This is a private reference site, not a Delaware County government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, pull an official booking record, or change a court record. Use the government office or official locator that holds the record.
Where to Look
For current Delaware County Jail questions, the local starting point is the Delaware County Sheriff's Office and Jail at 1225 W. Howard Street, Manchester, IA 52057. Sheriff Travis Hemesath's office lists the main phone as (563) 927-3135, fax (563) 927-1027, and public counter hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Jail charge, bond, inmate, serving-time, and fingerprinting questions should use ext. 6622 or ext. 6623. The sheriff extension listed in the research is ext. 6608.
The Delaware County District Court Clerk is at 301 E Main Street, Manchester, IA 52057, phone 563-927-4942. The Delaware County Attorney is John W. Bernau at 301 E Main Street, Manchester, phone (563) 927-3819. Those offices handle different parts of a case, so a roster question, a filed criminal case question, and a prosecution question may not go to the same office.
- For a person held in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and then call the jail extensions if charge or bond details need confirmation.
- For current booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and ask the sheriff's office about any Chapter 22 request for an absent or older image.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and Iowa Courts Online or the Delaware County Clerk of Court.
- For facility details, use the Delaware County Jail page linked in the footer facilities column.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search rather than the county roster.
- For federal sentenced custody or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE ODLS. For custody-change alerts, use VINELink or IowaVINE.