This is a private reference site, not the Coles County Sheriff's Office, the jail, the Circuit Clerk, or a records desk. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the government contact listed for the record or service you need.
Where to Start for Coles County Records
The Coles County Safety and Detention Center is operated by Sheriff Kent Martin's office at the county government complex in Charleston. For current custody questions, bond amounts, jail records, or facility rules, use the jail contact first.
Coles County Safety and Detention Center701 7th St
Charleston, IL 61920
Jail phone: (217) 348-7332
Sheriff administrative phone: (217) 348-0585
Public office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
For written county public-record requests, the county FOIA contact identified in the research is Viki Beabout at (217) 348-0595. For court filings and case records after an arrest, use the Coles County Circuit Clerk and Coles County Courthouse resources rather than the jail.
- For someone held at the county jail, start with jail inmate records or the jail phone line at (217) 348-7332.
- For booking photos and roster-photo limits, see jail roster mugshots.
- For charges, hearings, and case activity after booking, use court records after a jail arrest.
- For facility-specific details, use the Coles County Safety and Detention Center page.
- For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal BOP locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.