Pulaski County Jail Mugshots Overview
The Pulaski County Detention Center is run under the county sheriff's structure, with Sheriff Randy Kern named on the official site. That site lists visitation, commissary, and FOIA links, but it does not show a searchable inmate roster, a recent-bookings page, or a mugshot gallery for current detainees. No official county page was found that displays booking photographs. So the starting point for a Pulaski County mugshot is the records process, not an online feed.
There is also no daily booking report or most-wanted gallery posted by the county. A non-government page claims to list the roster, but its link points to a Kentucky jail system, which means it is not a source for Pulaski County, Illinois booking photos. Because nothing is posted, there is no stated window for how long a photo would stay online. The reliable channel is a written request to the detention center, handled under Illinois public-records law.
How to Find or Request a Pulaski County Booking Photo
Since there is no gallery to browse, the search for a booking photo runs through the jail and a records request. Have the person's full name, date of birth if known, and an approximate booking date ready before you start.
- Call the Pulaski County Detention Center at 618-845-3512 to confirm the booking is recent and the person is in custody.
- Check whether the court case on Judici shows the charges, keeping in mind the court file usually has no booking photo.
- If the photo is not available by phone, prepare a written FOIA request for the booking photo and booking record.
- Send it to the detention center's FOIA officer and expect possible redaction or a denial if an exemption applies.
Note: do not use commercial mugshot-publishing or pay-to-remove sites, since they are not official and are outside the county's control.
What a Pulaski County Booking Photo Shows
A booking photo is the intake image taken when a person is processed into the jail. For Pulaski County it is not posted online, so this describes what the photo and its record would include if released under a request, along with the booking fields that normally sit beside it.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking Photo | The intake photograph; not posted online for this county, requested under FOIA if releasable. |
| Name | The booked person's legal name; provided with the record. |
| Booking Date | When intake occurred; held by the jail, not on a public page. |
| Charges or Holds | Arrest charges or another agency's hold at intake. |
| Arresting Agency | Which agency made or lodged the arrest. |
The full booking record beyond the photo is covered on the jail inmate records page, including how to frame a request to the FOIA officer.
Are Pulaski County Jail Mugshots Public Record?
In Illinois, arrest photos are addressed by the Freedom of Information Act, not banned outright and not guaranteed to be online. The arrest-records provision requires agencies to furnish certain arrest information, including a photograph when and if available, as soon as practical and no later than 72 hours after an arrest, subject to limits for safety, pending proceedings, juvenile confidentiality, and correctional security. A separate provision restricts posting booking photos on social-networking sites for certain lower-level offenses. The redaction rule lets an agency withhold exempt parts and release the rest.
Key Statutes:
Illinois Code 5 ILCS 140/2.15 - agencies must furnish arrest information, including a photograph when available, as soon as practical and within 72 hours, subject to listed limits.
Illinois Code 5 ILCS 140/2.15(e) - law enforcement may not post booking photos on social-networking sites for certain lower-level offenses unless needed for a missing, wanted, or fugitive purpose.
Illinois Code 5 ILCS 140/7 - an agency may redact exempt information and release the remaining parts of a record.
How Long a Pulaski County Mugshot Stays Public
Because Pulaski County posts no online roster or photo feed, there is no public retention window to report. A booking photo does not appear and then drop off after a set number of hours, because it never appears on a county page in the first place. What exists is the jail's internal record, which can be requested while it is retained. The county does not publish how long it keeps booking images, so this page does not state a fixed period.
What is and isn't public: The county does not publish a verified online mugshot roster, recent-bookings gallery, or daily booking report. A booking photo may be requested under Illinois FOIA, but the agency can redact or withhold it for juvenile, privacy, safety, security, or active-investigation reasons. Court charges appear on Judici, usually without a booking photo.
Where Pulaski County Booking Photos Do and Don't Appear
It helps to see every channel at once, because several places people expect to find a mugshot simply do not carry one for this county. The table sets each channel next to what the research actually found, so the search does not stall on a page that was never going to show a photo.
| Channel | Pulaski County Finding |
|---|---|
| County jail roster photo | No confirmed official roster or photo profile located. |
| Recent-bookings gallery | Not posted on the official county site. |
| Daily booking report | Not posted; use the FOIA fallback instead. |
| Sheriff social media | State law limits posting booking photos for lower-level offenses. |
| Jail FOIA request | Available; the working route to a booking photo. |
| Court record on Judici | Shows charges and dispositions, normally without a booking photo. |
| IDOC, BOP, or ICE | Separate systems; not county mugshot sources. |
The jail also has a documented federal-inspection history from an earlier ICE-contract period, but that history is about detention oversight, not a public photo source. For current booking photos, the request to the detention center is the only confirmed county channel.
Requesting a Booking Photo by FOIA
A written request is the working route for a Pulaski County booking photo. The county does not require a special form, an account, notarization, or proof of relationship, but it does need enough contact and identifying detail to respond. Send the request to Pulaski County Detention Center, FOIA Officer, 20 Justice Drive, Ullin, IL 62992, or email gjones@pulaskicountyil.gov, or fax 618-845-3533. Include your mailing address and email, the person's full name and date of birth if known, the approximate booking date, and a clear description such as the booking photograph and booking record for that person.
The county says charges may be assessed for the information requested, but it did not publish a per-page fee schedule, and it does not promise an exact turnaround beyond a prompt response. Expect that the jail may release the booking record without the photo, redact sensitive parts, or withhold the image if an exemption applies.
Mugshot Versus Conviction
A booking photo is an intake image, not proof of guilt. It is taken at the start of the process, before a court has decided anything. The court record on Judici may show the charges, hearings, dispositions, and any sentence, but it usually does not include the booking photo. A prosecutor can also file charges that differ from the arrest charges, so the photo and the final court record can tell different stories. The difference between a charge and a conviction is explained further on the court records after a jail arrest page.
Mugshot Removal and Sealed Records
If a person believes a Pulaski County booking photo or arrest record should no longer be public because the case was dismissed, sealed, or expunged, the starting point is the court order and the originating agency. Illinois sealing and expungement rules, handled through the court and the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification, govern most record-clearing. The county jail cannot be assumed to remove or alter a record just because a private website reposted it, and commercial mugshot-site removal is outside the county's control. The proper route is the court process, not a payment to a third-party site. A person who obtains a sealing or expungement order should keep a copy, since that order is what supports a request to an agency to limit access to an arrest record. If a dismissal or not-guilty result has occurred, the court file is the document that backs any later record-clearing step.
Federal and State Booking Photos
Federal and state systems treat booking photos differently from a county jail. The federal Bureau of Prisons locator shows name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location, but it does not run as a mugshot gallery. The ICE detainee locator is a search tool, not a photo feed. If a person is held at the Ullin jail for the U.S. Marshals Service, the jail may hold a local intake record, but the federal case sits in a separate system. For sentenced state prisoners, the Illinois Department of Corrections locator may display a photo depending on its interface, which is distinct from the county booking image. Federal agencies generally do not publish booking photos at all, so a federal detainee will not turn up in any mugshot search even when the jail physically holds them. The right move for a federal case is the federal locator and the federal court, not a county photo request.