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 on September 23, 2026.
White County, Illinois, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in White County is held at the county jail, run by the White 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: White County public records, White County arrest records, White County warrants, White County criminal records, White County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in White County
The county jail, run by the White County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in White County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the White County Sheriff's Office at wcsheriff-in.us (page title: White County Sheriff's Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The White County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 27 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 32 beds, and it ran at 83 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
White County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the White County Jail
The White County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Carmi, Grayville, Norris City and Enfield make the arrests that end in a booking in White County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Enfield's 1,152 for 2025, Carmi's 166 for 2025 and the White County Sheriff's Office's 89 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in White County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,407 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 White 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 White County?
Ask the White County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wcsheriff-in.us.
How many people are in the White County jail?
About 27 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 32 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in White 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 White 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.