Delaware County Inmate Population Snapshot
The official detention map for Delaware County, Iowa is compact. The Delaware County Sheriff Jail Division identifies the Delaware County Jail as the local jail facility and states that the sheriff maintains records for people booked there. The jail holds people arrested in Delaware County, people waiting for court, people serving local jail time, and people held by a court order or probation matter. No separate county work-release center, regional jail, Iowa DOC prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was found in Delaware County official sources.
The Delaware County inmate population changes with arrests, first appearances, bond orders, probation holds, court-order holds, releases, and transfers. A person may appear on the county roster while in local custody, then leave the roster after release or transfer. If a person receives a state prison sentence, the search moves to the Iowa Department of Corrections Offender Search. Federal sentenced prisoners use the BOP inmate locator, and immigration detainees use ICE ODLS.
Delaware County Inmate Population Statistics
Delaware County publishes a current roster and a jail capacity figure, but the research did not locate an official county table for average daily population, annual bookings, average length of stay, or demographic breakdown. The strongest current numbers are the jail division's 42-inmate capacity and the dated roster snapshot captured from the official GMD Solutions widget on June 13, 2026. The roster count is useful as a point-in-time view, not as an annual rate.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated jail capacity | 42 inmates | Delaware County Sheriff Jail Division, inspected 2026-06-13 |
| Current public roster count | 11 visible entries | GMD Solutions Delaware widget, inspected 2026-06-13 |
| Current snapshot vs. capacity | 26.2% | Calculated from 11 visible entries and 42 beds |
| County population | 17,674 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2025 estimate |
The official Delaware County roster page embeds the current booking widget rather than publishing a statistical dashboard. That makes the roster a custody lookup tool, not a full population report. For time-sensitive release, charge, and bond questions, the county directs users to the jail phone extensions for inmate, serving-time, charge, and bond information.
Delaware County Jail Capacity Trends
The available trend record is a facility-capacity story more than a published average-population story. Local news in 2018 described the old jail as a 13-inmate maximum facility with overflow issues. News in 2021 described the open house for the new sheriff's office and jail. Current official Delaware County pages now state a 42-inmate jail capacity. That current official figure controls over older news descriptions.
| Year / Date | Count or Event | Use in Population Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Old jail reported at 13-inmate maximum | Historical news context only |
| 2021 | New sheriff's office and jail open house reported | Facility transition context |
| 2026-06-13 | 42-inmate current capacity | Official current jail division figure |
| 2026-06-13 | 11 current visible roster entries | Dated public roster snapshot, not ADP |
Laws Governing Delaware County Inmates
Iowa law sets the frame for the Delaware County inmate population. Iowa Code section 356.2 gives the sheriff charge and custody of county jail prisoners until they are discharged by law. Iowa Code Chapter 22 makes public records open for examination and copying unless another law makes a record confidential. Iowa Code section 356.49 requires county sheriffs to make monthly jail reports to the Iowa DOC covering men, women, and juveniles held during the reporting month.
Key Statutes:
Iowa Code § 356.2 places county jail prisoners in the sheriff's custody until lawful discharge.
Iowa Code Chapter 22 is the open-records route for booking records, jail records, and copy requests unless an exemption applies.
Iowa Administrative Code 201-50 sets jail standards for capacity, classification, inspection, medical care, property, mail, and security.
Who Makes Up Delaware County Custody
The county roster does not publish age, race, sex, felony class, misdemeanor class, arresting agency, or a pretrial-versus-sentenced breakdown as structured fields. It does show charge text and custody phrases. In the inspected snapshot, examples included drug offenses, assault, domestic assault, burglary, theft, OWI, probation violation, serving time, and court-order holds. Those phrases help explain why a person is held, but they are not the same as a final court conviction.
- Booking
- The jail intake event after arrest, including property intake, medical screening, fingerprinting, photographing, and warrants check.
- Hold
- A custody reason that may keep a person in jail even when a bond field shows zero.
- Serving time
- A roster phrase that points to a local jail sentence or commitment rather than a new pretrial booking.
- DOC
- The Iowa Department of Corrections, used for state sentenced inmates after transfer from local custody.
Search Delaware County Inmate Population
The main local search path is the Delaware County inmate roster. The page embeds a GMD Solutions Delaware booking widget that shows current entries. There is no search box, released-inmate tab, date filter, or archive link visible in the inspected widget. Users scroll the list and match the person by name and local ID number.
- Open the official Delaware County inmate roster page.
- If the embedded roster does not load, open the GMD Solutions widget directly.
- Scroll the current list and match the name, local ID number, and date field.
- Read the charge, bond amount, cell code, and any additional charges.
- Call the jail at 563-927-3135 ext. 6622 or ext. 6623 for current charge, bond, serving-time, or fingerprinting questions.
The current roster page is also the most direct path from the home page to the deeper Delaware County jail inmate records explanation, where the roster fields and fallback channels are broken out in more detail.
Delaware County Roster Fields
The Delaware County roster is a current-list display. It does not ask for a last name or booking number before results load. Each public card can include a mugshot image slot, name, ID number, date, primary charge, bond amount, cell code, and extra charge lines. Similar names should be verified with the jail because the public card does not show date of birth or age.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No public search field | N/A | N/A | The roster loads as a current list to scroll. |
| Current roster item | Public card | N/A | Shows image slot, name, ID number, date, charge, bond, cell, and added charges when present. |
| Buttons | N/A | N/A | No search, reset, export, pagination, or profile-open buttons were visible in inspected HTML. |
The official embedded roster widget is shown in the county page as a current-inmate feed.
The widget format matters because it confirms that Delaware County publishes a scrollable current roster instead of a searchable archive.
Delaware County Inmate Record Contents
A Delaware County inmate record in the public widget is brief. It is useful for current custody and bond checks, but it is not a full criminal history. It does not show court dates, judge, case number, full statute citations, arresting agency, release date, or a court disposition. Formal case data belongs in Iowa Courts Online and the Delaware County Clerk of Court record.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Image slot | An inmate image tag when a booking image is available; some entries may be blank. |
| Name | Uppercase last, first, and middle-name format. |
| ID Number | Local jail identifier such as an eight-digit number with leading zeros. |
| Date | A YYYY-MM-DD date field. The widget label does not define it further. |
| Charge and Bond | Primary charge text and a bond amount, with more charge lines on some cards. |
| Cell | Public cell code such as M1C, ESS, WSS, WD4, WD1, or similar roster labels. |
Delaware County Jail vs DOC
The Delaware County inmate population is not the same as the Iowa state prison population. County jail custody covers local bookings, pretrial custody, short local sentences, and certain holds. State prison custody begins after a state sentence and transfer. Federal and immigration custody have separate locators. IowaVINE adds notification, but it is not a complete booking archive.
| Custody Question | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Current local jail custody | Delaware County roster | People currently shown in the county jail widget |
| Sentenced state prisoner | Iowa DOC Offender Search | State prison and community corrections records |
| Federal sentence | BOP Inmate Locator | People in federal sentenced custody |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | ICE detainee lookup, not county booking records |
| Victim notification | VINELink / IowaVINE | Custody status notifications by phone or internet registration |
Past Delaware County Inmate Records
The public roster is current-facing. No released-inmate tab or historical booking archive was found in the inspected Delaware County widget. When a person is no longer listed, a past booking record, booking photo, arrest report, or release detail may require a request to the Delaware County Sheriff's Office under Iowa Code Chapter 22. Iowa Public Information Board guidance says requests can be made in writing, by telephone, or electronically, and custodians may charge actual or reasonable costs.
For charge and bond details, call the jail extensions first. For formal court events after arrest, search Iowa Courts Online or contact the Delaware County Clerk of Court. For statewide criminal-history checks, Iowa DPS/DCI publishes a $15 per last-name process with release limits for deferred judgments, old arrests without final disposition, and most juvenile records.
Delaware County Detention Facilities
The Facility Map identifies one local detention facility serving the county jail population. Manchester has a municipal police department, but no separate city jail roster or municipal detention facility page was located. State prison, federal, and ICE paths are fallback locators, not Delaware County facilities.
- Delaware County Jail holds people booked into Delaware County Jail, including pretrial detainees, local serving-time inmates, court-order holds, probation violations, and local charges.
Delaware County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Delaware County inmate population?
The official jail capacity is 42 inmates, and the inspected current roster showed 11 visible entries on June 13, 2026. Delaware County-specific average daily population and annual booking figures were not located in official county sources, so the roster count should be treated as a dated snapshot.
How do I search Delaware County inmates?
Use the Delaware County inmate roster for current jail custody. It is a scrolling current list, not a form search. If a record is missing, call the jail, request records under Iowa Chapter 22, or use Iowa DOC, BOP, or ICE locators when the custody type has changed.
Does the roster show mugshots?
The roster supports booking images through image tags, and some inspected entries had image filenames. Other entries had blank image parameters, so the roster should not be treated as a guaranteed mugshot gallery. The Delaware County jail mugshots page explains the photo limits.
Where do court charges appear?
Booking charges appear on the jail roster, but formal court records after a jail arrest appear in Iowa Courts Online and the Delaware County Clerk of Court file. Charges may be added, amended, reduced, or dismissed after the initial jail booking text.
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