LaSalle County Inmate Population

LaSalle County inmate population records are maintained by the LaSalle County Sheriff's Office in Ottawa. Sheriff Adam Diss oversees the department and a 305-bed jail that handles minimum, medium, and maximum security inmates. The county provides an online portal for searching who is currently in custody. This page covers how to find LaSalle County inmate population data, visit someone at the jail, and request public records from the sheriff's office.

LaSalle County Inmate Search Portal

The LaSalle County Sheriff's Office runs an online inmate portal at isoms.lasallecounty.org. You can search by name to find out if someone is in custody at the LaSalle County Jail. The portal shows booking details, charges, and current status. It is free to use and does not require an account.

Below is the LaSalle County inmate portal, which lets you search the current jail population.

If you need help or the portal is not loading, call the jail at (815) 434-8383. The sheriff's main line is (815) 433-2161. Staff can confirm if someone is in custody and give you basic booking information over the phone. Recently booked inmates may take a few hours to appear in the LaSalle County inmate population portal as the system updates throughout the day.

LaSalle County Jail Facility

The LaSalle County Jail sits at 707 E Etna Road, Ottawa, IL 61350. The facility has 305 beds and operates at three security levels: minimum, medium, and maximum. This setup means the jail can hold a wide range of inmates, from low-risk pretrial detainees to those facing serious charges. Sheriff Adam Diss heads the office. The fax number for records is (815) 434-8361.

The LaSalle County Sheriff's Office page has more information about the department, its divisions, and how to reach different sections of the office. All local police departments in LaSalle County bring arrested people here for booking and detention.

The LaSalle County Sheriff's Office web page is shown below with department info and contact details.

Once someone is booked at the LaSalle County Jail, they enter the inmate population records system. Pretrial detainees and county-sentenced inmates stay here. People with sentences over one year transfer to the Illinois Department of Corrections. Search IDOC inmates from LaSalle County at idoc.illinois.gov.

Visiting LaSalle County Inmates

LaSalle County uses Inmate Sales as the vendor for jail visits. Visits are available daily from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Each visit lasts 30 minutes. Inmates can have two in-facility visits per week. The cost is $0.20 per minute for both onsite and remote video visits. That works out to $6.00 for a full 30-minute session.

You need to register through the Inmate Sales system before you can schedule a visit. Bring a valid photo ID for in-person visits at the jail. Do not visit if you have an active warrant. Remote video visits let you connect from a computer or phone without going to Ottawa. This is useful for people who live far from the LaSalle County jail but want to stay in touch with someone in the inmate population.

Note: Visits cost $0.20 per minute through Inmate Sales, and each inmate can have two in-person visits per week.

LaSalle County Inmate Population Records

Anyone can request LaSalle County inmate records through the Freedom of Information Act. Under 5 ILCS 140, records held by Illinois public bodies are presumed open. Send your written request to the LaSalle County Sheriff's Office at 707 E Etna Road, Ottawa, IL 61350. The office has five business days to respond. The first 50 pages come at no charge.

You can ask for booking logs, daily population reports, and release information. Be specific about what you need. Broad requests slow things down. Under 730 ILCS 5/3-5-1, medical records and psychological evaluations for inmates are confidential and require a court order. But standard booking data and current custody status for the LaSalle County inmate population are public. Under 5 ILCS 140/2.15, arrest reports must include the person's name, age, and charges.

The LaSalle County Circuit Clerk is at 119 W. Madison Street, Room 201, Ottawa, IL. Call (815) 434-8671 for court records. The State's Attorney is at 707 Etna Road, Room 251 and can be reached at (815) 434-8340. The clerk handles case files and the state's attorney handles prosecution records. These are separate from the sheriff's inmate population data.

Illinois Inmate Record Laws

Several statutes govern how inmate records are shared in Illinois. The FOIA at 5 ILCS 140 is the core law. It requires government agencies to share records unless a specific exemption applies. All LaSalle County inmate population data held by the sheriff falls under this rule. If a request is denied, the agency must explain the legal reason in writing.

The Uniform Conviction Information Act at 20 ILCS 2635 says only conviction data can be released to the public at large. Arrest records that never led to a conviction may have restrictions. The Criminal Identification Act at 20 ILCS 2630 covers the maintenance and access rules for criminal history records statewide. Current jail roster data from LaSalle County is public, but a full criminal history report requires going through the Illinois State Police rather than the county sheriff.

Cities in LaSalle County

LaSalle County includes the cities of Ottawa, Peru, LaSalle, Streator, and Marseilles among others. None of these cities meet the population threshold for their own page on this site. All arrests made in these communities go through the LaSalle County Jail at 707 E Etna Road for booking and holding. The sheriff's office manages the inmate population records for every municipality in the county.

Nearby Counties

These counties border LaSalle County. Each one operates its own jail with its own inmate records system. Check where the arrest took place to determine which county holds the person you are looking for.