This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or pull official booking records. Use the official office that controls the record or service.
Where to Look First
For current Linn County jail custody, start with the Linn County Correctional Center. For older booking records, mugshot requests, and local criminal reports, use the Sheriff's Office Criminal Division records process. Court dates and filed charges are separate from the jail roster and go through the court system.
Linn County Correctional Center
53 3rd Avenue Bridge
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
319-892-6300
Jail custody and inmate information line
Sheriff's Office Criminal Division
310 2nd Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
319-892-6250
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Linn County Clerk of Court
Future court dates and docket questions
319-398-3411
- For someone in the county jail, use jail inmate records and the official active-inmate search.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and the Sheriff's Office mugshot request route.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and Iowa Courts Online.
- For the local jail facility, use the Linn County Correctional Center page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Iowa prisoner, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP locator, U.S. Marshals contacts, or ICE ODLS.