This is a private reference site, not a Johnson County government office. We cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull official booking records. Use the official office or locator that controls the record you need.
Where to Ask
For county jail custody or booking records, start with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Records Division, or Jail Division at 511 S. Capitol St., Iowa City, IA 52240. The mailing address is PO Box 2540, Iowa City, IA 52244. The sheriff's main number is 319-356-6020, with extension 3 for Records and extension 5 for the Jail Division. The direct jail information line is 319-356-6025. Records hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except county holidays. Jail custody work runs every day and night, but records checks and public counter requests follow Records Division hours.
For prosecution and charging questions, the Johnson County Attorney is at 500 S. Clinton St., Suite 400, Iowa City, IA 52244-2450. The phone number is 319-339-6100, and office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The County Attorney prosecutes criminal cases for the State of Iowa and does not provide private legal advice. Court dockets and case events should be checked through Iowa Courts Online or the Johnson County Clerk of Court.
- For someone held in Johnson County jail custody, use the official roster path described on jail inmate records, then confirm urgent custody, bond, or release questions at 319-356-6025.
- For booking photos, start with the roster detail page and the process on jail roster mugshots; older or unavailable photos may require the Sheriff's Records Division or a Chapter 22 public-records request.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and Iowa Courts Online, because jail staff cannot provide court information.
- For a specific detention facility, use the facility pages in the footer for Johnson County Jail and Iowa Medical and Classification Center.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Iowa DOC Offender Search, which covers state prison and parole records rather than county jail custody.
- For federal or immigration detention, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.