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 agency that holds the record.
Official Offices and Records
Use the route that matches the custody system. Shelby County Jail and sheriff release records begin with the local office:
Shelby County Sheriff's Office
151 N. Morgan Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565
217-774-3941
Fax: 217-774-2851
Published office hours: not listed
FOIA officers Tina Wade and Erica Bailey accept detailed written requests. The sheriff page provides sc204@scso87.org for Wade and sc203@scso87.org for Bailey.
Illinois Department of Corrections
Public Information Office
1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277
Springfield, IL 62794-9277
Public information: 217-558-2200
Other questions follow these channels:
- For a released person or county release sheet, start with the Shelby County search and records page.
- For local probation, contact Shelby County Probation at 301 E. Main Street, 217-774-2412, or probation@shelbycounty-il.gov.
- For state parole or mandatory supervised release, use IDOC status fields and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board where a hearing matters.
- For a recent custody event, consult 24-Hour Releases; Shelby has no verified online rolling feed.
- For a future date or alert, use Release Date Lookup or VINE Inmate Check.
- For federal sentenced custody, use the BOP locator. Federal pretrial questions belong with the federal docket or U.S. Marshals Service.
- For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS, knowing that no result does not prove community release.