This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, arrange visitation, or pull official booking records. Use the official contacts below for those requests.
Official Custody Contacts
Gallatin County has no county jail listed in official sheriff directory material, so custody questions often split between the local arresting office and the regional jail in Harrisburg. Start with the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office for local arrest reports or incident records. Contact Saline County Detention Center for current housing, jail intake, visiting, property, phone, or release questions after a Gallatin detainee has been transferred there.
Gallatin County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Shannon Bradley
484 North Lincoln Blvd. East
PO Box 340
Shawneetown, IL 62984
Phone: 618-269-3137
Fax: 618-269-3806
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Saline County Detention Center
Saline County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Whipper Johnson
Jail Administrator Brad Karnes
1 N. Main St.
Harrisburg, IL 62946
Phone: 618-252-8661
Hours: Available 24/7
Gallatin County Circuit Clerk
Circuit Clerk Brittney Capeheart
484 North Lincoln Blvd. East
PO Box 249
Shawneetown, IL 62984
Phone: 618-269-3140
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Gallatin County State's Attorney
State's Attorney Douglas Dyhrkopp
Phone: 618-269-3331
Use the record type to choose the right starting point.
- For a person believed to be in local jail custody, use jail inmate records and call Saline County Detention Center at 618-252-8661.
- For booking photos, read the jail roster mugshots page before filing a records request.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and contact the Gallatin County Circuit Clerk.
- For facility-specific questions, use the Saline County Detention Center page or the facility link in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
Formal public-record requests in Illinois are governed by 5 ILCS 140. Send the request to the office that created or maintains the record.