This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule visitation, or obtain official booking records. Use the official office that owns the record or custody decision.
Official Will County Contacts
Will County jail, court, and records questions route to different offices. The Adult Detention Facility handles local custody and booking questions. The Sheriff's FOIA office handles sheriff-held records requests. Court files and copies route to the Circuit Clerk, while sentenced state prisoners route to IDOC.
Will County Adult Detention Facility
95 S. Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60436
815-740-1250
Administrative office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Will County Sheriff's Office
16911 W. Laraway Rd., Suite 101
Joliet, IL 60433
815-727-8575
Records Division appointments: 815-727-4738, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Video Visitation Center
20 S. Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60432
815-774-7950
Call during visitation hours to schedule a visit.
Will County Circuit Clerk
100 W. Jefferson Street
Joliet, IL 60432
815-727-8592
Use for criminal court files, docket access, and case-document copies.
- For someone in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and then call the ADF if current custody must be confirmed.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and the Sheriff FOIA process when a photo is not visible online.
- For formal charges, hearings, and court-file copies, use court records after a jail arrest and the Circuit Clerk's public-access channels.
- For a facility address, phone number, or visitation path, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.