This is a private reference site, not a Henderson County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, accept money, schedule visitation, or pull an official booking record. Use the official office or locator that controls the record.
Where to Ask for Custody or Record Help
For local custody, start with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office and Henderson County Jail. Official sources list Sheriff Matthew J. Link and phone 309-867-4291. Address sources conflict: IDOC inspection reports list the jail at 248 Warren Street, Oquawka, IL 61469, while the Illinois Sheriffs' Association lists the county jail at 113 N. 4th Street, Oquawka, IL 61469 and the sheriff mailing address as P.O. Box 228, Oquawka, IL 61469. Henderson County Courthouse is listed at 307 Warren St., Oquawka, IL, with public hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Use these routes based on the kind of information needed:
- For current county custody, use the Henderson Co. Sheriff's Office app, call the sheriff/jail at 309-867-4291, or begin with jail inmate records. Ask whether the person is in Oquawka, Warren County Jail, or McDonough County Jail.
- For booking photos or arrest photographs, review jail roster mugshots, then ask the sheriff whether a photograph exists and is releasable under Illinois FOIA.
- For criminal charges after filing, use court records after a jail arrest, Judici, or Henderson County Circuit Clerk Sandra D. Keane, P.O. Box 546, Oquawka, IL 61469-0546, phone 309-867-3121, fax 309-867-3207.
- For a person held outside Henderson County on a Henderson case, check the facility pages in the footer. Recent IDOC inspection notes identify Warren County Jail as a male housing fallback and McDonough County Jail as a female housing fallback.
- For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search at idoc.illinois.gov/offender/inmatesearch.html.
- For custody notifications, use Illinois VINELink at vinelink.vineapps.com/state/IL/ENGLISH. It is a notification service, not a replacement for the sheriff, clerk, or IDOC.
- For federal custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator at bop.gov/inmateloc. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS at locator.ice.gov/odls.
No Henderson County sheriff-specific FOIA form was located in the research. Illinois FOIA allows written requests by personal delivery, mail, fax, or other available means, and the ordinary response period is five business days with a possible extension. For sheriff or jail records, include the person's name, date of birth if known, arrest date, arresting agency, requested record type, and your return contact information.