Calhoun County

The Calhoun County jail has closed. Its last state inspection was in 2020. The records below cover the years it was open.

Calhoun County has a population of 4,224 and is classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as “Metro - Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more”.

3inspections failed since 2017

—incidents reported 2019–2025

0deaths in custody since 2019

Annual inspections

Between 2017 and 2020, the Calhoun County jail has failed three of four Illinois Department of Corrections inspections.

Year	Result	Violations cited
2020	Compliant	—
2019	Noncompliant	Administration701.10 Personnel701.20 Admission Procedures701.40 Classification and Separation701.70 Medical and Mental Health Care701.90 Clothing, Personal Hygiene, Grooming701.100 Food Services701.110 Supervision701.130 Security701.140 Visiting701.200 Library701.230 Commissary701.250 Recreation and Leisure Time701.260
2018	Noncompliant	Administration701.10 Personnel701.20 Admission Procedures701.40 Release Procedures701.60 Classification and Separation701.70 Medical and Mental Health Care701.90 Clothing, Personal Hygiene, Grooming701.100 Food Services701.110 Supervision701.130 Security701.140 Visiting701.200 Library701.230 Commissary701.250 Recreation and Leisure Time701.260
2017	Noncompliant	Personnel701.20 Admission Procedures701.40 Release Procedures701.60 Classification and Separation701.70 Clothing, Personal Hygiene, Grooming701.100 Supervision701.130 Visiting701.200 Library701.230 Commissary701.250 Recreation and Leisure Time701.260

Each violation links to the standard it cites in the Illinois County Jail Standards. Years link to the full inspection report for that year on the IDOC website.

Extraordinary or unusual incidents

No incident reports were located for the Calhoun County jail.

Deaths in custody

No deaths in custody were identified at the Calhoun County jail.

Data compiled 2026-09-15. Methodology.