Where Work Camp Releases Go
A person leaving Greene County Work Camp may remain in state custody. IDOC can transfer an individual to Jacksonville Correctional Center, another prison, or an Adult Transition Center. A later event may begin parole or mandatory supervised release in the community. Final discharge occurs only when the state sentence and supervision obligation end. These events must not be collapsed into the word “released.”
The live IDOC profile is the first place to inspect current institution, status, projected parole or release fields, and parole/MSR information. A transfer from Roodhouse should produce a new location after IDOC processing. A parole status supports community supervision, but it does not mean the sentence has ended. Once final discharge removes the person from live results, request an archived IDOC Record Search.
| IDOC event | Meaning | Best confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| Facility transfer | Custody continues at another state site | Current IDOC location |
| Adult Transition Center | IDOC community placement, not final discharge | IDOC status and placement |
| Parole or MSR | Community supervision follows prison custody | Offender status, parole date, projected discharge |
| Final discharge | State sentence and supervision have ended | Archived IDOC release/discharge record |
Check a Work Camp Release
The correct search route is statewide because IDOC operates Greene County Work Camp. Search carefully by name, IDOC number, and birthdate options. A same-name result without matching identifiers is not enough.
- Open the official IDOC Individual in Custody Search.
- Search by IDOC number when known, or use the name and birthdate fields presented.
- Read the status, current location or parent institution, admission and sentencing information, and projected parole or release fields.
- If the result says parole, note the parole date and projected discharge date and distinguish supervision from final discharge.
- If no live result appears, request archived Record Search with the IDOC number, institutions, conviction county, and relevant dates.
- Use VINE or PRB notification channels where applicable, then confirm a material event with IDOC.
The Greene County custody search guide compares this state route with the sheriff, court, federal, and ICE systems. A Greene County Jail call is not the right way to verify an IDOC-only placement.
Greene County Work Camp Contact
The official facility page identifies the Roodhouse location and routes business and custody mail through Jacksonville Correctional Center as stated there. Call before sending mail or visiting because the reported population and parent-facility arrangement make current operations especially important to confirm.
Greene County Work Camp
U.S. 67 South
Roodhouse, IL 62082
Phone: 217-374-2177
Operator: Illinois Department of Corrections
Parent institution: Jacksonville Correctional Center
Facility staff may clarify current placement or routing within the limits of policy, but release and discharge records belong to IDOC. For a formal record, ask IDOC for public status, institutional history, admission and release dates, sentencing information, and the IDOC photograph if relevant.
About Greene County Work Camp
IDOC describes Greene County Work Camp as a minimum-security adult male work camp. It is a state correctional facility, not a county jail or county work-release program. Jacksonville Correctional Center is the parent institution, which affects mail, classification, transfer, and record interpretation.
The official IDOC facility page provides the source description and Roodhouse contact.
The IDOC page confirms that this is a state facility and names Jacksonville as the parent institution, which is central to reading a location change correctly.
Capacity is not current population. The official facility page reported zero people as of June 30, 2024, and IDOC's April 2026 quarterly report continued to show zero. A historical record placing someone at the work camp does not show present custody there.
Greene County Work Camp History
The Roodhouse site's changing mission explains why old references can be misleading. An impact-incarceration program opened in 1993 and closed in 2002. The site reopened as a work camp in 2004. Impact incarceration resumed in 2013 while work-camp operations closed, and later descriptions again identified the site as a work camp.
Those changes mean a date, program label, and parent institution should accompany any historical claim. A person associated with “Greene County Work Camp” in an old record may have been in a different program configuration from the one described later. Current IDOC status always outranks an undated directory entry.
IDOC Fields for Work Camp Releases
The IDOC live search can present name, IDOC number, photograph, physical descriptors, current location or status, admission and sentencing data, projected parole information, and MSR fields. Each answers a different question. Current location concerns custody now; projected parole is a forecast; parole date records the supervision transition; projected discharge looks toward the sentence's end.
| Field | How to read it |
|---|---|
| Current location | May show transfer away from Greene County Work Camp |
| Offender status | Separates incarceration from parole/MSR when posted |
| Projected parole date | Planning date that may change |
| Parole date | Supports transition to community supervision |
| Projected discharge date | Expected end of the remaining state obligation |
| Institutional history | May require an archived or FOIA request |
IDOC says people who have fully completed their sentence will not display in the live search. That limitation makes archived Record Search the correct fallback, not an assumption that no record exists.
Request Work Camp Discharge Records
For an archived search, contact IDOC with the person's name, IDOC number if known, facilities, conviction county, and relevant dates. Request the public portions of institutional status, admission, transfer, release, parole, and final discharge records. State the exact date range and desired electronic format.
IDOC FOIA is directed to the FOIA Officer, 1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277, Springfield, IL 62794-9277; DOC.FOIARequest@illinois.gov; 217-558-2200 extension 4166; fax 217-558-5612. Posted fees include the first 50 black-and-white letter or legal pages free, then $0.15 per page, and $0.59 for an 8.5-by-11-inch color copy.
FOIA governs access to existing records, not retention. If no responsive file is found, ask whether the request should be treated as an archived Record Search and request the applicable record-series information. Do not use the county FOIA form for a state-only IDOC record.
Work Camp Parole and Notifications
Illinois parole or mandatory supervised release follows an IDOC sentence and is administered by the IDOC Parole Division under conditions involving the Prisoner Review Board. An IDOC result may show “PAROLE,” a parole district, parole date, and projected discharge date. Those fields confirm that prison custody changed to supervision, not that every legal obligation ended.
Illinois VINE can provide a participating-system status and allow confidential registration for a future event. PRB Victim and Witness Services is a separate post-conviction notification route for qualifying notices, including parole, MSR, work release, escape, and discharge orders. A VINE alert or PRB date should still be checked against IDOC's actual status.
The Greene County Jail release page follows a different chain. County pretrial release, county time served, and sheriff transfers belong to local records. Location within the same county does not merge the two systems.
Greene County's Two Facility Routes
The county's 21-bed jail, built in 1974 and renovated in 2024, contrasts sharply with a state work camp whose operational capacity is 200 but whose reported population is zero. The jail is operated by the Greene County Sheriff. The work camp is operated by IDOC with a Jacksonville parent institution.
This local contrast is more than history. It decides which office can authenticate a release. Sheriff records prove when a county jail episode ended. IDOC records prove state transfer, parole, and discharge. If a person passed through both systems, preserve both booking or admission numbers and build a timeline rather than treating either database as complete on its own.
That timeline should record county booking and transfer first, then IDOC admission, each state location change, the actual parole or MSR date, and final discharge. Projected dates belong in a separate column because they can change. When an archived state record conflicts with a county transfer date, ask both agencies whether one field reflects departure and the other reflects reception.
Use the same care with the word “location.” A parent institution, parole district, transition center, and physical prison describe different forms of placement. Copy the field label as IDOC presents it and date the observation. An older screenshot can document what the system once displayed, but it cannot override a newer official record.
Finally, keep notification records separate from custody records. VINE and PRB services can warn of or describe an event, while IDOC remains the custodian of the state correctional status. For exact proof, request the underlying release, parole, transfer, or discharge entry instead of relying only on an alert.