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Jefferson County Jail, IL

Updated on: January 13, 2024
Jefferson County Jail

Jefferson County Jail - General Information

Facility Name: Jefferson County Jail
Facility Type: County Jail
Address: 911 East Casey Avenue, Mt. Vernon, IL, 62864
Phone: 618-244-8015
Telephone Carrier: Securus Tech
Email: [email protected]
Capacity: 249
Facility Type: Adult
Security Level: Medium
City: Mt. Vernon
Postal Code: 62864
State: Illinois
County: Jefferson County
Official Website: http://jeffcoil.com/index.php/corrections

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff: Jeff Bullard, Sr.
Address: 911 Casey Avenue, Mount Vernon, Illinois, 62864
Phone: 618-244-8004
Fax: 618-244-8990

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Jefferson County Jail is in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The jail employs civilian and sworn personnel. The Jefferson County Jail Administrator makes sure the facility is supervised 24/7.

The inmates behind bars in Jefferson County Jail typically were convicted of felony and misdemeanor crimes. However, there are a handful of inmates that are still awaiting trial too. While another handful of inmates are waiting to be transferred to a Illinois Department of Criminal Justice prison to serve their sentence.

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Jefferson County Jail has their jail roster available for the public to do an inmate search. It is available on the Jefferson County Jail official website.

Unlike other jail rosters, the Jefferson County Jail roster is a little bit different. It’s essentially an excel sheet that you can sort by either the inmates last name or by their date confined. You cannot search directly for an inmate or other identifying personal information.

When doing a successful inmate search, you will be able to find their personal identifying information alongside what agency arrested them, where they were arrested, what charges they have (present and past) and their Illinois mugshot.

Sending a Mail/Care Package

The only thing inmates can truly receive from family and friends are letters. However, inmates can also receive books and newspapers, but they must come directly from a publisher. They cannot come from a personal address. The books will also need to be paperback books. No hardback books are accepted.

Inmates are not allowed to receive the following items in the mail:

You can address your personal letter to the following address:

Inmate’s Name
Jefferson County Jail
Pin # Cell location
911 East Casey Avenue, Mt. Vernon, IL, 62864

Keep in mind that you should also put your return address on any and all correspondence in case it is not acceptable, and it gets sent back to you.

Sending Money

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The Jefferson County Jail provides three ways that family and friends can send money to an inmate. Using any of the three options below will instantly put money into an inmate’s account.

Kiosk

There are kiosks in the lobby of the jail. They can be mistaken for an ATM machine, but this machine does not give out money, it takes it instead and puts it directly into the inmate’s commissary account. The kiosk accepts $5 bills or higher along with debit and credit cards that are either MasterCard or Visa.

For any deposit up to $300, there will be a $4 service fee. You can use this service 24 hours a day.

By Phone

Call 618-244-8015 toll-free to make a telephone deposit using your credit/debit card with the VISA or MasterCard logo. The fees for the phone service are as follows:

You can the toll-free number 618-244-8015 to make a deposit by telephone. Here you can use debit and credit cards that are either MasterCard or Visa.

Online

You can also visit Access Corrections online to make deposits into inmate’s accounts. To use this method, you will have to create an online account. The fees associated with this service are as follows:

Visitation

Inmates can receive visitors. The visitation schedule goes by the inmates last name.

If you can’t visit during those times above, the Jefferson County Jail also offers visitation on these two days below. These are for all inmates.

Before you can visit, you will need to make sure you brought your government ID. You will have to pass a metal detector too.

Visitors must adhere to the jails dress code. You cannot wear the following:

Visitors will not be able to bring anything into the visitation area. You will need to store all your personal belongings in your automobile before entering the facility.

If you fail to adhere to the rules, you will be denied visitation rights, right on the spot.

How Often Can I Visit?

Inmates are permitted two 20-minute visits per week.

Visiting Hours

Monday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Saturday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Sunday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Holiday

The visiting starts in first in, first out type of fashion. No new visitors will be allowed in 45 minutes before the end of the visit day. 45 minutes before the end of the visit day officers start escorting those who were first in out of the visitor room.

Jefferson County Prison Statistics

Jefferson County Jail Admissions
Total Jail Admissions 2,555
Total Jail Population 90
Female Jail Population 9
Male Jail Population 63
Jefferson County Jail Admissions By Race
Asian Jail Population -
Black Jail Population 27
Latino Jail Population 76
Native Jail Population -
White Jail Population 45
Jefferson County Pretrial Jail Population
Pretrial Jail Population 64
Female Pretrial Jail Population 24
Male Pretrial Jail Population 153
Jefferson County Jail Held Inmates
Jail Population Held for State Prison 90
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Prison -
Jail Population Held for State Jail 12
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Jail 2
Jail Population Held for Federal Agencies 6
Jail Population Held for ICE -

Jefferson County, Illinois Warrants, Arrests

Directions

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