This is a private reference site, not the Christian County Sheriff's Office, the jail, the court, IDOC, BOP, ICE, or VINE. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, send money, or pull official booking records. Use the official office or locator that matches the record you need.
Official Record Routing
For a person who may be in the Christian County Jail, start with the Sheriff's Office and jail contact. Christian County does not publish an official online jail roster in the inspected sources, so phone and written request channels matter more here than in counties with a public roster.
Christian County Sheriff and Jail
Christian County Sheriff's Office / Christian County Jail
301 W. Franklin St.
Taylorville, IL 62568
Phone: (217) 824-4961
Fax: (217) 824-4963
Jail email: cpolley@christiancountysheriff.com
For sheriff records, use the written FOIA process. Mail the request to Christian County Sheriff's Office/9-1-1, Attn: FOIA Officer, 301 W. Franklin St., Taylorville, IL 62568, or fax it to (217) 824-4963. The sheriff FOIA form notes a five-business-day response period excluding weekends and holidays, subject to Illinois Freedom of Information Act limits and exemptions.
Christian County Circuit Clerk
Christian County Circuit Clerk
101 S. Main St., P.O. Box 617
Taylorville, IL 62568
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Phone: (217) 824-4966
Fax: (217) 824-5030
The Circuit Clerk maintains Christian County court records. Use the county's Judici case-search link for public case information when available, and contact the clerk if Judici requires human verification, a case is not public, or an older court file needs staff help.
Use the path below for the type of question you have.
- Current local custody: call the jail, then review jail inmate records for the Christian County lookup workflow.
- Booking photos: use the Sheriff/911 FOIA form and the guidance on jail roster mugshots.
- Charges and hearings after arrest: use Judici or the Circuit Clerk, with context from court records after a jail arrest.
- Facility-specific questions: use the footer links for Christian County Jail or Taylorville Correctional Center.
- Sentenced Illinois prisoners: search the IDOC Individual in Custody Search.
- Federal custody: use the BOP Inmate Locator for sentenced federal prisoners and the U.S. Marshals route for federal pretrial custody.
- Immigration custody: use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- Release or case notifications: use Illinois VINE / VINELink for supported custody and case alerts.