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Updated on: February 4, 2024

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Ford County Jail, Ford County, County Jail

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235 North American, Paxton, IL, 60957

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http://www.fordcountycourthouse.com/offices_sheriff.html

Ford County County can be found in the Illinois area. Paxton – is the county seat. Ford County has a total population of 13280 and was formed in 1859.

Ford County County has a total area of 485 square miles. The zip codes in Ford County County are 60919, 60933, 60936, 60946, 60952, 60957, 60959, 60962, 61773.

Ford County Sheriff’s Office:

The Ford County Sheriff, William R. Rutan, is the head law enforcement officer in the Ford County county. You can reach him by calling 618-546-1515.

Address: 203 South Jefferson Street, Robinson, Illinois, 62454, 60919, 60933, 60936, 60946, 60952, 60957, 60959, 60962, 61773.

Fax: 618-546-0141

Phone: 618-546-1515

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Ford County Sex Offender Registry

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The Ford County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Ford County County, operates the Ford County Jail in Paxton, Paxton, Illinois. Ford County Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 7,000 inmates daily and admitting up 94,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Ford County Jail sits on a 89-acre land with 9 divisions, 6 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 2 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Ford County Jail commissary. The Ford County Jail’s physical address is 235 North American, Paxton, IL, 60957.

Ford County Jail was constructed in 1872. By then, the Ford County Jail served less than 96 residents. Later in 1917, the population in Ford County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1954s, 56 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 5 years at the Ford County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Ford County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2018, the Ford County Jail could house up to 6,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

Ford County Jail serves as a central location where inmates undergo screening and classification before proceeding to Illinois state prison. While Ford County Jail, they undertake various Ford County Jail inmate programs and services to facilitate their stay in Ford County Jail and incorporation back into their communities upon release:

Individual in Custody Services at the Ford County Jail

All inmates at the Ford County Jail have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

The Ford County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

The Ford County County Sheriff’s Office runs inmate rehabilitation programs like Ford County Jail mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, Ford County Jail personal wellbeing enrichment programs, veteran services, and community support.

Complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Due to the high inmate capacity, families and friends of inmates at the Ford County Jail raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, Ford County Jail adheres to the PREA, a federal law with zero tolerance for sexual harassment or abuse of persons in locked-up facilities like city and county jails. The Ford County Jail works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any Ford County Jail inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.