McDonough County Jail Role
McDonough County Jail is operated by the McDonough County Sheriff's Office at 110 South McArthur Street in Macomb, Illinois. It is not located in Henderson County, but Henderson County IDOC inspection comments state that female Henderson detainees are housed at McDonough County Jail when necessary. That makes Macomb a key physical custody location for Henderson County families even though the arrest, charging decision, and court case may remain in Oquawka.
Use two tracks when looking for someone. Henderson County should be contacted first to confirm whether the person is a Henderson detainee and whether McDonough is the housing site. McDonough County then controls the facility details: visiting windows, jail phone, remote services, commissary stock, and day-to-day custody questions. Mixing those roles can lead to wrong court searches or a missed visit.
The McDonough County Sheriff's Office contact page gives the jail and non-emergency numbers used for Macomb facility questions.
The contact image supports the Macomb address and phone routing used when a Henderson County detainee is physically housed there.
McDonough County Jail Capacity
The Illinois Sheriffs' Association lists McDonough County Jail with 60 beds. Henderson County research treats the facility as the female overflow or contract housing location when Henderson County is not housing someone locally. No Henderson-specific count of women held in McDonough County Jail was located. The capacity number is therefore a facility fact, not a current count of Henderson County detainees in Macomb.
| Measure | Figure | Source Context |
|---|---|---|
| Facility capacity | 60 beds | Illinois Sheriffs' Association McDonough County listing |
| Henderson County role | Female detainee housing when needed | Henderson County IDOC inspection comments |
| Henderson-specific population at McDonough | Not published in located sources | Confirm through Henderson and McDonough sheriff offices |
McDonough County Jail Lookup
The right lookup order depends on the custody stage. For a Henderson County arrest, start with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office app or phone line and ask whether the person is housed in Macomb. If McDonough County Jail is confirmed, use the McDonough jail number for physical custody questions. If the person has been sentenced to state prison, the county jail route stops and the IDOC Individual in Custody Search becomes the correct tool. Federal and immigration custody use BOP and ICE, not McDonough County Jail.
- Use Henderson County's app-first lookup channel or call 309-867-4291 to ask where the person is housed.
- If Macomb housing is confirmed, call McDonough County Jail at 309-833-JAIL, also written as 309-833-5245.
- Use McDonough's non-emergency number, 309-833-2323, when the jail line is not the right route.
- Keep Henderson County court records separate from McDonough County housing rules if the case was filed in Henderson County.
- Use Illinois VINE for custody or case notifications where available, but verify urgent facts with the jail.
McDonough County Jail Contact
McDonough County publishes more jail contact detail than Henderson or Warren did in the located source set. The contact page lists the jail number, non-emergency number, civil process number, fax, and the South McArthur Street mailing address. For Henderson County users, the jail number is the main route after Henderson confirms that a woman is housed in Macomb.
McDonough County Jail
110 South McArthur Street
Macomb, IL 61455
309-833-JAIL (5245)
Jail line for custody, visits, and facility rules.
McDonough County Sheriff's Office
110 South McArthur Street
Macomb, IL 61455
309-833-2323
Non-emergency contact for sheriff office routing.
McDonough County Jail Visits
McDonough County publishes a jail visitation schedule on its sheriff site. The schedule is split by sex and day. The week runs Sunday through Saturday, and inmates may receive up to 30 minutes of visitation per week on either Wednesday or Saturday unless discipline for a jail rule violation restricts visits. A Henderson County detainee housed in Macomb follows McDonough County Jail visit rules, so Henderson's lack of a local web schedule does not control once Macomb housing is confirmed.
The McDonough sheriff jail information page is the source for the published visitation windows used below.
The visitation image matters because McDonough is the only facility in this Henderson County set with a located public schedule.
| Day | Hours | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Female inmates |
| Saturday | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Male inmates |
| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Male inmates |
| Wednesday | 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Female inmates |
| Weekly limit | Up to 30 minutes | Wednesday or Saturday, unless discipline restricts visits |
McDonough County Jail Services
IDOC's 2024 McDonough County Jail inspection documents several service providers. Telephone, text messaging, and video visit services are provided through Combined Public Communications. Commissary is stocked through Keefe and Pepsi. The research did not locate exact deposit fees, phone rates, online account links, or a complete mail rule page, so those details should be confirmed with the jail before money is sent or mail is prepared.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Limit in Located Research |
|---|---|---|
| Facility mailing address is 110 S. McArthur St. | Exact inmate mail format not captured. | |
| Phone | Combined Public Communications | Rates and account setup not captured. |
| Text / video | Combined Public Communications | Scheduling and fees not captured. |
| Commissary | Keefe and Pepsi stock commissary | Deposit method and order limits not captured. |
McDonough County Jail Housing
For Henderson County cases, McDonough County Jail functions as a physical housing site for female detainees when Henderson is not holding them in Oquawka. Intake can include receiving the person from another agency, confirming identity, setting housing status, arranging property, and placing the person under McDonough County facility rules. The Henderson County case itself still moves through Henderson County court if charges were filed there.
That split affects practical tasks. A family member may need Henderson County for arrest records, court dates, and charging status, but McDonough County for visits, calls, video access, mail, release pickup, and commissary. When calling, state that the case may be from Henderson County and that McDonough may be the housing jail. Clear wording helps staff route the question without treating the person as a McDonough County arrestee.
McDonough housing also should not be confused with IDOC custody. A person in McDonough County Jail is still in a county jail setting unless the person has been transferred to state prison after sentencing. If the IDOC locator shows a current prison location, McDonough County Jail is no longer the active housing source. If IDOC does not show the person, the practical question returns to county custody: Henderson for the case and McDonough for the bed, if Macomb housing was confirmed.
Release questions require the same split. A court order, bond condition, or pretrial release decision may come from the Henderson County court file, but property return, pickup location, and final jail clearance are handled by the facility that physically holds the person. Call before driving to Macomb, especially when a release may happen after a court appearance in a different county.
About McDonough County Jail
McDonough County Jail is in downtown Macomb, one block west of the courthouse according to the Illinois Sheriffs' Association listing. That location is useful for court and sheriff routing in McDonough County, but it does not move a Henderson County prosecution out of Henderson County. The jail's relevance here is physical custody, especially for female Henderson detainees when Henderson County's own jail is not housing them locally.
The source set for McDonough is stronger than the source set for Warren on visits and facility services. A public visitation schedule was located, and the IDOC inspection names Combined Public Communications, Keefe, and Pepsi for communications and commissary-related services. Still, exact fees, account setup steps, mail limits, and property rules were not captured. Before sending funds, arriving for a visit, or mailing anything to a Henderson detainee in Macomb, call the jail and verify the current rule.
For Henderson County families, the published visit table is helpful but not the final answer. The listed windows are general jail windows, and each person can still be limited by classification, discipline, medical status, transport, court movement, or release processing. The safest visit plan is to confirm Macomb housing with Henderson County, call McDonough County Jail for the current visit window, and ask whether the person has already used the weekly visit allowance.
The Macomb jail contact page also supports a practical records boundary. McDonough staff can confirm facility rules for someone held there, but a Henderson County FOIA request for the arrest report or booking record should still be directed to the Henderson County public body that created or keeps the record. If the record sought is a McDonough jail record created during Macomb housing, McDonough can explain how to request that local facility record.
Note: Confirm Macomb housing and the current visit window before traveling from Henderson County.