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 9, 2026.
Pope County, Illinois, has about 3,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pope County is held at the county jail, run by the Pope 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: Pope County public records, Pope County arrest records, Pope County warrants, Pope County criminal records, Pope County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Pope County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pope County is held at the county jail, run by the Pope County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pope County Sheriff's Office at ilsheriff.org/county/pope (page title: Pope County | Illinois Sheriffs' Association), phone (217) 753-2372, 3050 Montvale Dr, Suite D Springfield, IL 62704, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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) 753-2372.
The Pope County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 5 people, down from about 9 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 9 beds, and it ran at 105 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pope County has about 3,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pope County Jail
The Pope County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Pope County.
The Pope County Sheriff's Office reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Pope 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 Pope 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 Pope County?
Ask the Pope County Sheriff's Office at (217) 753-2372; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at ilsheriff.org/county/pope.
How many people are in the Pope County jail?
About 5 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 9 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pope County jail?
(217) 753-2372, the number on the page of the Pope County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pope 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 Pope 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.