Alexander County Inmate Population
Alexander County inmate population records start with a local fact that can confuse people who search for an Alexander County Jail. The Alexander County Sheriff's Office is the local sheriff agency, but the Illinois Sheriffs' Association lists the county jail address for Alexander County as Pulaski County Detention Center. Pulaski County's official detention page says that facility houses for Pulaski County, Alexander County, and the United States Marshals Service. For current jail custody, that makes the Ullin facility the practical detention point for Alexander County arrests.
The count can include more than one custody group. A person arrested in Alexander County may be held before trial, serving a short local sentence, waiting for transport, or held on a federal matter if the Marshals Service is involved. Once a person is sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections, the state prison count and the IDOC locator become the right system. Immigration detention uses ICE, and federal sentenced custody uses BOP. The same building may house some of those groups, but the record system changes by legal custody.
Alexander County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest current local figures come from Pulaski County's official detention page, the Illinois Sheriffs' Association Pulaski County directory, the 2024 IDOC Office of Jail and Detention Standards inspection, and the ICE 2021 Office of Detention Oversight inspection. They do not all use the same measure. Pulaski County and the sheriff directory publish the facility as a 240-bed detention center, while the IDOC inspection listed 226 total capacity and 131 people in custody on September 26, 2024.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Public bed count | 240 beds | Pulaski County detention page, accessed June 2026 |
| Directory jail beds | 240 jail beds | Illinois Sheriffs' Association Pulaski County directory |
| IDOC inspection capacity | 226 total | IDOC 2024 Pulaski County inspection |
| Inspection-date population | 131 total, 127 male, 4 female | IDOC inspection, September 26, 2024 |
| ICE bed capacity context | 122 ICE detainee beds | ICE ODO 2021 inspection |
Alexander County Jail Population Trends
Official public sources did not provide a multi-year Alexander-only average daily population series for the detainees housed at Pulaski County Detention Center. That gap matters. The 131-person figure is an inspection-date count, not an annual average daily population. The IDOC County Jail Population Report form explains the statewide reporting framework, including bookings, jail days, sentenced days, non-sentenced days, average daily population, and average length of stay, but the located sources did not publish a county-specific series for this regional arrangement.
| Year / Date | Population Measure | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 ICE detainee bed capacity | ICE oversight capacity for the Pulaski facility, not a full county jail count. |
| September 26, 2024 | 131 inspection-date population | People held when IDOC inspected the Pulaski County Jail. |
| 2024 reporting form | ADP framework, no local series located | IDOC defines how monthly jail population data should be reported. |
| 2026 local page | 240-bed public facility statement | Pulaski County's public detention page describes the facility size. |
Who Makes Up Alexander County Custody
The 2024 IDOC inspection gives a limited gender snapshot at Pulaski County Jail: 127 male detainees and 4 female detainees on the inspection date. It does not provide an Alexander-only share, age bands, race or ethnicity, charge level, or pretrial versus sentenced split. The monthly IDOC reporting form shows the categories Illinois jails must track, but the located public sources do not break out those categories for Alexander County detainees inside Pulaski.
- Local detainees: Pulaski County's official page says the facility houses Alexander County detainees.
- Federal prisoners: The same official page says the facility houses United States Marshals Service prisoners.
- Immigration context: ICE inspected Pulaski County Jail and reported ICE detainee bed capacity in 2021.
- State prisoners: Sentenced Illinois prisoners move to IDOC custody and should be searched in the IDOC locator.
Alexander County Jail Capacity
The capacity picture should be read with source labels. The public Pulaski County page and Illinois Sheriffs' Association directory use 240 beds. IDOC's 2024 inspection uses 226 total capacity. Both are official or high-authority sources, but they reflect different reporting contexts. The cleanest public reading is that the regional facility serving Alexander County was below both capacity figures on the 2024 inspection date, when IDOC counted 131 people in custody.
The same inspection adds useful facility details. It lists construction in 1998, 32 double detention rooms, one 22-bed dorm, one 40-bed dorm, two 50-bed dorms, and full-time jail-duty staffing reported by gender counts. It also checks records, admissions, medical and mental-health screening, classification, housing, food service, sanitation, mail, discipline, recreation, and juvenile provisions. Those categories show why jail population is more than a head count.
Alexander County Jail Record Laws
Illinois law supplies the public-record framework for Alexander County inmate population and booking information. The law does not create a local online roster where one has not been published, but it does define request rights, arrest information, jail inspection authority, and population reporting concepts. For Alexander County searches, these laws are most useful when the online route fails and the user must contact Pulaski County Detention Center, the sheriff, or the Circuit Clerk.
Key Statutes:
Illinois FOIA, 5 ILCS 140 presumes public records are open unless an exemption applies.
5 ILCS 140/3 gives the ordinary written-request process and the general five-business-day response rule.
730 ILCS 5/3-15-2 authorizes IDOC jail standards, annual inspections, and public inspection of results.
725 ILCS 5/110-6.1 governs denial of pretrial release under Illinois' current release and detention framework.
Alexander County State Prison Search
No active IDOC prison was found in Alexander County in current official facility sources. Tamms Correctional Center is local correctional history, but it is closed and should not be treated as an active inmate lookup location. A person sentenced from an Alexander County case is searched through the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search after admission to state prison.
The IDOC locator is not a substitute for a current local jail check. It searches sentenced state custody by last name, IDOC number, or birthdate. If the arrest is recent, the local route remains Alexander County Sheriff's Office, Pulaski County Detention Center, the Circuit Clerk, and the court docket. If state prison custody appears later, IDOC profile fields can include photos, IDOC number, location, status, physical descriptors, admission date, projected release fields, sentencing rows, and a VINELink button.
Search Alexander County Current Custody
No official Alexander County online jail roster was located in the official Alexander County sources reviewed. No official Pulaski County Detention Center online roster was located on the official detention page content inspected. That is not a dead end, but it changes the order of work. A current Alexander County inmate search should begin with local custody routing, then move to the proper state, federal, immigration, court, or notification system based on the person's case stage.
Have the person's full name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, arresting agency, and any case number. For Alexander County arrests, call the sheriff for local routing and Pulaski County Detention Center for facility procedures. If a written record is needed, use Pulaski's FOIA officer. If charges have been filed, use Judici or the Circuit Clerk. If the person was sentenced to IDOC, search IDOC instead of the local jail.
- Start with the Alexander County Sheriff's Office if the arrest happened in Alexander County or the arresting agency is unclear.
- Contact Pulaski County Detention Center for facility custody, visitation, attorney scheduling, and detention-record routing.
- Use a Pulaski Detention FOIA request when a booking record, custody date, charge listing, transfer date, or booking photo is needed.
- Search Judici or contact the Alexander County Circuit Clerk after formal court charges are filed.
- Use IDOC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink only when the custody type fits those systems.
Alexander County Lookup Channels
The search table for Alexander County is a routing table rather than a county roster field table because no public local search form was found. The source matters more than the search box. A local pretrial detainee, an IDOC prisoner, a federal sentenced prisoner, a USMS pretrial prisoner, and an ICE detainee may require different channels even if some are physically held in the same regional facility.
| Channel | Best Use | Source | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander County Sheriff's Office | Local arrest and custody routing | Sheriff Timothy Brown profile | Not a published roster. |
| Pulaski County Detention Center | Facility custody, visitation, FOIA | Official detention page | No public roster located. |
| IDOC Individual in Custody Search | Sentenced Illinois prison custody | IDOC locator | Not ordinary county jail custody. |
| BOP Inmate Locator | Federal sentenced custody from 1982 forward | BOP locator | May not show USMS pretrial detainees. |
| ICE Online Detainee Locator | Immigration detention | ICE locator | Not criminal court custody. |
| Illinois VINELink | Custody status and notification | VINELink Illinois | Data depends on participation. |
Alexander County Inmate Record Fields
Because no official public Alexander or Pulaski roster profile was located, a page should not invent a sample county inmate card. Illinois FOIA is the better guide for what may be requested. Section 2.15 covers arrest information such as name, age, address, photograph when available, charges, arrest time and location, investigating or arresting agency, and custody receipt, discharge, or transfer timing if the person is incarcerated. Some details may be withheld for safety, pending law-enforcement work, or correctional-security reasons.
| Field or Item | How It Helps |
|---|---|
| Name and date of birth | Distinguishes people with similar names for phone, FOIA, and court checks. |
| Arresting agency | Shows whether Alexander County, a city police agency, state police, USMS, or another agency is involved. |
| Charges | Shows arrest or booking charges, which may later differ from court-filed charges. |
| Custody receipt or transfer date | Shows when a person entered, left, or moved from custody if disclosed. |
| Photograph | May be requested when available, subject to FOIA limits and redaction law. |
| Case number | Connects the booking record to the court record after filing. |
Alexander County Jail vs Prison
A common search error is to treat every custody system as one database. The local jail route covers people in pretrial or short local custody. IDOC covers sentenced state prison custody. BOP covers federal sentenced custody. ICE covers immigration detention. Pulaski County Detention Center also houses USMS prisoners, so a federal pretrial prisoner may be physically in the regional jail while not yet appearing as a BOP inmate.
| System | Who It Covers | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| Regional jail | Alexander County detainees, Pulaski detainees, and some USMS prisoners | Pulaski Detention phone and FOIA channels |
| Illinois prison | People sentenced and admitted to IDOC | IDOC Individual in Custody Search |
| Federal custody | BOP prisoners and USMS pretrial custody by stage | BOP locator or federal counsel/court/USMS context |
| Immigration detention | ICE civil immigration custody or hold context | ICE Online Detainee Locator |
Alexander County Detention Facility
The active facility map for Alexander County has one current detention facility page. Pulaski County Detention Center should be described as a regional county jail serving Alexander County detainees, not as an IDOC prison and not as a separate Alexander County jail building. The old Tamms Correctional Center can be mentioned only as closed local history, not as an active lookup site.
- Pulaski County Detention Center holds Pulaski County detainees, Alexander County detainees, and United States Marshals Service prisoners in a regional jail setting.
The Illinois Sheriffs' Association Alexander County page is useful because it names Pulaski County Detention Center as the county jail address for Alexander County. The Pulaski County detention page then explains the housing relationship and links detention-center resources such as visitation, FOIA, JailATM, PREA, and county-only bond information.
Alexander County Source Screenshots
The Illinois Sheriffs' Association Alexander County directory is one of the clearest source pages for the regional jail arrangement because it lists the county jail address as Pulaski County Detention Center.
View the Illinois Sheriffs' Association Alexander County directory source.
That source supports the main search rule for Alexander County: the sheriff is the local law-enforcement contact, while detention details route to the Pulaski facility.
Alexander County Inmate FAQ
Is there an Alexander County online jail roster? No official Alexander County or Pulaski County public roster was located in the official sources reviewed. Use sheriff, detention-center, FOIA, court, IDOC, BOP, ICE, and VINELink routes based on custody type.
Where are Alexander County detainees held? Official directory and detention sources point to Pulaski County Detention Center in Ullin as the regional facility that houses Alexander County detainees.
Does the 131 count mean average daily population? No. The IDOC figure is the population on the September 26, 2024 inspection date. The located sources did not publish an Alexander-only ADP series.
Can a booking photo be requested? Illinois FOIA includes a photograph when and if available in arrest information, but exemptions and security limits can apply. Use Pulaski Detention FOIA rather than commercial mugshot sites.
Which court system handles charges after arrest? Alexander County is in the First Judicial Circuit. The Circuit Clerk and Judici route handle public court case lookup after charges are filed.