeps juvenile files closed to the public.

Type the last name into VINELink.The Sheriff's Office may post new bookings late. Phone: 309-734-8505. More tips are in our inmate search guide.

The law at 725 ILCS 5/110-5 lists the factors:

• the charge and the police report,
• prior convictions and court attendance,
• ties to family, work and school,
• and whether conditions could protect others.

Since 2023, a bank balance changes nothing. Hand the Public Defender a lease or a work schedule.

Low income? The court names the public defender. Reach that office through the courthouse at 309-734-5179. After a conviction, help comes from the Office of the State Appellate Defender.

A federal case does not stay here. Warren County is covered by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, U.S. Courthouse, 600 E. Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62701 (217-492-4020). A magistrate judge sets release under 18 U.S.C. 3142. Cash bonds remain possible under 18 U.S.C. 3142(c), unlike state cases. Before trial, the U.S. Marshals Service has custody. After sentencing, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

• Keep the case number handy.
• Family may attend court in Monmouth.
• Read our phone guide.
• Deposits: sending money.
• Get release alerts from VINELink.