Cumberland County

Its jail, located in Toledo, has a capacity of 30.

Cumberland County has a population of 10,305 and is classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as “Nonmetro - Urban population of fewer than 5,000, not adjacent to a metro area”.

9inspections failed since 2017

5incidents reported 2019–2025

2deaths in custody

1death never counted by the state

Annual inspections

Between 2017 and 2025, the Cumberland County jail has failed nine of nine Illinois Department of Corrections inspections.

Inspectors cited violations to “Security” regulations most often, bringing it up in nine of those failed inspections.

Year	Result	Violations cited
2025	Noncompliant	Personnel701.20 Supervision701.130 Security701.140
2024	Noncompliant	Personnel701.20 Supervision701.130 Security701.140 Commissary701.250
2023	Noncompliant	Personnel701.20 Food Services701.110 Supervision701.130 Security701.140 Commissary701.250
2022	Noncompliant	Personnel701.20 Supervision701.130 Security701.140 Commissary701.250
2021	Noncompliant	Supervision701.130 Security701.140
2020	Noncompliant	Security701.140
2019	Noncompliant	Medical and Mental Health Care701.90 Security701.140
2018	Noncompliant	Security701.140
2017	Noncompliant	Security701.140

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

Cumberland County reported 5 extraordinary or unusual incidents at its jail between 2019 and 2025 — 4.9 per 10,000 residents, the 60th highest rate of the 92 Illinois counties with a jail.

Among the 32 rural counties it is 17th; those counties report a median of 5. The median for every county with a jail is 7.

A county reporting less could indicate lower incident rates or lower reporting rates.

Incidents per 10,000 residents

Cumberland CountyRural counties Every other county with a jail

Each dot is one of the 92 Illinois counties with a jail, placed by its rate.

Most frequent categories

Restraints used3
Suicide attempt2
Battery1

A single report can fall into more than one category.

Reported incidents by year

20211
20221
20232
20241

Deaths in custody

Between 2019 and 2025, 2 people died in custody of the Cumberland County sheriff. Of those, 1 was not counted in state oversight data.

Each death in the Cumberland County jail

Counted by the state Uncounted

Data compiled 2026-09-15. Methodology.