Douglas County

Its jail, located in Tuscola, has a capacity of 36.

Douglas County has a population of 19,824 and is classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as “Nonmetro - Urban population of fewer than 5,000, adjacent to a metro area”.

9inspections failed since 2017

—incidents reported 2019–2025

0deaths in custody since 2019

Annual inspections

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

Inspectors cited violations to “Personnel” 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 Supervision701.130 Security701.140 Commissary701.250
2022	Noncompliant	Personnel701.20 Supervision701.130 Security701.140 Commissary701.250
2021	Noncompliant	Administration701.10 Personnel701.20 Medical and Mental Health Care701.90 Safety701.150 Commissary701.250
2020	Noncompliant	Personnel701.20 Supervision701.130 Security701.140
2019	Noncompliant	Personnel701.20 Supervision701.130 Security701.140
2018	Noncompliant	Personnel701.20 Supervision701.130
2017	Noncompliant	Personnel701.20 Supervision701.130 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

No incident reports were located for the Douglas County jail.

Deaths in custody

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

Data compiled 2026-09-15. Methodology.