This is a private reference site, not a Decatur County office. We cannot confirm who is in custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or retrieve official booking records. For those actions, use the public office that maintains the record.
Where to Direct a Decatur County Record Question
For local jail and sheriff records, start with Sheriff Chris Lane's office or the jail line. The Sheriff's Office is at 201 NE Idaho St., Leon, IA 50144, and the Decatur County Jail is at 206 NE 2nd Street, Leon, IA 50144. The shared public phone is 641-446-4111. Posted office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; the county instructs after-hours visitors to go to the jail. Court filings are handled by the Decatur County Clerk of Court at the Decatur County Courthouse, 207 N. Main Street, Leon, IA 50144, 641-219-4265. County Attorney Alan Wilson can be reached at 641-446-3773 for that office's public contact line.
- For a person currently held at Decatur County Jail, use jail inmate records and the county-linked BlueHorse roster at http://inmates.bluhorse.com/default.aspx?ID=DECATURIA, then call 641-446-4111 if the roster is unclear.
- For booking photos and related limits, start with jail roster mugshots and verify any public-release question with the Sheriff's Office.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Iowa Courts Online at https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/ESAWebApp/, and the clerk's office.
- For local facility details, use the Decatur County Jail page and confirm visit rules directly before traveling.
- For a sentenced state prisoner or Iowa community-corrections record, use the Iowa Department of Corrections Offender Search at https://doc-search.iowa.gov/Offender/Search.
- For custody notifications, use Iowa VINELink. For federal custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. For immigration custody, use ICE's Online Detainee Locator System.