This private reference site is not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the record for an authoritative answer.
Choose the Right Records Office
For county jail questions, begin with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office and Wayne County Jail at 305 E. Court Street, Fairfield, Illinois 62837. The official sheriff and jail number is 618-842-6096. County FOIA requests go in writing to the Freedom of Information Officer at the Wayne County State's Attorney's Office, 301 E. Main Street, Fairfield, Illinois 62837. The county publishes no records-unit hours, so verify availability before visiting. The general Illinois FOIA response period is five business days, with a permitted five-business-day extension after written notice.
- For a county booking record or photo, use the written Wayne County FOIA route described on the home page.
- For a current custody check, test the sheriff-linked Tyler inmate inquiry and call the jail if the portal is unavailable.
- For an active warrant question, contact the sheriff, court clerk, or an attorney. The Sheriff's Most Wanted page explains safe verification.
- For a later court result, check the Wayne County Circuit Clerk and Judici rather than relying on an old booking entry.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search.
- For federal custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator; for immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- For Fairfield or Wayne City police reports, ask the arresting city agency; Cisne municipal records begin with the village clerk, while county bookings go to the sheriff.