Livingston County
Its jail, located in Pontiac, has a capacity of 179.
Livingston County has a population of 35,375 and is classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as “Nonmetro - Urban population of 5,000 to 20,000, adjacent to a metro area”.
Annual inspections
Between 2017 and 2025, the Livingston County jail has failed two of nine Illinois Department of Corrections inspections.
| Year | Result | Violations cited |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Compliant | — |
| 2024 | Compliant | — |
| 2023 | Noncompliant |
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| 2022 | Compliant | — |
| 2021 | Compliant | — |
| 2020 | Compliant | — |
| 2019 | Compliant | — |
| 2018 | Compliant | — |
| 2017 | Noncompliant |
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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
Livingston County reported 57 extraordinary or unusual incidents at its jail between 2019 and 2025 — 16.1 per 10,000 residents, the 25th highest rate of the 92 Illinois counties with a jail.
Among the 24 non-metro counties with a small urban centre it is 9th; those counties report a median of 11.8. 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
Livingston CountyNon-metro counties with a small urban centre Every other county with a jail
Most frequent categories
- Restraints used24
- Taser used20
- Suicide attempt13
- Fight among detainees6
- Battery4
A single report can fall into more than one category.
Reported incidents by year
Deaths in custody
Between 2019 and 2025, 1 person died in custody of the Livingston County sheriff. Of those, 1 was not counted in state oversight data.
Each death in the Livingston County jail
Uncounted
No deaths in custody were identified at the Livingston County jail.
Illinois Answers withheld the names of some of the deceased at the request of their families.
Data compiled 2026-09-15. Methodology.