Crawford Three-Day Release Search
No separate Crawford County rolling 72-hour feed was found. The local route is the sheriff's archive search, which accepts a person's name and release-date range. Set Released From and Released Through across three calendar days. The form can test whether a named booking appears within that span, but it is not labeled or maintained as a public three-day release log.
The sheriff publishes neither a refresh schedule nor an archive retention period. Therefore, a missing result does not settle the question. It may reflect spelling, form validation, processing lag, or the limits of online access. Call the jail or request the booking-release sheet when the time, authority, or destination must be documented.
Check Crawford 72-Hour Releases
Use the three-day approach when the exact exit date is uncertain or when a weekend crosses the one-day boundary. Search one identified person at a time. Name-only matching is risky, so compare the booking number, middle name, birth date, intake date, or case number whenever the records provide them.
- Go to the official Crawford County archive form.
- Enter the first and last name for the person sought.
- Choose a three-calendar-day Released From/Through interval.
- Review the match and record its booking identifier and release field.
- Check the current roster to make sure it is not being mistaken for the archive.
- Confirm the release reason and destination through the sheriff or original record.
Use the 24-Hour Release List process for a narrow same-day check. The Crawford County released inmate lookup supplies the broader path when the next custodian is unknown.
Crawford 72-Hour Record Fields
A useful three-day result identifies the custody episode. The detailed sheriff record supplies the facts that the search interface may not show.
| Field | How to use it |
|---|---|
| Full name | Compare spelling and aliases with the known person. |
| Booking number | Ties the result to one Crawford County jail stay. |
| Intake date/time | Separates repeat bookings for the same name. |
| Release date/time | Shows when the sheriff processed the end of that stay. |
| Release reason or authority | Explains whether a court act, sentence, pretrial decision, or transfer applied. |
| Destination | Shows whether the person entered the community or another agency's custody. |
Booking charges describe intake. They can be amended or dismissed and are not the final disposition. Use the Crawford County Circuit Clerk's public criminal docket for the court result, then use the sheriff timestamp for the physical jail event.
Crawford Weekend Release Timing
A three-day interval is useful around weekends because a Friday-through-Sunday or Saturday-through-Monday span can include the day before and after an expected event. Yet no local source states when releases are processed, where a person exits, or whether weekend and holiday procedures differ. Do not infer an average hour from a court order or a roster change.
For immediate logistics, call the Crawford County Jail at (618) 546-1515. Ask whether the named custody episode ended, whether the person was released to the community, and whether a receiving agency took custody. The research did not establish a public waiting area, pickup point, property-return procedure, or special holiday schedule. Rides Mass Transit appears in courthouse access information, but that does not prove it serves jail release pickup.
A court order can authorize release before jail processing is complete. Conversely, the archive may update after the actual event. The safest timeline combines the court action with the processed sheriff release time.
Keep a three-part timeline when dates differ. First, note the judge's order or sentence entry. Second, record the sheriff's processed release time. Third, note when the online archive was checked. That sequence prevents a later web update from being mistaken for the actual exit time. It also makes clear why a person could remain in the jail for processing after legal authority was entered.
The court file may contain a pretrial order, dismissal, judgment, custody-credit entry, probation order, or mittimus. A mittimus directs custody or commitment. If it sends the person to IDOC, the county event is a transfer. The statewide offender search then becomes the next source, even when the Crawford archive calls the county episode released.
For repeated names or bookings, preserve the booking number with every date. Compare the middle name, date of birth, intake date, case number, and arresting agency. A three-day span raises the chance of confusing separate episodes, especially when a person was released and later booked again. The detailed record should tie each release reason and destination to the correct booking.
Crawford Archive Range Limits
The sheriff's archive has Released From/Through and Intake From/Through controls. Its client-side JavaScript limits an individual range to 15 days. That technical limit does not mean records are kept for only 15 days. Older inquiries may use consecutive valid ranges, but a formal request is the stronger route when archive coverage is uncertain.
The live alphabetic roster says it covers people currently in the facility. Disappearance from that list does not identify the cause. The person might have entered the community, transferred to IDOC, moved to another jail, or been taken on a federal or immigration hold.
The successful archive capture documents the exact local search controls. Review the official release-range source before entering the dates.
The image shows why a named three-day query is possible while a complete rolling release feed cannot be claimed.
Request Crawford Release Logs
If the online query fails, request the existing public record. For one person, identify the name, aliases, approximate booking and release dates, date of birth, and booking number if known. Ask for booking and release timestamps, the release disposition or authority, destination, receiving agency, and the booking photograph if relevant.
For a group inquiry, ask whether an existing release log or export covers the exact three-day interval. FOIA does not require the sheriff to create a new report that the office does not already maintain. The county form instructs submission to both adminassist@crawfordcounty.illinois.gov and fredchinn@crawfordcounty.illinois.gov. Ask for electronic delivery, a fee estimate, and the cited exemption plus segregable public parts if anything is withheld.
Describe the existing record with care. A request for “all information” can obscure the actual need, while one for the booking and release sheet identifies a familiar custody record. For a three-day list, state the exact start and end dates and ask whether a preexisting release log or export is maintained. If not, seek the named records that matter rather than demanding creation of a new compilation.
The release reason needs the destination beside it. A court-authorized release can return someone to the community, while a commitment or hold can move the person to another custodian. Ask the sheriff to identify the receiving agency if that field is maintained. Then carry the booking number into the court or receiving system so the correct episode stays clear.
Crawford County Sheriff203 South Jefferson Street
Robinson, IL 62454
(618) 546-1515
sheriff@crawfordcounty.illinois.gov
Crawford Release Destinations
Release from Crawford County Jail means the sheriff's episode ended. It does not always mean freedom from all custody. The detailed record should be read with its destination and court authority.
| Record indication | Next confirmation source |
|---|---|
| Community or pretrial release | Sheriff release sheet and Crawford County court docket |
| IDOC commitment | IDOC Individual in Custody Search |
| Another county | The named receiving jail or sheriff |
| USMS or federal hold | Federal docket, holding facility, and later BOP record if committed |
| ICE transfer | ICE detainee locator when applicable |
A current Crawford roster entry means the person is represented as still in that jail. A past archive result marks an ended episode but needs context. VINE can send custody-event notice, while the sheriff record remains the source for reason and destination.
Crawford No-Result Follow-Up
No result is a branching point. First, retry exact and alternate spellings within the valid three-day range. Next, call the jail with the booking number or other identifiers. Request the original record if a precise answer is required. Then follow the destination into the correct system.
IDOC's live search covers people incarcerated or on parole/MSR and may omit those whose sentence is complete. A state no-result can require archived IDOC records. VINELink is event-driven, not a permanent archive. Court portals may have access, CAPTCHA, sealing, or retention limits. Each source answers a narrower question than the full release record.
- Roster
- A list of people represented as currently held.
- Archive result
- An online historical match within the entered fields and dates.
- Transfer
- An end to county custody followed by another custodian.
- Release record
- The agency record of the time, authority, and destination for an ended episode.
Note: Match at least two identifiers before concluding that a three-day result belongs to the person sought.