Champaign County jail population fell to 194 on Saturday, sheriff's daily report shows

URBANA - The Champaign County jail held 194 people on Saturday, Oct. 17, according to the Champaign County Sheriff's Office Division of Corrections daily report, down from 201 on Thursday, Oct. 15. The report lists 180 people at the satellite jail and 14 out of the facility.

For Oct. 16 activity, the Saturday report shows five bookings, seven arrests and 15 releases. Of the 15 released, four were ordered released, four left on pretrial release, three were transferred to another state or county authority, two were released by an agency with no charge, one was released on probation and one had served a sentence. The report listed no releases scheduled for Saturday.

By custody status, 118 people were held awaiting trial on felony charges, 14 were on electronic home detention, 11 were serving felony sentences at the county correctional center, nine were awaiting felony sentencing and nine were listed as remanded to DHS. No individuals are named here.

Source: Champaign County Sheriff's Office, Division of Corrections Daily Report, Oct. 17, 2026 (https://www.champaigncountyil.gov/sheriff/ArchivedReports/DailyReports/Odyssey-JobOutput-October%2017,%202026%2007-20-16-1531101-1.pdf).