Kankakee County Mugshots Zone: Arrests, Bookings & Jail Search

How to Search the Official Kankakee County Inmate Roster

The Sheriff’s current inmate inquiry is the most useful starting point when you want to know whether someone is actually in Kankakee County custody now. You do not need to begin with a paid people-search site.

1. Open the official Kankakee County inmate inquiry. The Sheriff links to the county’s Tyler/Public Safety inmate system.
2. Start with the legal name. Enter the person’s name as accurately as possible. If the result is too broad, add other information instead of assuming the first name match is correct.
3. Use a Subject Number or Booking Number when available. These identifiers are more precise than a name alone.
4. Keep the “In Custody” filter selected when you only want people who are currently detained.
5. Use booking-date filters if you know approximately when the person was arrested or admitted.
6. Check the housing facility. Confirm the actual location before arranging a visit, sending mail or depositing money.
7. Open the individual booking record and save the booking/subject number, charges, custody status, release information and next court date when shown.

What “Mugshots Zone Kankakee County” Means

Mugshots Zone is a third-party website that republishes arrest and booking information. It is not the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office, the Circuit Clerk or the county jail. A record found there can help identify an older arrest, but it should not be treated as proof that the person is still in jail.

If a third-party mugshot page and an official source disagree, use the Sheriff for custody and the Circuit Clerk for the court case.

What You Can Check in a Kankakee County Booking Record

The Sheriff’s inmate search says its public tools can provide booking and custody information such as booking date, projected release date when applicable, bond information and the next court date. The live inquiry also provides filters for name, Subject Number, Booking Number, custody status, booking-date range and housing facility.

If a Recent Arrest Is Not Showing

A missing result does not automatically mean the person was never arrested. Recent arrests can require time for transportation, identification, fingerprinting, intake and entry into the public system.

• Check the spelling of the person’s legal first and last name.
• Search with fewer name fields if you may have entered a nickname, middle name or suffix differently.
• Try the Subject Number or Booking Number if someone provided it to you.
• Make sure you selected Kankakee County, Illinois, rather than a similarly named facility elsewhere.
• Remove restrictive date filters and search again.
• Confirm whether the person was released quickly after processing.
• Check the Circuit Clerk Portal if a criminal case has already been filed.
• Use Illinois DOC if the person may have been sentenced and transferred to state custody.
• For an urgent present-custody question, call the Sheriff’s Corrections Division at 815-802-7200.

How to Verify Charges, Court Dates and Case Status

The jail record and the court record answer different questions. The jail system is best for custody and booking. The Kankakee County Circuit Clerk maintains the Circuit Court record.

1. Find the correct person in the jail inquiry and note the name, booking details and any case information shown.
2. Open the Kankakee County Circuit Clerk Online Portal.
3. Use Smart Search to search public court records, or use the hearing search when you need a scheduled hearing.
4. Compare the defendant’s identity and case details carefully.
5. Review available filings, hearing dates and current case status.
6. For an official copy or a question the portal does not answer, contact the Circuit Clerk at 815-936-5700.

Kankakee County Jail Visitation

The Sheriff’s visitation page covers the Jerome Combs Detention Center and Kankakee County Detention Center. Verify the inmate’s current housing location first. The visitation information number is 815-802-7272.

Rules to know before scheduling

• On-site visitation is by video monitor and appointment.
• The inmate must create a visitation list before visits can be scheduled.
• Appointments must be made at least 24 hours in advance.
• The Sheriff currently allows one on-site visit per inmate each week.
• An inmate may list up to 10 people; no more than three people, including children, may attend an appointment.
• Adult visitors need valid photo identification.
• People under 18 must be with a parent or legal guardian who is on the visitation list.
• Phones, cameras and other electronic communication devices are prohibited in the public visitation area.
• Visitors should arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled appointment.

The Sheriff also publishes home-video visitation rules. Because schedules or provider procedures can change, use the official visitation page for the final appointment.

How to Put Money on an Inmate’s Commissary Account

Kankakee County directs friends and family to JailATM for commissary deposits. A lobby kiosk is also available at the Jerome Combs Detention Center.

1. Search the inmate first and record the correct ID.
2. Have the inmate’s date of birth and ID number ready; the Sheriff says these are needed for the lobby kiosk.
3. For an online deposit, follow the Sheriff’s link to JailATM.
4. For an in-person deposit, use the approved kiosk in the Jerome Combs Detention Center lobby.
5. Confirm the inmate identity before finalizing a transaction.

Mailing Address, Mail Rules and Phone Calls

Mailing address

Jerome Combs Detention Center
3050 South Justice Way
Kankakee, IL 60901

Include the detainee’s full identifying information and JCDC identification number. The Sheriff’s mail rules require a sender return address with both a name and address.

Important mail restrictions

• Mail is inspected by Sheriff’s Department staff.
• Hard-cover books and calendars are not accepted.
• New books must come directly from a bookstore, warehouse or publisher.
• Do not send blank stationery, blank envelopes, postage stamps or blank stamped envelopes.
• Up to five photographs are allowed; photos may not exceed standard 4×6 size.
• Do not place stickers, perfume, lipstick or other foreign substances on letters or envelopes.
• Personal mail must be sent through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial equivalent; it cannot be dropped off at the jail.
• The Sheriff’s published rule limits ordinary internet material to five pages, excluding case logs and legal material.

Check the current mail procedures before sending photographs, books or anything beyond a basic letter.

Phone service

The detention facilities use Securus phone services. The Sheriff states that collect telephones are available in housing units and inmates have daily access to them. Because account options and rates can change, use the Sheriff’s telephone-services page before funding an account.

How to Request an Older Booking, Jail Record or Arrest Report

The live inmate roster is primarily a current-custody tool. If you need an older jail/prisoner record, incident report or other Sheriff’s record that is not available through the public lookup, use a Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office FOIA request.

1. Describe the record specifically: person’s name, approximate arrest or booking date, incident number or booking number when known, and the type of record requested.
2. For an email request, send it to [email protected].
3. Put the entire request in the body of the email. The Sheriff’s cybersecurity policy says attachments and embedded hyperlinks will not be opened or processed as the request details.
4. For mail or in-person requests, use: Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office, Attn: Freedom of Information Officer, 3000 S. Justice Way, Kankakee, IL 60901.
5. Wait for the agency’s response and any notice concerning applicable exemptions or copying charges.

Open the Sheriff’s current FOIA instructions before submitting a request.

If the Person Was Released or Transferred

A person can disappear from the current county roster after release, transfer, sentencing or movement to another agency. Use the next search based on what happened.

Use the Right Record for the Question You Have

For a live Kankakee County custody check, begin with the Sheriff’s inmate inquiry. Use the Circuit Clerk for filed criminal cases and hearings, the Sheriff’s detention pages for visits, mail, calls and commissary, FOIA for older or unavailable Sheriff’s records, Illinois VINE for available notifications, and IDOC after a transfer to state-prison custody.

Jail procedures, custody status, vendors, schedules and court information can change. This guide gives you the details needed before the final action; verify time-sensitive information with the responsible official system when you are ready to visit, pay, mail, file or rely on a current custody status.