This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule jail services, or retrieve official booking records. For those actions, use the official office that holds the record.
Where to Ask
For current Winneshiek County jail custody, start with the Winneshiek County Sheriff's Office and Jail. Sheriff Dan Marx's office lists the public-safety complex at 400 Claiborne Drive, Decorah, IA 52101. The main sheriff phone is 563-382-4268, the jail phone is 563-387-4096, the fax number is 563-382-2042, and the sheriff email is sheriff@co.winneshiek.ia.us.
Winneshiek County Sheriff's Office and Jail
400 Claiborne Drive
Decorah, IA 52101
Main sheriff phone: 563-382-4268
Jail phone: 563-387-4096
Fax: 563-382-2042
Email: sheriff@co.winneshiek.ia.us
Court records and filed charges are handled through the clerk and courts, not by this site. The Winneshiek Clerk of Court is at 201 West Main Street, Decorah, IA 52101, and the clerk phone is 563-382-2469. The Winneshiek County Attorney is at 212 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA 52101, with phone 563-382-3511 and public office hours Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. No official sheriff mobile app was found for this county, so use the county site, phone lines, and official locator systems instead of an app-only roster.
- For someone in the local jail, use the jail inmate records page and the jail phone when the current list is unclear.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and request past photos from the sheriff's office when the person is no longer listed.
- For filed charges and docket status after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Winneshiek Clerk of Court.
- For facility-specific details, use the Winneshiek County Jail page linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced Iowa prisoner, search the Iowa Department of Corrections Offender Search rather than the county jail roster.
- For a federal inmate or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- For custody and criminal-case notification, use Iowa VINELink after confirming the correct person and case.