Woodford County Inmate Population Overview
The Woodford County inmate population is centered on one local facility: the Woodford County Correctional Facility in Eureka. The sheriff's office operates the jail for people arrested in Woodford County who are awaiting court action, serving short local sentences, held briefly as juveniles when allowed by law, or held for another jurisdiction under a contract or detainer. The 2024 Illinois Department of Corrections jail inspection lists the building as an 86-bed county jail and shows a 30-person inspection-day count. The BlueHorse current roster inspected on June 10, 2026, showed 67 people in custody, which is a current roster snapshot rather than an annual average.
Those figures are not interchangeable. Capacity is the rated bed count. An inspection population is the count on the day state jail staff inspected the facility. A monthly average daily population, often called ADP, smooths out the daily count over a month. The Woodford County inmate population rises when arrests, warrants, detainers, federal holds, or court detention orders add people to custody. It falls when the court orders pretrial release, a sentence ends, a hold clears, or a sentenced person moves to the Illinois Department of Corrections inmate search.
Woodford County Inmate Population Statistics
Woodford County does not publish one full public jail annual report with every booking, release, length-of-stay, charge, race, and sex field. The best picture comes from the 2024 IDOC jail compliance report, the official roster, county public-safety minutes, Vera Incarceration Trends, Census QuickFacts, and federal-detention summaries. Each figure below is labeled by source and date so the Woodford County inmate population is not overstated.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated jail capacity | 86 total beds, with 72 male and 14 female beds | IDOC Woodford County Jail Compliance Report, 2024 |
| Inspection-date population | 30 total, 27 male and 3 female | IDOC Woodford County Jail Compliance Report, 2024 |
| Current public roster count | 67 people in custody | BlueHorse current roster, inspected June 10, 2026 |
| Past 24-hour roster entries | 5 entries | BlueHorse public endpoint, inspected June 10, 2026 |
| County population context | 38,111 residents | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2025 estimate |
The roster snapshot also showed location labels such as A, B, C, D, E, F, Holding, Medical, and JUV. Those are jail-system labels, not a public map of cells. The same snapshot showed 58 male and 9 female records and race labels entered by the roster system. Because those are point-in-time public fields, they should not be treated as a stable annual profile of the Woodford County inmate population.
Woodford County Inmate Population Trends
Recent county packets show a clear change around the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act effective date of September 18, 2023. Woodford County meeting material marked later jail ADP reports with that date, and November 2023 board minutes say the sheriff discussed how the Safety Act was reducing the daily average jail population. The numbers then dipped sharply during parts of 2024 before rising in several 2025 monthly comparisons.
| Period | Population or ADP | Note / Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 50 jail population | Vera Incarceration Trends, Woodford County |
| 2021 | 74 jail population | Vera Incarceration Trends |
| January 2024 | 46 ADP, compared with 78 in 2023 | County agenda packet, SAFE-T Act note |
| April 2024 | 38 ADP, compared with 85 in 2023 | County agenda/minutes, 83 bookings |
| July 2024 | 34 ADP, compared with 77 in 2023 | County minutes |
| October 2025 | 53 ADP, compared with 41 in 2024 | County minutes |
These figures show why labels matter. A monthly ADP from a public-safety packet can be compared to another monthly ADP, but not to a live roster count without caution. The June 2026 roster count of 67 was below the rated capacity but above several 2024 ADP points. That does not prove overcrowding or a full-year trend by itself.
Woodford County Jail Capacity
The current jail capacity is tied to the 2001 facility described in the IDOC inspection. Older Vera rows show lower rated capacities before the present jail: 35 in 1970, 30 in 1983, and 36 in 2000. By 2010, the rated capacity was 86. That local history explains why older Woodford County inmate population tables do not match the modern building.
The 2024 IDOC report listed no noncompliances with Illinois County Jail Standards. It also noted 21 double cells, one 16-bed dormitory, detention rooms, negative-pressure cells, and a vacuum sealer for detainee property. The inspection reviewed admissions, release, classification, medical and mental-health procedures, visiting, mail, commissary, property, juveniles, education, and reentry. No official source reviewed for this project located an active overcrowding order for Woodford County Jail.
Laws Governing Woodford County Inmates
Illinois law helps explain why the Woodford County inmate population can be reported in several ways. Arrest information, jail calendars, monthly committed-person lists, and court files are separate record types. A person may appear on a jail roster before a formal court case is easy to find, and a sentenced person may disappear from the local roster once IDOC receives custody.
Key Statutes:
5 ILCS 140/2.15 requires many arrest facts to be furnished as soon as practical, no later than 72 hours after arrest, including a photograph when and if available.
5 ILCS 140/3 sets the Illinois FOIA request process and the usual five-business-day response rule for public bodies.
730 ILCS 125/6 requires a county jail calendar for committed persons, with commitment and discharge facts.
730 ILCS 125/7 requires a monthly list of committed persons in county jail and ties that list to the court.
Search Woodford County Inmate Population
The official current-custody path starts at the Woodford County Corrections page and then moves to the BlueHorse public roster for WCCF. The roster covers people currently held at Woodford County Correctional Facility. It does not replace IDOC for sentenced state prisoners, the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator for sentenced federal prisoners, or the ICE Online Detainee Locator for immigration detention.
- Open the county Corrections page and follow the current-inmate roster link to the BlueHorse WCCF roster.
- Search by first name, last name, or both. A broad name can return more entries.
- Open the public profile panes for charges, bond rows, detainers, incarceration information, and court rows when visible.
- If the person is not listed, call the jail or use the records, VINELink, IDOC, BOP, or ICE fallback that matches the custody stage.
The county also links VINELink for release notice and next-court-date information for a person in custody. The sheriff's mobile app exists for public-safety news, tips, and crime reporting, but the app store listings reviewed did not confirm an app-only inmate roster.
Woodford County Roster Search Fields
The BlueHorse public search is simple. The current-inmate form uses name fields, while a visible Agency Login area is for secured staff functions. Past-inmate controls and a Books 24hr control were observed, but full public past-inmate search appeared secured during the research inspection.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Text | Unspecified | Optional-looking field that narrows the current-inmate list. |
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | Useful first search field for most Woodford County inmate lookups. |
| Past Inmate dates | Date fields | Secured/unspecified | Start and end date controls exist, but full public access appeared secured. |
| Agency Login | User name and password | Agency users only | Not for public roster searches. |
According to the manifest, the county Corrections page is the official gateway to this roster. The screenshot below comes from the BlueHorse roster linked for WCCF.
The image matters because it shows the Woodford County inmate population search is current-custody oriented and vendor-hosted, while the county page remains the official route into the tool.
Woodford County Inmate Record Fields
A Woodford County inmate record can show more than a name. The public profile UI includes identity fields, booking numbers, demographic details, charge rows, bond rows, detainers, jail location labels, and court fields. Some fields may be blank, redacted, or visible only in secured panes, so a roster screen is not the same as a certified court record.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking number and jacket number | Jail-system identifiers for the booking event and local person record. |
| Booking date and release date | Custody timing fields. A release field may be blank for a current inmate. |
| Location | Broad jail labels such as A, B, C, D, E, F, Holding, Medical, or JUV. |
| Charges and case numbers | Booking-stage charge rows that may differ from court-filed charges. |
| Bonds and detainers | Release-payment or hold information, including no-bond and other-agency issues. |
| Photo area | A roster image slot exists, but the inspected sample returned a default image. |
Woodford County Jail vs Prison Lookup
The county jail roster and state prison locator answer different questions. Use the jail roster for a recent Woodford County arrest, local pretrial custody, and short local custody. Use IDOC after sentencing and transfer to state prison. Use BOP for sentenced federal custody, and use ICE when the issue is immigration detention.
| Custody Type | Where to Search | What It Usually Shows |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Woodford County Corrections page and BlueHorse WCCF roster | Current custody, booking, charges, bond, detainers, broad housing labels. |
| Sentenced state prison | Illinois Department of Corrections inmate search | IDOC number, parent institution, status, sentence, photos, parole/discharge dates. |
| Sentenced federal prison | BOP inmate locator | Register number, location, release date, and federal profile links. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Custody-location results using A-number or biographical search fields. |
Woodford County Detention Facility
The Facility Map found only one detention facility physically identified in official county, state, federal, and ICE sources for Woodford County. No separate city jail, regional jail, work-release center, state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was found in the county. Federal custody still matters because Woodford County Jail can hold federal or other-jurisdiction detainees, but a sentenced federal inmate lookup belongs in BOP.
- Woodford County Correctional Facility - sheriff-operated county jail for pretrial detainees, local sentenced custody, limited juvenile holds, and some federal or other-jurisdiction detainees.
Woodford County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Woodford County inmate population? The answer depends on the measure. The 2024 IDOC inspection counted 30 people on inspection day, while the BlueHorse public roster showed 67 people on June 10, 2026. Monthly ADP values in county packets are separate averages.
Why is someone missing from the Woodford County roster? The person may be newly booked, released, listed under a different spelling, transferred, sentenced to IDOC, held federally, or in immigration custody. Call the jail at 309-467-2116 for current local custody questions.
Are booking photos part of the Woodford County inmate population record? The roster interface has a photo slot, but no separate official mugshot gallery was located. Illinois law treats a photograph as arrest information when and if available, subject to exemptions.