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Richland County Detention Center Overview

Richland County Detention Center, also called Richland County Jail in some records, is operated by the Richland County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Andrew Hires. The jail is in downtown Olney near the courthouse and serves as Richland County's primary local custody site. It is not an Illinois Department of Corrections prison, a federal prison, or an ICE detention center. The people held there are local detainees: adults booked on new arrests, warrants, pretrial detention orders, short county sentences, and post-sentence holds waiting for transport.

The sheriff's detention-center page says the current Richland County Detention Center was built in 2007 and houses 60 people in general population. IDOC's 2021 inspection lists construction as 2006, capacity as 60 total beds, and the housing layout as 20 double cells plus two 10-bed dorms. That same inspection listed no juvenile rated capacity, which matters for readers trying to decide whether a youth record would appear on the adult jail roster. The facility also has kitchen and laundry services, and IDOC monitoring records describe later improvements such as new uniforms, mattresses, books, televisions, games, and commissary items.

The official detention-center page is shown on the Richland County Sheriff's Office detention-center page.

The screenshot matches the local jail source used for capacity, operator, and general-population details, so it should be treated as a jail-specific source rather than an IDOC prison page.

Richland County Jail Capacity

Richland County Detention Center is a small county jail system, so the strongest public figures are capacity and inspection snapshots rather than a full daily population dashboard. The sheriff page, the Illinois Sheriffs' Association page, and the IDOC 2021 inspection all support the 60-bed figure. The 2021 IDOC inspection reported 40 male beds and 20 female beds, with 38 people in custody on the inspection date. That count was a point-in-time inspection number, not an average daily population. A separate research snapshot of the OCV/VINE feed on June 10, 2026 found 16 current-custody entries, but that roster count can change at any time.

Look Up Richland County Jail Inmates

The correct lookup path for Richland County Detention Center is the Richland County Sheriff's Office Inmate Search. The sheriff website and app use an OCV feed backed by VINE/Appriss data. Public roster entries inspected during research showed booking photos, names, inmate IDs, physical descriptors, booking date and time, and custody status. They did not show bond, housing unit, court date, full charge values, or release date in the public feed content reviewed, so the roster should not be treated as a complete criminal-case file.

1. Open the sheriff inmate-search page or the Richland Co. Sheriff's Office app and search by full or partial name.
2. Use the sort option if the list is not grouped the way you expect. The manifest showed a name A-Z default.
3. Open the person card and compare the name, photo, inmate ID, age, and booked date.
4. Call Richland County Detention Center at 618-395-7483 if the person is missing, newly booked, recently released, or needs bond confirmation.
5. Use Illinois VINE for custody status notifications, and use court records for filed charges.

The sheriff app is also an official access channel. The Apple App Store listing and Google Play listing identify the Richland Co. Sheriff's Office app, and the OCV manifest lists Inmate Search, VINE, jail information, tip submission, and public-safety news. Emergency issues still go to 911, not to the app.

For a fuller custody walkthrough, the Richland County jail inmate records page separates roster records, phone checks, FOIA requests, VINE, IDOC, BOP, and ICE lookup paths.

Richland County Detention Center Contact

The sheriff contact data lists the detention center and sheriff's office on the same Market Street block. IDOC inspections list the jail at a nearby Market Street address, and the research treats those as the same jail/courthouse complex rather than two separate Richland County jail facilities. Use the detention-center number for custody, booking, bond, visit, mail, and inmate account questions. Use the sheriff business number for sheriff's office routing, and use dispatch only for non-emergency law-enforcement contact.

Richland County Jail Visits

Richland County Detention Center has a narrow local visit schedule. A detainee must be in custody for 72 hours before visits are allowed. Visits are family-only under the sheriff's list, one visit is allowed each calendar week, and the week starts on Sunday. Each visit is at least 20 minutes. Visitors may be asked for photo ID, and visitors under 17 must be with an adult who qualifies under the relationship rule. Visits are first come, first served, and the jail can deny a visit for poor behavior.

Remote and onsite video visits use InmateSales. The sheriff's instructions say to create or log in to an InmateSales account, select a new purchase, choose the facility and product, enter personal data, purchase minutes, and schedule the visit. InmateSales customer service is 866-340-7879. Windows, Mac, and Android users are directed to Chrome, while iPhone and iPad users are directed to the Inmate Sales app.

Mail and Money at Richland County Jail

Regular mail for Richland County Detention Center uses the dedicated jail mail page address, not the older repeated Market Street mailing text found on another jail page. Address mail to the detainee name, Richland County Jail IL, P.O. Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076. The jail inspects mail for contraband and inappropriate content. Packages, stamps, and photographs are not accepted by mail. Envelopes should stay clear of drawings, unnecessary writing, lipstick, and perfume.

The sheriff's communications page says correctional staff do not pass messages to detainees except emergencies. For bond, Richland County pages point to Courtmoney and jail staff. Illinois moved to a no-cash-bail system on September 18, 2023, but the sheriff bail page says older warrants with assigned cash bonds can still require payment during the transition.

Richland County Booking and Court

A Richland County arrest usually moves from law-enforcement custody into jail booking at Richland County Detention Center. Staff verify identity, search property, create the custody record, take a photo and fingerprints when required, complete medical and mental-health screening, and place the person in housing. The roster's booked date is a jail custody date. It is not the same thing as the court filing date, and it is not proof of conviction.

Court appearances are controlled by the court. The sheriff's court-appearance page says correctional staff transport detainees only when the court directs, and some appearances use closed-circuit television from the detention center. Formal charges, court dates, and dispositions are searched through Judici and the Richland County Circuit Clerk, while the jail roster is limited to current custody. When the court sentences an adult to IDOC, male detainees are routed toward Graham Correctional Center and female detainees toward Logan Correctional Center.

About Richland County Detention Center

Richland County Detention Center is tied closely to the courthouse block in Olney. The Illinois Sheriffs' Association says the jail sits behind the courthouse, and Illinois Courts information notes free parking around the courthouse and handicap spaces behind the courthouse. A 2026 sheriff notice changed courthouse public entry to the front or north doors off Main Street. That courthouse rule is separate from jail visit entry, so visitors should confirm the correct detention-center entrance before traveling.

Condition and program details come mostly from IDOC inspection and monitoring records. The 2021 inspection noted kiosks in cells, a law library on kiosks, video visitation, weekly pastor visits, Bibles, mental-health first-aid training for officers, added commissary items, and camera upgrades. The 2024 monitoring addendum noted new clothing and bedding, smart televisions, library books, games, and more commissary items. A 2021 personal-observation noncompliance was a historical finding and should not be described as current unless later IDOC records repeat it.