This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, or pull an official booking record. For any of those, you have to contact the right government office directly, and the details below point you to them.
Looking for an Inmate or a Record?
Almost every inmate question in Mercer County runs through the sheriff's office and jail in Aledo, since the county does not post an online roster. The contact block below is the official starting point for custody questions and records requests. Once you know what you need, the list that follows points to the page that covers it.
Mercer County Sheriff's Office & Jail
906 SW 3rd Street
Aledo, IL 61231
Jail: (309) 582-5020 / (309) 582-5158
Non-emergency: (309) 582-5194
FOIA / records: mcso@frontiernet.net
Jail email: jailgeneral@mercercountyil.org
Written FOIA requests get a response within five business days.
Match your question to the right resource here:
- Someone held in the county jail right now: start with jail inmate records.
- A booking photo: see jail roster mugshots.
- Charges filed after an arrest: see court records after a jail arrest.
- A specific building: the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- A sentenced state prisoner: the statewide Illinois Department of Corrections inmate locator.
- A federal or immigration detainee: the federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator.