Stark County Jail Release Routes
Leaving Stark County Jail does not always mean entering the community. Jail staff may process a court-ordered pretrial release, a dismissal-related exit, completion of a short sentence, or credit for time served. A person may also leave because the Sheriff transfers custody to the Illinois Department of Corrections, another county, a federal authority, or immigration authorities. The local release log should state the date, time, authority, and destination or transfer agency when recorded.
Read the wording literally. Pretrial release ends detention while the criminal case continues. Time served ends the custodial part identified by the order, subject to another hold. A commitment to IDOC ends the Stark jail episode but starts state custody. If another agency takes the person, the event is a transfer rather than community release. The Stark County released inmate search explains how these records fit together across systems.
| Local exit | Best next check | What it proves |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or court release | Stark docket and Sheriff log | The order and physical processing |
| Sentence complete or time served | Sentence entry and release timestamp | End of this jail episode |
| IDOC commitment | IDOC individual search | State custody after transfer |
| Other authority | Named receiving agency | Continued custody or later release |
Confirm a Stark Jail Release
The official county site offers no public roster, release list, or archived booking page. That makes the jail telephone and written record the primary local channels, not second-best substitutes. Call the Stark County Jail at 309-286-2541 and ask a narrow question: whether a named person is currently held, when that person left Stark custody, and whether the exit was a community release or transfer. Give enough lawful identity detail to avoid a same-name error.
Then compare the answer with the public criminal case. The Stark Circuit Clerk points to Judici, where a public file may show charges, dispositions, sentences, hearing dates, and case minutes. A release condition or dismissal can explain the legal reason, but the docket is not the physical jail log.
- Confirm the exact name and known case or booking identifier.
- Call the jail and ask for current custody, release time, and destination.
- Check the Stark docket for the order or disposition.
- If transferred, check the named receiving agency rather than assuming freedom.
- Request the written release entry when the exact fact matters.
Stark Jail Release Records
A focused Illinois Freedom of Information Act request can seek the native booking and release-log entry. Useful fields include the booking or control number, admission date and time, arresting and holding agency, charges and holds, release date and time, release authority, release type or reason, and destination. Ask separately for the property-return receipt and booking photograph if those items matter.
Send a request through the Stark County FOIA form to the County Clerk FOIA Officer, and copy or consult the Sheriff because the Sheriff maintains the jail record. Ask for native electronic delivery and all reasonably segregable nonexempt material. If a record no longer exists, request the retention schedule and disposition authority. If part is withheld, ask for the cited exemption and review rights.
| Record field | Question answered |
|---|---|
| Release date and time | When Stark custody was processed out |
| Release authority | Who authorized the exit |
| Release type | Community exit, completion, or transfer |
| Destination agency | Whether another custodian took over |
| Property receipt | What was returned and acknowledged |
Illinois FOIA generally gives a public body five business days to comply with or deny a noncommercial request, subject to a statutory extension. Exempt details may be redacted while the rest is released.
Stark County Jail Contact
Administrative office hours help with calls and records questions, while detention operations continue around the clock. Confirm current access before traveling. Do not enter secure jail areas or expect office hours to predict a release time.
130 W. Jefferson Street
PO Box 610
Toulon, IL 61483-0610
Phone: 309-286-2541
Fax: 309-286-6091
Public office: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Official Sheriff page
Sheriff Charles Demetreon and Chief Deputy/Jail Administrator Matt Shipp were named in official material at the research date. Since leadership can change, address a records request to the office rather than relying on a person's title.
Stark Jail Capacity and Layout
The official 2022 inspection describes a rated capacity of fifteen, with thirteen male places and two female places. The first floor has three two-person cells and a temporary one-person isolation room. The second has three two-person cells and a two-person detention room. The report says Stark does not house detainees for other jurisdictions. That statement does not mean another jurisdiction never holds a Stark defendant.
The same inspection notes video visitation, free postage in place of a commissary, meals made onsite, Encartele phone service, nursing support through the health department, hospital escalation, and North Central Mental Health services. These facts identify the local operation. They do not establish release hours, weekend practice, or a gate benefit.
Stark Jail Property at Release
Illinois inspection standards create a useful release and property trail. They ask whether staff record the date, time, and authority for each release, search the departing detainee, return inventoried property and maintenance medication, and obtain an itemized signed receipt. The checklist sets the standard, but it does not prove what occurred in one person's case.
Ask for the underlying release log and signed receipt. Those records may resolve a disputed time or show whether listed property was returned. Intake records may also contain property descriptions, signed receipts, secure-storage entries, written authority for third-party pickup, and abandoned-property procedures. A request should identify the person and date range so staff can locate the right jail episode.
Note: The inspection checklist describes required record practices; only the actual log and receipt establish the entries in a particular release.
Why Stark Releases Go Off-Site
A small jail can be part of a wider custody chain. Tenth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order 2024-09 recognizes an off-site jail in Peoria County as an operational issue for remote detention and conditions hearings. A Stark case can therefore remain in the Stark docket while another jail physically holds the defendant. Obtain the actual jail name from the case minute, Sheriff, transport record, or detention order.
A judge's release order and a person's physical exit are separate events. Transport processing, another warrant, a detainer, or a receiving authority may prevent immediate community release. Confirm both the Stark ruling and the holding jail's release action. The mere use of a remote hearing does not prove that a person was held in Peoria, and it does not prove release.
Stark County Jail History
The Sheriff's history dates Stark County's first jail to 1849. The official inspection dates the present structure to 1895 and records a 1986 renovation. Those facts describe different buildings and should not be merged into a claim that the current jail was built in 1849.
The age and small scale help explain why direct contact and staff-held records are central to release confirmation. They do not lower the standard of proof. Match the Sheriff's timestamp, the court ruling, and any receiving agency record before describing where someone went.
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