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.
Pulaski County, Illinois, has about 4,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pulaski County is held at the county jail, run by the Pulaski 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Pulaski County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pulaski County is held at the county jail, run by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office at ilsheriff.org/county/pulaski (page title: Pulaski County | Illinois Sheriffs' Association), phone (217) 753-2372, 20 Justice Dr, Ullin, IL 62992, 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 Pulaski County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 210 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 240 beds, and it ran at 89 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pulaski County has about 4,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 439 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pulaski County Jail
The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Mounds and Ullin make the arrests that end in a booking in Pulaski County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Ullin's 1,152 for 2025, the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office's 21 for 2025 and Mounds's 3 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Pulaski County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,176 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 Pulaski County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Illinois Department of Corrections lists its inmates at idoc.illinois.gov/offender/inmatesearch.html.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Pulaski County?
Ask the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office at (217) 753-2372; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at ilsheriff.org/county/pulaski.
How many people are in the Pulaski County jail?
About 210 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 240 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pulaski County jail?
(217) 753-2372, the number on the page of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pulaski 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 Pulaski 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.