People in Iowa state prison
People sentenced to more than about a year for a state crime are held by Iowa Department of Corrections. Use its own offender search to find them. How to use the Iowa DOC inmate search.
Iowa counties
Showing 48 of 99 counties: the most populous, plus those with a live jail roster or one of the largest prisons. Pick the county where the arrest happened, or open the full A to Z list.
- Benton County
- Black Hawk County
- Boone County
- Bremer County
- Buchanan County
- Buena Vista County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Cedar County
- Cerro Gordo County
- Clay County
- Clayton County
- Clinton County
- Dallas County
- Delaware County
- Des Moines County
- Dickinson County
- Dubuque County
- Fayette County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Iowa County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Johnson County
- Jones County
- Lee County
- Linn County
- Madison County
- Mahaska County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Muscatine County
- Page County
- Plymouth County
- Polk County
- Pottawattamie County
- Poweshiek County
- Scott County
- Sioux County
- Story County
- Tama County
- Wapello County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Webster County
- Winneshiek County
- Woodbury County
Largest state prisons in Iowa
12 of 32 shown, by capacity. Every state prison is listed on the page of the county it is in.
- Fort Dodge Correctional Facility State prison in Fort Dodge, Webster County
- Newton Correctional Facility State prison in Newton, Jasper County
- Anamosa State Penitentiary State prison in Anamosa, Jones County
- Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility State prison in Mount Pleasant, Henry County
- Iowa Correctional Institution for Women State prison in Mitchellville, Polk County
- Clarinda Correctional Facility State prison in Clarinda, Page County
- Iowa State Penitentiary State prison in Fort Madison, Lee County
- Iowa Medical & Classification Center State prison in Coralville, Johnson County
- Clarinda Academy State prison in Clarinda, Page County
- North Central Correctional Facility State prison in Rockwell City, Calhoun County
- Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility State prison in Waterloo, Black Hawk County
- 605 Center State prison in Davenport, Scott County
Questions about Iowa inmate search
How do I find someone in an Iowa county jail?
Search the name at the top of this page, or pick the county where the arrest happened from the 99 counties we cover. We do not copy a live jail roster in Iowa yet, so each county page links the jail's own lookup or phone number where we have one. You can also call the jail with the person's full name and date of birth.
How do I find someone in Iowa state prison?
People sentenced to more than about a year for a state crime are held by the Iowa Department of Corrections. Its own offender search is the source of record. We list 32 state prisons in Iowa.
How many jails and prisons are there in Iowa?
We list 138 facilities in Iowa: 98 county jails, 32 state prisons and 8 other facilities. Each facility page has its address, phone number and how to visit, call, send money and post bail.
Guides
Guides that can help
Free, plain-English guides from searchinmates.org.
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How bail works
Cash bail, bail bonds, what you get back and how to post bail.
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What happens after an arrest
Court dates, public defenders and how a case moves forward, in plain English.