This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether a person is in custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule a visit, pull an official booking record, or change a jail, court, prison, federal, or immigration record.
Where to Ask
Alexander County inmate record questions may need different offices because Alexander County arrest information, regional jail custody, court records, state prison custody, and federal detention are not held in one database.
Alexander County Sheriff's Office
2000 Washington Ave.
Cairo, IL 62914
618-734-2141
Use this office for Alexander County arrest and local law-enforcement routing questions. County office hours are listed as 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Pulaski County Detention Center
20 Justice Drive
Ullin, IL 62992
618-845-3512
The detention center serves Alexander County detainees and handles facility-specific questions such as visiting procedures, attorney scheduling, jail administration, and detention records.
Pulaski County Detention Center FOIA Officer
20 Justice Drive
Ullin, IL 62992
Email: gjones@pulaskicountyil.gov
Fax: 618-845-3533
Requests may be submitted by mail, hand delivery, email, or fax. Illinois FOIA, including 5 ILCS 140/3, generally gives a public body five business days to respond unless a lawful extension applies.
Alexander County Circuit Clerk
Carey Simmons, Circuit Clerk
Alexander County Courthouse
2000 Washington Avenue
Cairo, IL 62914
618-734-0107
Use the clerk, the court records request form, or the clerk-linked Judici Alexander County court page for charges and case records after an arrest.
For the common record paths, start with the type of custody or record you need.
- For a person believed to be in the regional jail serving Alexander County, use jail inmate records guidance and contact Pulaski County Detention Center.
- For booking photo questions, use jail roster mugshots and the detention-center FOIA route if no public photo is posted.
- For charges, filings, hearings, or dispositions after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Judici, or the Circuit Clerk.
- For the facility serving Alexander County detainees, see Pulaski County Detention Center.
- For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search.
- For federal custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator; for immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.
- For custody status alerts where available, use Illinois VINELink.