This is a private reference website, not a Des Moines County office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve official booking records. Use the government contacts below for official answers.
Where to Ask About Custody or Records
For local jail questions, start with the Des Moines County Correctional Center or the sheriff's records staff. The jail is at 3630 Bauer Drive, Burlington, IA 52601, and the jail phone is 319-753-8275. The Sheriff's Office records and administration address is 512 N. Main St., Burlington, IA 52601; phone 319-753-8212; email DMCSheriff@dmcounty.com or so-clerical@dmcounty.com. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sheriff records requests may be emailed to so-clerical@dmcounty.com. The first 30 minutes of processing time are free, later staff time and materials are billed at actual cost, payment is by cash, check, or money order, and requests are ordinarily processed within 10 business days.
For court-filed criminal cases, contact the Des Moines County Clerk of Court at 513 North Main Street, P.O. Box 158, Burlington, IA 52601, or call 319-753-8262. For prosecution-related office information, the Des Moines County Attorney is at 100 Valley St., Burlington, IA 52601; phone 319-753-8209; email dmca@dmcounty.com.
- For a person believed to be in the county jail, use the jail inmate records guide and then call the jail if the online path is unclear.
- For booking-photo access and limits, review jail roster mugshots before making a records request.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and Iowa Courts Online.
- For facility details, use the Des Moines County Correctional Center page linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Iowa Department of Corrections offender locator rather than the county jail.
- For federal prison or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.