Audubon County Jail Roster Status
No official Audubon County online jail roster, booking list, "who is in jail" page, mugshot gallery, or inmate-search form was found on auduboncountyia.gov. The official sheriff page publishes contact information, not current inmate profiles. That is the central fact for Audubon County jail inmate records. A missing online roster is not the same as missing jail records. It means the current custody search is handled through the sheriff's office, VINE if participating data is available, the court docket after charges are filed, or a public-records request.
The Audubon County Sheriff's Department operates the Audubon County Jail. The official staff page names Sheriff Todd W. Johnson and Chief Deputy David Beane, who is listed as jail administrator. The county-indexed department-history text describes a small jail with male and female housing, out-of-county inmates as needed, separate cell blocks, one holding room, and one isolation cell. Use those local facts when reading Audubon County inmate records, because a small county jail will not function like a large metro roster site.
Search Audubon County Jail Records
Because there is no inspected county jail roster, the Audubon County inmate records search is a fallback chain. Start with the sheriff for current custody, then move outward only when the answer points that way. A person who was arrested and booked today is not usually found first in Iowa DOC or BOP. Those systems cover sentenced state or federal custody, not routine county jail intake.
- Call the Audubon County Sheriff's Department at 712-563-2631 and ask whether the person is currently held.
- Ask whether booking date, release status, bond status, or charge information can be released by phone.
- Use Iowa VINE / VINELink or 1-888-742-8463 for custody notifications where Audubon data is available.
- Search Iowa Courts Online for charges filed after the arrest.
- File an Iowa Chapter 22 request with the sheriff if a booking record, arrest record, or booking photo is not posted online.
- Use Iowa DOC, BOP, or ICE only when the person may be in state prison, federal custody, or immigration detention.
Audubon County Roster Search Fields
The official county roster field table is short because no public county roster was located. The table below preserves that finding instead of inventing search boxes. For comparison, the state and notification systems do provide search fields, but they serve different custody purposes.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No official Audubon County jail roster located | Not applicable | Not applicable | The sheriff page publishes contact information only; no public county search fields or inmate profiles were found. |
| VINE offender name | Text | Unspecified | Search or register for custody notices where participating-agency data exists. |
| Iowa DOC last name | Text | Optional/unspecified | For sentenced state custody, not current county jail intake. |
| Iowa Courts Online name search | Text | Last name rules apply | For filed court cases after arrest, not a live jail housing list. |
Audubon County Inmate Record Fields
Audubon County public profiles could not be inspected because no official public roster profile was found. Do not assume the county website shows mugshots, housing units, booking numbers, bond amounts, or release status online. Those details may exist in jail operations or may be available through official contact, but the research did not find them in a public county database.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Identity of the person booked or held; not found in a public Audubon roster. |
| Booking date/time | Jail intake timing; ask the sheriff or request records when not published online. |
| Booking number | Local jail booking identifier; no public Audubon format was found. |
| Charges | Arrest or booking allegations; use court records for formal filed charges. |
| Bond | Release condition if set; verify with sheriff, clerk, or court case entries. |
| Mugshot | Booking photo; not found in an official Audubon County online roster. |
| Custody status | Held, released, or transferred; confirm through sheriff, VINE, DOC, BOP, or ICE based on custody type. |
The sheriff staff screenshot below comes from the official Audubon County sheriff staff page, which identifies the sheriff and the jail administrator tied to local inmate records.
That source supports the local routing: the sheriff runs the jail, while court, DOC, federal, and ICE systems answer different record questions.
Find County State Federal Inmates
Audubon County inmate records should be searched by custody level. The county jail is for local booking, pretrial detention, short local sentences, warrant holds, and out-of-county inmates as needed. Iowa DOC covers sentenced state offenders. BOP covers sentenced federal prisoners from 1982 to the present. ICE has its own detainee locator for immigration custody.
| Custody | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or short local sentence | Audubon County Sheriff's Department | Current jail custody, local booking, release, and bond questions. |
| Custody notification | Iowa VINE / VINELink | Notifications where participating agency data is available. |
| Sentenced state prisoner | Iowa DOC Offender Search | Name, offender number, location, offense, and county of commitment fields. |
| Federal sentenced prisoner | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Adult ICE detainee searches by A-number or name/country/DOB. |
Audubon County Jail Facility
The Audubon County Jail is the only local detention facility resolved from the facility map. The sheriff office and jail are listed at the courthouse complex in Audubon. Official public sources did not identify a separate jail annex, city holding facility with a public inmate page, regional jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center inside Audubon County.
Audubon County Jail
318 Leroy St. Ste. 4
Audubon, IA 50025
712-563-2631
Call before arrival; public jail lobby and visitation hours were not published.
Audubon County Booking Process
Audubon County does not publish a detailed booking-process page. Iowa law and the court workflow provide the practical sequence. A person may be arrested by warrant, arrested without a warrant, or cited into court. If brought to jail, intake creates local booking information. Iowa Code section 804.20 gives an arrested or restrained person the right, without unnecessary delay after arrival at detention, to call, consult, and see family or an attorney. Attorney consultation must be confidential and without unreasonable delay.
After booking, the person must be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay. Iowa Code sections 804.21 and 804.22 address warrant and warrantless arrests. A court complaint, bond order, or first appearance entry may then appear in Iowa Courts Online. The jail stage and the court stage overlap in time, but they are not the same record. If a person was booked but released before a court case appears, check the posting delay and contact the clerk if needed.
Audubon County Jail Visits
No current official Audubon County jail visitation schedule, video visit scheduling URL, mail policy, phone-provider page, or commissary vendor page was found. Board minutes from January 2023 show that Sheriff Todd Johnson discussed a new jail video visitation kiosk as an option with new jail phones, and later minutes placed the kiosk on the lower floor in the north hallway on the west side. Those minutes confirm a kiosk discussion, not a public schedule.
| Visit Type | Schedule | Access Notes |
|---|---|---|
| In-person or video jail visit | Not published in official sources | Call the sheriff at 712-563-2631 before arrival. |
| Attorney visit | Not published | Attorney access usually differs from public visits; call the jail. |
| Remote video visit | Not published | No official scheduling URL or vendor was located. |
Note: Do not travel to the jail for a visit until the sheriff confirms custody, visit availability, identification rules, and entry procedures.
Audubon County Jail Mail Money
Official public rules for Audubon County inmate mail, phone accounts, commissary deposits, and money transfers were not found. Older county minutes reference jail commissary funds, but no public vendor, fee schedule, deposit limit, or mail-address format was located. The safest route is to call the sheriff before sending funds, mail, books, packages, or legal papers.
| Service | Published Detail | Practical Step |
|---|---|---|
| Personal mail | No official policy located | Call before sending cash, photos, books, or property. |
| Legal mail | No official policy located | Ask the jail about current legal-mail handling. |
| Money deposit | No vendor or fee located | Confirm accepted methods with the sheriff. |
| Room and board rates | 2026 board minutes set sentenced, work-release, and out-of-county rates | Do not confuse these rates with bond or court fines. |
Request Audubon County Booking Records
Iowa Code Chapter 22 allows public-record requests in person, in writing, by phone, or electronically. The research did not locate an Audubon-specific sheriff records-request form, and the sheriff page does not publish an email address. Use the sheriff's main phone, mail, or in-person channels unless the county gives a different custodian instruction. A custodian can charge reasonable costs, and some investigative, juvenile, sealed, expunged, or criminal-history restrictions may apply.
Formal statewide criminal history is separate. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation criminal history record check is a statewide product with a $15 fee per last name, request channels that include online, mail, fax, in person, or email, and no phone requests. Local jail inmate records are not the same product as a DCI criminal-history check.
For an older Audubon County jail record, include enough detail for staff to locate the record without guessing: full name, approximate arrest or booking date, agency involved if known, and whether the request is for custody status, a booking sheet, a booking photo, or an arrest report. If the record relates to a filed criminal case, the clerk and Iowa Courts Online may be the better source for docket entries, filed charges, dispositions, fines, and court dates.