Illinois inmate search guide and statistics
The Illinois inmate system is a large and fast-moving environment and finding inmate data can be complex unless you know where to look for this data. In this guide, we show how to perform an Illinois inmate search from any device letting anyone search and view Illinois inmate records directly online.
The inmate population in 2018 toped over 40 thousand inmates with an average age of 37.9. Let us take an in-depth look at how to find Illinois inmates and statistics of the prison system in Illinois.
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IDOC overseas: 25 correctional centers
IDOC employs: 11,600 members
Incarcerates approximately: 44,000 inmates
Supervises: 28,000 offenders within the community.
How to find Illinois inmates
When starting out a search for inmate data in Illinois you should start at the Illinois Department of Corrections. They handle all the inmates that are in the 25 facilities within Illinois. This data can be found directly online using an inmate search tool that will search all inmates from all facilities.
Inmate search URL: Search Inmates
you can search this data by the last name, birthdate, or IDOC number.
Offender information is also available to the general public, and private organizations. To get this information you can call the Department of Corrections in Illinois at 217-558-2200
*IDOC number: aunique identifier that an inmate from the IDOC gets when they are under the control of the corrections.
Third-party search services
Make use of a search service to find Illinois inmate data online. A search service can help find data quickly by scanning federal, state, and county records across the United States. Users will generally find more records then a regular inmate search from the IDOC because more types of public records will come back. Records like arrest, open warrants, contact information and more can be found with little effort from the user.
Illinois Jail Statistics
Jail data and statistics are from the Illinois Department of Corrections website.
11,600
Full time authorized full time positions from the Illinois Department of Corrections.
57.2 B – 29.1 W
Race of inmates by percentage (2018)
47,207
Is the average inmate population in Illinois from 2010-2017
40,484
Adult male population in custody within the IDC. (2017)
26,331
Annual cost to house an inmate for the year. (2016)
$73.14
Cost per day for an inmate to be at the Illinois Department of Corrections
25
Total Facilities under the Illinois State Correctional Facilities.
25,321
Inmates were added in 2017 to the Illinois Department of Corrections Facilities.
Illinois inmate population from 2010 to 2017
Admission history from 2010 to 2017
Illinois correctional facility contact data
The below correctional facility information in Illinois will let anyone find facility information and contact details more easily. Learn more about each prison system that the IDOC has control over and how to find inmate data for each by contacting the facility if necessary.
