Facilities in Lake County

Addresses, phone numbers and capacity come from a public facility directory and can be out of date. Call before you travel or send anything.

Find someone in Lake County

Read the full guide to finding someone in jail.

  1. CallLake County Adult Correctional Center: (847) 377-4150; Lake County Community Based Corrections: (847) 377-4188; Hulse Juvenile Detention Center: (847) 377-7800. Have the person's full name and date of birth ready; booking can take several hours.

Questions about Lake County jail and inmate search

Where do people arrested in Lake County go?

We list 3 facilities in Lake County, Illinois: Lake County Adult Correctional Center (20 S Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, Waukegan); Lake County Community Based Corrections (15 S Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Waukegan); Hulse Juvenile Detention Center (24647 North Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills). We cannot say for sure which one is the main jail, so call the Lake County sheriff's office or the police department that made the arrest to ask where someone is held.

What phone numbers do we list for Lake County jails and facilities?

Lake County Adult Correctional Center: (847) 377-4150. Lake County Community Based Corrections: (847) 377-4188. Hulse Juvenile Detention Center: (847) 377-7800. These come from a public facility directory and can change, so confirm a number before you rely on it.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in Lake County?

Call Lake County Adult Correctional Center at (847) 377-4150 with the person's full name and date of birth.

What county jails are near Lake County?

The closest county jails we list outside Lake County are McHenry County Jail in Woodstock (McHenry County, about 29 miles), Cook County Jails in Chicago (Cook County, about 34 miles) and Dupage County Jail in Wheaton (DuPage County, about 34 miles). Distances are straight-line miles between listed facilities, not driving distances.