Ida County Jail Roster Overview
The Ida County Sheriff's Office inmate roster is the primary online source for Ida County inmate records in local custody. The roster has a disclaimer page, a current-inmates list, a 48-hour release channel, a name search page, and individual profile pages. It is free to view and does not require a public login. The sheriff's office also lists a 24-hour non-emergency phone line, 712-364-3146, for jail information and confirmation.
The roster is not a full criminal-history report. It does not cover Iowa DOC prisoners after transfer, sentenced federal prisoners, or immigration detainees held through ICE. It also does not guarantee that charge or bond details remain current after a court appearance. When a bond company, family member, or attorney needs a current amount, charge, or case number, the profile warning directs them to contact jail staff.
The roster disclaimer screenshot at the official Ida County roster disclaimer shows the two public paths: current inmates and the 48-hour release list.
Those two links shape the main lookup path for current and very recent Ida County Jail records.
Search Ida County Inmates
A basic Ida County inmate records search starts with a name or a willingness to browse the full current list. The roster lets readers sort current entries by name or booking date and open a profile for details. If a spelling is uncertain, Show All can be more useful than a narrow search because the roster is small and visible entries can be scanned.
- Open the sheriff's inmate roster disclaimer page and continue to Current Inmates.
- Use the roster search page if a name search is needed.
- Choose Show All if the exact spelling is unclear or the list is short.
- Open View Profile for the booking number, image, charge, arresting agency, and bond field.
- Check the 48-hour release page if the person no longer appears in current custody.
- Call 712-364-3146 when the roster result needs charge, bail, or case-number confirmation.
Ida County Current Inmate Search Fields
The Ida County jail roster search field inventory is compact. The visible search page uses one Search By Name text field. Current and released tabs, name and date options, and sort controls help readers move through the visible jail records. No official advanced fields for booking number, date range, charge class, or housing unit were found on the public roster page.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search By Name | Text | Unspecified | Single visible field for name search. |
| Name | Sort link | No | Changes visible roster order by name. |
| Date | Sort link | No | Changes visible roster order by date. |
| Current | Roster tab | No | Current inmates in Ida County Jail. |
| Released | Roster tab | No | Released channel tied to 48-hour release language. |
| Search | Button | No | Runs the name search. |
| Show All | Button | No | Clears search and displays visible entries. |
The roster search screenshot at the official search page confirms the one-field structure and the Search and Show All buttons.
This simple search design makes the phone fallback more important when a name is misspelled or the person has moved out of county custody.
What Ida County Inmate Profiles Show
An Ida County inmate profile gives the facts most readers need for a first custody check. The profile has a public booking image, the inmate name, booking number, age, gender, race, arresting agency, booking date and time, charge text, and bond. The research did not find court dates, case numbers, warrant numbers, statute codes, charge class, housing assignment, or projected release date on the inspected profile.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Public booking image on visible profile pages. |
| Booking Number | Eight-digit booking number with leading zeroes in observed examples. |
| Age, Gender, Race | Basic public demographic fields, not a full identity file. |
| Arresting Agency | Agency listed for the booking, such as Ida County Sheriff. |
| Booking Date | Date and time of jail booking. |
| Charges | Plain charge or hold text. It is not a conviction. |
| Bond | Public bond amount that may change after court appearances. |
Roster caveat: The Ida County Jail cannot certify the roster's accuracy or authenticity, and profile charges or bail may change after court events.
Ida County 48-Hour Release Records
The released-inmate channel is useful when a person was recently in the jail but is missing from the current roster. The disclaimer page describes the second channel as 48-hour release, for persons released from the Ida County Sheriff's Office Jail within that period. Released cards can show release date, booking date, charge or hold text, and bond at the list level.
After that recent window, older booking records may require a public-records request to the sheriff's office under Iowa Chapter 22. A request should identify the person's full name, booking date, booking number if known, and the record requested. If charges were filed in court, Iowa Courts Online and the Ida County Clerk of Court become the better route for case filings, hearings, and dispositions.
Ida County Jail Contact Card
Phone and in-person channels matter because the roster warns that charge and bail information may change. The sheriff website lists non-emergency phone service as 24 hours, and the Ida County government sheriff page names Sheriff Wade Harriman. Office hours differ by official source, with the sheriff site ending at 4:00 pm and the county government page ending at 4:30 pm. Confirm before traveling.
Ida County Jail
401 Moorehead Street
Ida Grove, IA 51445
712-364-3146
Jail email: jail@idacountysheriff.us
Ida County Sheriff's Office
401 Moorehead Street
Ida Grove, IA 51445
712-364-3146
Crime tips: 712-364-3063
Booking Process in Ida County
Ida County did not publish a detailed public booking manual in the official jail page reviewed. The visible record outputs still show the practical sequence. A person is arrested by the sheriff or another law-enforcement agency, booked into Ida County Jail if held locally, and then appears on the public roster when listed. The booking profile can show the booking number, booking date and time, arresting agency, charge, bond, and photo.
From there, court events can change the picture. The County Attorney decides whether to prosecute and what charges to file. The Clerk of Court maintains the district court case once filings begin. If the person is sentenced to Iowa DOC custody, the county roster is no longer the main long-term inmate locator.
Ida County Jail Visitation Schedule
Ida County Jail publishes a narrow public visitation window. General visitation is Thursday afternoon. The jail also has a holiday rule, a clearance rule for other days, a clergy notice rule, and a six-month restriction for people who were recently incarcerated in the jail. Visitor ID, dress code, child-visitor, and visit-length details were not located in the official jail page.
| Visitor Type | Schedule or Rule | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| General public visitation | Thursday, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | No visitation if a holiday falls on Thursday. |
| Other-day visitation | Cleared by Sheriff or jail staff | No routine schedule published. |
| Clergy | Monday through Friday with 24-hour notice | Separate notice rule for clergy visits. |
| Recently incarcerated visitors | Not allowed within six months | Applies to anyone incarcerated in Ida County Jail during that period. |
Mail and Phone for Ida County Inmates
Outgoing inmate mail is sent through the U.S. Postal Service. Friends and family cannot stop at the jail to pick up a note or letter. Incoming mail is inspected by jail staff unless it is privileged mail from sources such as an attorney, court judge, the Governor of Iowa, Clerk of Court, Citizen's Aide Office, or a member of the federal or state legislature.
- Privileged mail
- Legal or official mail that receives different handling from ordinary personal mail.
- Collect calling
- A jail phone call billed through the telephone provider rather than paid at the jail counter.
- Video call
- A remote communication option provided through Reliance Telephone according to the jail page.
Reliance Telephone provides collect calling accounts, phone cards, texting, and video call capabilities. Friends and family may use Reliance online or call 800-896-3201. The research did not locate an Ida County-specific per-minute fee table.
Ida County Commissary Deposits
The sheriff's office maintains the inmate commissary fund. Deposited money is a privilege and may be withdrawn or used for amounts owed to the sheriff's office. The jail page says funds may be applied to vehicle towing, housing or work-release charges, fines, surcharges, prescriptions, medical or dental services, and other expenses authorized by Iowa Administrative Code 201-50.15.
| Commissary Topic | Ida County Rule |
|---|---|
| Online deposits | MyCarePack is the listed deposit channel. |
| Cash at jail | The jail does not accept cash for commissary accounts. |
| Order day | Orders are collected Tuesday. |
| Delivery day | Commissary is delivered Friday of the same week. |
| Fees | No Ida County-specific commissary fee table was located. |
Note: Confirm custody with the jail before sending money because a recent release or transfer can change the right payment path.
County, DOC, Federal, and VINE
Not every inmate record belongs to the Ida County Jail. The Iowa DOC Offender Search covers state prisoners and DOC-supervised people. Its fields include first, middle, and last name, offender number, sex, location, offense, county of commitment, and match type. The Iowa VINE/VINELink portal supplies custody and case notification tools when available.
Federal sentenced prisoners are searched through the BOP Inmate Locator, which covers federal inmates from 1982 to present. Immigration detainees are searched through ICE ODLS, which requires JavaScript. Ida County has no mapped BOP or ICE detention facility, so those systems are fallback channels for different custody types, not local jail pages.
Ida County Sheriff App Lookup
The free Ida County IA Sheriff app is a documented local access channel. The sheriff's January 30, 2026 press release announced the app, and the Apple App Store and Google Play listings describe inmates, most wanted, press releases, contact, and crime-tip features. The app is an added access path, not proof that web roster data is complete or final.