Year Elected: 2006 Years in Law Enforcement: 49
Jackson County Sheriffs Office
Administrative Assistant: Mary Beth Varner
Chief Deputy: Carson Bunton
Jail Administrator: Lee Kersten
County Population: 60218
Square Miles: 625
County Jail Address: 1001 Mulberry St., Murphysboro, IL 62966
Number of Jail Beds: 199
Jail Directions: Rt. 127 & 13 intersection go West on Rt. 13 to courthouse in center of town. Turn left at the light after the courthouse and go two blocks to the jail
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Sheriffs Elected From This County
From 1928 (Year ISA Established) To Present This list includes only those Sheriffs elected to a 4 year term |
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| 1928-1930 W.M. Flanign | 1930-1934 W.W. Ozburn | 1934-1938 Ross J. Ozburn |
| 1938-1942 Cecil Brayshaw | 1942-1946 Tanner E. Hanson | 1946-1950 D.L. McGregor |
| 1950-1954 Roy Carter | 1954-1958 Howard Cheatham | 1958-1962 Raymond Dillinger |
| 1962-1966 Arch Edwards | 1966-1970 Raymond Dillinger | 1970-1974 John Hoffman |
| 1974-1978 Donald White | 1978-1982 Donald White | 1982-1986 William Kilquist |
| 1986-1990 William Kilquist | 1990-1994 William Kilquist | 1994-1998 William Kilquist |
| 1998-2002 William Kilquist | 2002-2006 William Kilquist | 2006-2010 Robert Burns |
| 2010-2014Robert Burns | 2014-2018 Robert Burns | 2018-2022 Robert Burns |
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