This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, approve visits, or pull official booking records. Contact the office that holds the record for official action.
Where to Look First
Brown County's main local custody contact is the sheriff's office at the courthouse. Published county sources list the Brown County Sheriff's Office / Brown County Jail access point at 200 Court St., Room 1, Mt. Sterling, IL 62353, phone 217-773-2061, email sheriff@browncoil.org. The county did not publish jail lobby hours in the sources reviewed, so call before visiting for an inmate matter.
Brown County Sheriff's Office / Brown County Jail
200 Court St., Room 1
Mt. Sterling, IL 62353
217-773-2061
Email: sheriff@browncoil.org
Brown County Circuit Clerk
200 Court St., Room 5
Mt. Sterling, IL 62353
217-773-2713 ext. 2
Email: circuitclerk@browncoil.org
Brown County State's Attorney
111 West Washington St., Suite B
Mt. Sterling, IL 62353
217-773-3364
Email: statesattorney@browncoil.org
Use the route that matches the question:
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the sheriff phone line.
- For booking photographs, use jail roster mugshots and the FOIA request route.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, the Circuit Clerk, and Judici.
- For a facility-specific question, use the Brown County Sheriff's Office / Brown County Jail or Western Illinois Correctional Center facility page.
- For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, search the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE detainee locator, not the Brown County sheriff.