This is a private reference site, not the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the jail, the court, or any government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the official offices below for those requests.
Where to Direct Jefferson County Record Questions
For a current local custody question, start with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and Jefferson County Correctional Facility. Sheriff Bart Richmond's office and the jail are at 1200 W. Grimes Ave, Fairfield, IA 52556. The jail phone is (641) 472-3967, and the Sheriff's Office phone is (641) 472-3576. Visitors use the jail lobby and parking on the east side of the Jefferson County Law Center.
For court filings after an arrest, contact the Jefferson County Clerk of District Court, 51 E Briggs Ave. Suite 5, Fairfield, IA 52556, (641) 472-3454, countyclerk.jefferson@iowacourts.gov. The clerk's office is open Monday through Friday, 8 am to noon and 1 pm to 4:30 pm.
For prosecution or charging-office routing, contact the Jefferson County Attorney, 51 W Hempstead Ave., Fairfield, IA 52556, (641) 472-9201. The county attorney's office is open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm.
Choose the record path that matches the custody or case status:
- For someone believed to be in the local jail, use jail inmate records and the jail phone or east lobby fallback.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and understand that no official Jefferson County online mugshot gallery was located.
- For charges and hearings after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and Iowa Courts Online.
- For a specific location, use the facility pages listed in the footer, including the Jefferson County Correctional Facility and the Fairfield Law Center access point.
- For a sentenced Iowa prisoner, probation, parole, or work release record, use the Iowa Department of Corrections Offender Search.
- For custody outside the county system, use Iowa VINE for notifications, the BOP locator for sentenced federal inmates, and the ICE Online Detainee Locator System for immigration detention.