Facilities · Jail
St. Clair County Jail
Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois · capacity 434
Also reported as Belleville jail.
9 deaths are recorded here, from 1903 to 2025; 5 by name.
- illness 3
- suicide 3
- undetermined 2
- lynching 1
Lawsuits over deaths here have brought at least $301,000 in settlements and awards, for 1 person.
The people
- Kevin O. Peals Sr. October 11, 2025
- Name not reported August 14, 2023
- Name not reported January 10, 2022
- Samuel L. Johnson February 19, 2021
- Preston Thomas January 26, 2021
- Name not reported September 10, 2020
- Name not reported October 29, 2016
- Bradley Scarpi May 23, 2014
- W. T. Wyatt June 6, 1903
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.