Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Woodford County, Illinois, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Woodford County is held at the county jail, run by the Woodford 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: Woodford County public records, Woodford County arrest records, Woodford County warrants, Woodford County criminal records, Woodford County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Woodford County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Woodford County is held at the county jail, run by the Woodford County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Woodford County Sheriff's Office at woodfordcountyil.gov/384/Sheriffs-Staff-Directory (page title: Sheriff's Staff Directory | Woodford County, IL), phone 309-467-2375, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 309-467-2375.
The Woodford County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 40 people, down from about 50 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 86 beds, and it ran at 58 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Woodford County has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 10 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Woodford County Jail
The Woodford County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Eureka, Metamora, El Paso, Washburn and Goodfield make the arrests that end in a booking in Woodford County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Woodford County: Eureka College (campus police).
The Deer Creek Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Woodford County, so its arrests are not broken out for Woodford County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Metamora's 1,152 for 2025, Washburn's 1,152 for 2025 and the Woodford County Sheriff's Office's 0 for 2019.
Together, the two agencies in Woodford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,304 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 Woodford 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 Woodford 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 Woodford County?
Ask the Woodford County Sheriff's Office at 309-467-2375; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at woodfordcountyil.gov.
How many people are in the Woodford County jail?
About 40 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 86 beds.
What is the phone number for the Woodford County jail?
309-467-2375, the number on the page of the Woodford County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Woodford 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 Woodford 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.