Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Christian County, Illinois, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Christian County is held at the county jail, run by the Christian County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Christian County public records, Christian County arrest records, Christian County warrants, Christian County criminal records, Christian County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Christian County
The county jail, run by the Christian County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Christian County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Christian County Sheriff's Office at christiancountysheriff.com/jail (page title: Jail | Christian County Illinois Sheriff's Office), phone (217) 824-4961, 301 W Franklin St Taylorville, IL 62568, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (217) 824-4961.
The Christian County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 43 people, down from about 60 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 66 beds, and it ran at 65 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Christian County has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Christian County Jail
The Christian County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Taylorville, Pana, Kincaid, Assumption, Edinburg, Morrisonville and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Christian County.
The Moweaqua Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Christian County, so its arrests are not broken out for Christian County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Pana's 76 for 2025, Assumption's 12 for 2025 and Kincaid's 8 for 2024.
Together, the four agencies in Christian County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 97 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Christian County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Christian County serves the sentence in a facility of the Illinois Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at idoc.illinois.gov/offender/inmatesearch.html.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Christian County?
Ask the Christian County Sheriff's Office at (217) 824-4961; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at christiancountysheriff.com/jail.
How many people are in the Christian County jail?
About 43 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 66 beds.
What is the phone number for the Christian County jail?
(217) 824-4961, the number on the page of the Christian County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Christian County go?
To a facility of the Illinois Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at idoc.illinois.gov/offender/inmatesearch.html.
Is this the official Christian County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.