Henry County
Its jail, located in Cambridge, has a capacity of 132.
Henry County has a population of 48,177 and is classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as “Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population”.
Annual inspections
Between 2017 and 2025, the Henry County jail has failed four of nine Illinois Department of Corrections inspections.
| Year | Result | Violations cited |
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| 2025 | Compliant | — |
| 2024 | Noncompliant |
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| 2023 | Noncompliant |
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| 2022 | Noncompliant |
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| 2021 | Compliant | — |
| 2020 | Compliant | — |
| 2019 | Compliant | — |
| 2018 | Noncompliant |
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| 2017 | Compliant | — |
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 Henry County jail.
Deaths in custody
Between 2019 and 2025, 1 person died in custody of the Henry County sheriff. It appears in state oversight data.
Each death in the Henry County jail
Counted by the state Additional details
No deaths in custody were identified at the Henry County jail.
Illinois Answers withheld the names of some of the deceased at the request of their families.
Data compiled 2026-09-15. Methodology.