This is a private reference site, not a Woodbury County or Iowa government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visits, or obtain official booking records. Use the official office or locator below for the record you need.
Where to Go for Jail or Record Help
For current Woodbury County Jail questions, start with the sheriff and jail contacts published by the county.
Woodbury County Sheriff's OfficeLaw Enforcement Center
3701 28th Street, Sioux City, IA 51105
Office: 712-279-6010
24-hour non-emergency: 712-279-6510
Jail and bond verification: 712-279-6040
Jail/RISC contact: Captain Todd Harlow, tharlow@woodburycountyiowa.gov
Sheriff: Chad Sheehan
Chief Deputy: Todd Peterson
Sheriff's office window hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Jail administration hours are 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Emergency calls should go to 911.
Woodbury County Clerk of Court620 Douglas Street, Room 101, Sioux City, IA 51101
Phone: 712-279-6611
Cash bond business hours listed in the jail research: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Iowa Department of Corrections, 3rd District
515 Water St., Sioux City, IA 51103
Main phone: 712-252-0590
Sioux City North Facility: 712-252-4226
Sioux City South Facility: 712-224-5515
Use the most specific source for the question:
- For a person currently held in the county jail, use the jail inmate records page and the WCICC in-jail search linked by the sheriff.
- For booking photos and roster photo limits, review jail roster mugshots before contacting the jail.
- For charges, court numbers, filings, and dispositions after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Woodbury County Clerk of Court.
- For a facility-specific question, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer, then contact the facility operator shown there.
- For a sentenced Iowa prisoner or community-corrections case, search the Iowa Department of Corrections offender locator or use IDOC 3rd District contacts for Sioux City residential/community-corrections routing.
- For a federal sentenced prisoner or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.