This is a private reference site, not a Franklin County or Illinois government office. We cannot verify custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible government office for those services.
Find the Right Record Holder
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and Jail Facility is at 403 East Main Street, Benton, IL 62812. The county sheriff page lists (618) 438-4841 for non-emergency calls and 911 for emergencies. A county report identifies the records and jail administrative assistant line as (618) 435-9954, but departmental numbers can change. Start with the current sheriff page and confirm the proper desk. The county does not publish records-counter hours in the reviewed material. Public-record requests can be routed through the county Transparency and FOIA page.
Choose the office by the type and stage of the record:
- For a county booking record or available photo, begin with the county arrest and records overview, then contact the sheriff or submit a focused FOIA request.
- For a fresh arrest, use the sheriff or jail contact because no official public same-day roster was found.
- For filed charges or the outcome of a case, use the Franklin County Circuit Clerk and public court search.
- For custody changes or release alerts, use Illinois VINELink and confirm urgent details with the jail.
- For a West Frankfort, Benton, or Christopher incident report, contact the police department that created it; county custody records remain with the sheriff and jail.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections inmate search.
- For federal prison or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator. Those systems do not serve as Franklin County jail rosters.