1. About the Jail

   The current Lake County Sheriff’s Adult Corrections Facility opened March 10, 1989, replacing a 20-year old facility.

2. Locate an Inmate

   Utilize this online search tool to search for inmates.

3. Post Bond for an Inmate

   It is the policy of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office to accept bond to secure an inmate’s release from the Lake County Jail.

4. Put Funds in an Inmate's Account

   Funds may be placed in an inmate’s account for commissary, phone or self-release (bond).

5. Visit an Inmate

   Video terminals are available at the Lake County Community Based Correctional facility or you may choose to visit with an inmate from the comfort of your home from your computer or any electronic device with internet access.

6. Visitor Parking

   Metered parking is available on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.

7. Write an Inmate

   Find directions in how to correctly write a letter to an inmate including items that are not accepted.

8. Lake County Jail Dashboard

   Through a partnership with Loyola University Chicago, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office will have the ability to create comprehensive, centralized views of jail data for review and analysis by the community. This data will give the community the ability to see information such as daily jail population, monthly jail population, and demographical data such as race, ethnicity, gender, age, felony or misdemeanor charges, as well as if the inmate is being held due to pretrial requirements, Judge ordered sentence, or being held for U.S. Bureau of Prisons (contract).