How to Get Notified When Someone Is Released from McHenry County Jail (VINE and ICE options)
Want to know when someone's custody status changes at McHenry County Jail? Illinois Statewide VINE is your main option. For immigration-related cases, there's also a separate ICE/HSI victim notification program.
VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) sends you timely updates when an incarcerated person's custody status changes. For McHenry County Jail, you can register through VINE and get alerted immediately if someone is released, transferred, or escapes. You can also use VINE to check custody status manually, but the real value is not having to call or refresh a website repeatedly. Register once, and the notification comes to you when something changes.
How VINE calls work: When an alert is triggered, VINE automatically calls the phone number(s) you provided and keeps calling for a designated period of time or until you enter your four-digit PIN.
Register
- ✓ Call Illinois Statewide VINE at (866) 566-8439 to check custody status and register for notifications.
- ✓ Use the VINE website (www.vinelink.com) to search for custody status and register.
- ✓ Set up the notification method you want (text, email, or telephone) during registration.
- ✓ Keep your registration info handy so you can confirm alerts the way VINE requires (for example, by entering your PIN if you choose phone call notifications).
For immigration-related criminal cases, VINE alone may not cover you. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) runs a separate ICE Victim Notification Program that alerts eligible victims and witnesses when a criminal alien is released from custody. This is a completely separate system from Illinois Statewide VINE. If your situation involves an immigration case, you'll need to register through the ICE/HSI program - don't rely solely on county-jail notifications.
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