This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the government office that holds the information.
Official Mercer County Contacts
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office receives written requests at 906 SW 3rd St., Aledo, IL 61231. Call the jail at (309) 582-5020 for a routine custody question or the Sheriff at (309) 582-5194 for a broader non-emergency matter. Written FOIA requests may be emailed to mcso@frontiernet.net, faxed to (309) 582-5158, mailed, or delivered in person. The official research did not publish lobby hours, so call before visiting.
Choose the office by the kind and age of the record:
- For a booking record or photo, use the county arrest hub and its Sheriff's FOIA steps.
- For a possible warrant, contact the Sheriff, the Mercer Circuit Clerk, or an attorney. Crime Stoppers is a tip channel.
- For a person reportedly arrested today, call Mercer County Jail; there is no public same-day roster on the reviewed site.
- For release or transfer alerts, use Illinois VINE and verify urgent status questions with the jail.
- For an Aledo, Viola, or Alexis police report, contact that municipal police department as the arresting agency.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections offender search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the separate BOP or ICE locator.