Terms & Conditions

These terms govern access to and use of Cass County Released Inmates. By browsing, searching, or otherwise using the website, you agree to follow them. If you do not accept every condition, stop using the site. The terms also explain the site's private status, restrictions on record use, outside links, ownership, disclaimers, and the law that governs any dispute.

Cass County Released Inmates is privately owned and has no affiliation with Cass County, the sheriff, any jail, the Illinois Department of Corrections, or another government body. Neither this site nor its advertising partners offers a service covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, including credit, employment, insurance, or tenant screening. The site helps visitors locate Cass County and Illinois custody and release-record resources. It is not a private investigation firm or a consumer reporting agency.


Nature of the Website

This is an independent reference website, not a public office. It does not possess or maintain official arrest, custody, court, parole, probation, or release records. Staff cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, cause a release, change a record, submit a public filing, or give instructions on behalf of an agency.

Pages direct visitors toward sources such as the Cass County Sheriff's Office (No County Jail), Illinois corrections systems, court resources, notification tools, and third-party research services. A link or description helps visitors find a source. It does not turn that source's data into a record issued by this website.


Acceptable Use Rules

You agree to use the website responsibly. In particular, you must not:

  • Use the site or its information to violate any law
  • Stalk, threaten, intimidate, or harass another person
  • Base hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions on site content
  • Try to enter accounts, servers, or systems without authorization
  • Operate bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools against the site
  • Disrupt access, degrade performance, or interfere with other visitors

No Consumer Reports

Cass County Released Inmates is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and does not furnish background checks, credit reports, or consumer reports. Its advertising partners do not provide screening services through this website. You agree not to use site content or linked search results for:

  • Hiring, firing, promotion, or other employment decisions
  • Tenant selection, housing eligibility, or lease decisions
  • Creditworthiness, lending terms, or insurance premiums
  • Licensing, permits, or eligibility for a government program
  • Any other purpose regulated by the FCRA

Links Do Not Equal Endorsement

The website links to sheriff and corrections pages, public record portals, legal-aid resources, release-notification systems, and outside search tools. Those destinations operate independently. We do not endorse or control their content, privacy practices, terms, accuracy, availability, or data handling. Review the destination's own terms before using it.


Service Provided As Is

The website, links, descriptions, and partner tools are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the extent allowed by law, no express or implied warranty promises:

  • That information is accurate, complete, or current
  • Continuous or uninterrupted website availability
  • Freedom from errors, defects, or security weaknesses
  • Complete or comprehensive results from any search partner

Custody status, release events, supervision records, and public access rules can change quickly. Nothing published here is an official statement by the Cass County Sheriff, a detention facility, IDOC, a court, or any other government agency. Verify information with the originating office.


Limits of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Cass County Released Inmates and its owners, operators, contributors, and service providers are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or other damages arising from access to, reliance on, inability to use, or misuse of the website or linked services.


Your Duty to Indemnify

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Cass County Released Inmates and its owners, operators, contributors, and service providers from claims, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from your use of the site, your misuse of information, or your breach of these terms.


Ownership of Site Materials

Unless otherwise identified, the website's original text, graphics, logos, design elements, and code belong to Cass County Released Inmates or its content and technology partners. You may not reproduce, distribute, publish, modify, or create derivative works from protected material without prior written permission from the applicable owner.


Revisions to These Terms

We may update these Terms & Conditions at any time. Revised terms become effective when posted on this page. Continued use after publication of a change means you accept the new version.


Suspension or Loss of Access

We may restrict, suspend, or end access to all or part of the website at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice. This authority includes responding to abuse, security concerns, legal demands, or conduct that conflicts with these terms.


Illinois Law Applies

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute that must be filed in court will be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction within Illinois.


If One Term Is Invalid

If a court finds one provision invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected provision will be limited or adjusted only as much as needed to make it enforceable while preserving its intended purpose.


Questions About These Conditions

Questions about these Terms & Conditions may be sent through the Contacts page. That contact route is for website matters and does not reach the Cass County Sheriff, a jail, a court, probation staff, or IDOC.