Facilities · Jail
Hancock County Jail
Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois · capacity 43
Also reported as Carthage Jail; Carthage jail.
6 deaths are recorded here, from 1844 to 2025; 4 by name.
- lynching 3
- illness 2
- other person 1
The people
- Name not reported March 29, 2025
- William R. Clark November 2, 2013
- Name not reported November 9, 1881
- Joseph Smith June 27, 1844
- Hyrum Smith June 27, 1844
- Hiram Smith June 27, 1844
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.