Wayne County Released Inmates is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the government office that owns the record.
Wayne County Record Contacts
Choose the office by record type. The sheriff page does not publish records-unit hours, so call before visiting.
Wayne County Sheriff and Jail
Sheriff Chris Otey
305 E Court Street, Fairfield, IL 62837
Phone: 618-842-6096
Fax: 618-842-4916
Email: sheriffotey@gmail.com
Records-unit hours: not published
County FOIA Officer
Wayne County State's Attorney Office
301 E Main Street, Fairfield, IL 62837
Phone: 618-842-3433
Fax: 618-847-4618
Email: emailsa@waynecountyil.gov
Verify that the general email is the intended electronic FOIA route.
Wayne Circuit Clerk, Ellen Sitzes
301 E Main Street, Suite 204, Fairfield, IL 62837
Phone: 618-842-7684
Fax: 618-842-2556
Email: ellen@waynecountyil.gov
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Wayne Probation
Jennifer Vaughan and Janaye Vaughan, courthouse
Phone: 618-842-7839; Fax: 618-842-6015
Chief Brian Keck, 911 Casey Avenue, Mount Vernon
Phone: 618-244-8018
IDOC FOIA Officer
1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277, Springfield, IL 62794-9277
Phone: 217-558-2200 ext. 4166
Fax: 217-558-5612
Email: DOC.FOIARequest@illinois.gov
Parole issues: 800-666-6744; VINE: 866-566-8439; Victim Services: 877-776-0755
The following routes point to the matching topic.
- Use the home page for a released person or release-record request.
- Use Parole / Probation for local or state supervision.
- Use Released Last 24 Hours for the researched recent-release fallback.
- Use Inmate Release Date or VINELink Release Check for timing and alerts.
- Use the facility pages in the footer for a specific custody system.
- Use IDOC for a person committed to Illinois prison.
- Use BOP or ICE only when federal or immigration facts support that path.