Iowa Inmate Search

The Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC) is responsible for providing secure accommodations to more than 8,200 people in nine facilities and managing nearly 30,800 within its community correctional facilities. Their offender search database is accessible to the public and allows users to search for records of inmates under the IDOC by name or number.

When searching by name, it's important to fill out as much information as possible in order to ensure an accurate result - however this can be difficult as some inmates may have very similar names. To help narrow down the results, you can also include additional information such as date of birth, gender, offense committed, county of the crime committed and respective charges or sentencing period.

How to find inmates in the Iowa County Jails 

Third-party websites allow members of the public to use Iowa FOIA to access records kept by state agencies for inmate information. Typically, you can quickly search for an inmate by name - but if the results are too wide-ranging, additional details may be necessary such as date of birth, eye and hair color, tattoos or scars, criminal charges and county of arrest.

There are websites that offer these services at no charge while others may require payment in order to use them. It's important to remember that these websites are independent from government and fees paid may not be reliable sources of up-to-date information. Additionally, their prices can be costly compared to what's available through other more reliable avenues.

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