Jail Phone: 815-338-9396
Commissary
Inmate Mail
Notification
Posting Bond
Visitation
CERT
Facilities

 

Daniel J. Sedlock Jr.

Chief of Corrections

The McHenry County Adult Corrections Facility, built in 1991, took 22 months to build and cost approximately $14,500,000. The first and second floors of the facility are approximately 76,000 square feet in size and cost $11,500,000 to construct in 1991. When the facility was built in 1991 the third floor was added on for approximately $3,000,000 and was roughed in for future expansion.

In January of 2005, the facility began a $12,000,000 expansion and renovation project. This project completed the third floor, expanded the kitchen and laundry facilities, and renovated/expanded the Booking area. In addition the front of the facility was also constructed which contains a new lobby, Right’s Court Room, video visitation area, and administrative offices. A $6,500,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was received by McHenry County for construction costs. The third floor, which is approximately 45,000 square feet, was built out to house Federal ICE Detainees. The third floor opened in October of 2005, and the remaining construction was completed in the Spring of 2006. The facility now has a total of 651 beds.

The facility houses inmates awaiting trial in criminal cases, as well as those that have been sentenced to the County facility. An inmate can be held at the facility until they can post bond or are sentenced. After an inmate is sentenced, they can be detained at the County facility for 364 days. Anyone sentenced to more than 364 days would be taken to the Illinois Department of Corrections to serve their sentence.

Detainees/Inmates are allowed one (1), thirty (30) minute visit per week, on an available visiting day.

Detainees/Inmates may have up to two (2) visitors per visit, but visitors must be seventeen (17) years of age or accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, and have a government issued picture I.D. with proof of age or they will not be allowed to visit.

All visits will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Registration for visitation will close a ½ hour before visitation ends for each of the visiting times listed below:

Hours effective Sunday, January 6th 2008

All mail must be sent to the facility and cannot be dropped off for detainees/inmates. Incoming mail will be delivered to detainees/inmates no later than (24) twenty-four hours after it is received from the Post Office. Out-going mail will be forwarded to the Post Office no later than (24) twenty-four hours after it is received from the detainees/inmates.

Unauthorized Detainees/Inmate Mail

• Letters and cards with ornamentation (musical, plastics, glitter, wood, metals, cloth, ribbon, cord, etc.), adhesives, paints, any foreign substances (paper altered/discolored, ink runny), photos larger than 4"x 6", Polaroid photos, pictures/photos depicting alcohol, drugs, gang affiliation, weapons (real or toys), nudity, or sexual content will not be allowed. Books, booklets/pamphlets, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, internet printed materials, or their reproductions are prohibited. Detainees/Inmates may not receive blank paper, stamps, or envelopes in the mail. If any of these items are received in the mail, the entire contents of the letter will be returned to the sender. Correspondence from other detainees/inmates is prohibited. This includes using a third party outside the facility to circulate mail back into the facility.
• Cigarettes mailed to inmates going to the Illinois Department of Corrections will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on the package, it will be destroyed.
• There will be no incoming or out-going mail on the weekends and holidays.
• To write to an detainee/inmate that is in custody, address the envelope as shown below:
  

McHenry County Jail
Detainee/Inmates Name Goes Here
2200 N. Seminary Avenue
Woodstock, IL 60098

Funds for commissary can be received in three ways:

The first option is sending in a money order made payable to the McHenry County Jail. The detainee’s/inmate’s name and 5 digit commissary account number must be entered in the memo field. This process can take up to one week.

The second option is going online to www.mycarepack.com. You may put money on his/her account and / or purchase food or other items. If you order the items online on a Monday, the detainee will receive the items by Thursday.

The third option is coming into the jail and using the credit card machine kiosk (will also take cash) that is located in the front lobby of the jail.

Bond can be posted for inmates 24-hours a day at the McHenry County Sheriff's Department Adult Correctional Facility.

Payment Instruments Accepted for Bond can be made as listed below:

• Cash
• Traveler's Checks
• MasterCard, Visa, or Discover (a fee on the use of credit cards will be charged)
• Cashier's checks will only be accepted after being approved on a case by case basis by the Circuit Clerks Office. The Correctional Division must receive notification of the approval from the Circuit Clerks Office before the cashier's check will be accepted for bond.

Effective 07 July 2003, there will be a $28.00 Bail Bond Processing Fee collected when bond is posted at the McHenry County Sheriff's Department Adult Correctional Facility. This fee is being collected pursuant to McHenry County Ordinance No. 0-9901-32-08.

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