Terms of Use

Nature of This Website

This is a private reference resource, not an official office. It does not possess government authority, store official custody records, confirm whether a person is confined, release anyone, or submit forms to an agency. Only the responsible sheriff, correctional department, court, or record custodian can perform those tasks.

Pages direct visitors toward Crawford County and Illinois government resources, including the sheriff’s jail systems, IDOC records, supervision contacts, and relevant court channels. Some links also connect to independent research tools operated under their own terms.

Acceptable Use Rules

• Use the site only in ways allowed by applicable law.
• Do not use information to stalk, harass, intimidate, or threaten anyone.
• Do not rely on site content for employment, housing, lending, or insurance decisions.
• Do not attempt unauthorized entry into any account, server, or network.
• Do not deploy bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools.
• Do not impair the site or interfere with access by other visitors.

No Consumer Reporting Services

Crawford County Released Inmates is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It supplies no background check, credit report, or consumer report. Its advertising and search partners do not provide screening services through this site. You agree not to use site content or linked search results for an FCRA-covered purpose, including:

• Decisions to hire, retain, discipline, or dismiss a worker.
• Tenant selection or any other housing decision.
• Creditworthiness, lending, or insurance pricing.
• Licensing, permits, or eligibility for a government benefit.
• Any other decision regulated by the FCRA.

Links Operated by Others

The site links to sheriff and corrections pages, release-record systems, legal-aid resources, government portals, and independent search services. A link does not transfer control of those services to us or endorse all of their content. We are not responsible for an outside site’s information, uptime, security, or data practices. Review the destination’s terms and privacy notice before using it.

Services Provided As Is

The site and its content are offered “as is” and “as available.” To the extent permitted by law, no express or implied warranty is made about:

• The accuracy, completeness, or current status of information.
• Continuous or uninterrupted access.
• The absence of errors, harmful code, defects, or security weaknesses.
• The scope or completeness of results returned by a partner tool.

Custody status, court entries, office contacts, and public records can change without advance notice. Nothing published here is an official statement by the Crawford County Sheriff, IDOC, a court, or another government agency.

Limits of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, Crawford County Released Inmates and its owners, contributors, service providers, and partners are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive loss arising from access to, inability to use, or reliance on the site or a linked service.

Your Duty to Indemnify

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Crawford County Released Inmates and its owners, contributors, service providers, and partners from claims, losses, liabilities, costs, and reasonable legal fees caused by your use of the site, misuse of information, or violation of these terms.

Ownership of Site Materials

Text, graphics, logos, design elements, and code belong to Crawford County Released Inmates or the applicable content partner. They may not be copied, republished, distributed, altered, or commercially exploited without prior written permission, except where applicable law expressly allows the use.

Revisions to These Terms

These terms may be changed at any time. A revised version takes effect when it is posted on this page. Continued use after posting means acceptance of the revised conditions.

Suspension or Termination

Access to some or all of the site may be restricted, suspended, or blocked at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice.

Illinois Law Controls

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute concerning the site or these terms must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in Illinois.

If One Provision Fails

If a court finds part of these terms invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or adjusted only as much as needed. All remaining terms will continue in effect.

Questions About These Terms

Questions about these conditions may be submitted through the Get in Touch page.