Clayton County Inmate Population is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm that someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, pull an official booking record, change a court record, or answer for the jail. Use the official contacts below for those tasks.
Where to Ask for the Right Record
Different offices answer different questions after an arrest in Clayton County. Use the jail for current local custody, the Sheriff's Office for agency routing and records questions, the Clerk for filed court records, and the County Attorney for prosecution-related matters.
Clayton County Jail
22680 230th Street
Elkader, IA 52043
Phone: 563-245-1540
Clayton County Sheriff's Office
22680 230th Street
Saint Olaf, IA 52072
Phone: 563-245-2422
Clayton County Clerk of District Court
111 High Street NE, Suite 203
Elkader, IA 52043
Phone: 563-245-2204
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Clayton County Attorney
120 N Main Street
Elkader, IA 52043
Phone: 563-245-3888
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
For lookup tasks, start with the record type you need:
- For someone believed to be in the local jail, use the jail inmate records page and call Clayton County Jail for current custody.
- For booking-photo questions, see jail roster mugshots; Clayton County did not publish an inspected online mugshot gallery.
- For charges, hearings, bonds, or filed criminal cases, use court records after a jail arrest and contact the Clerk of District Court for court-record questions.
- For the local facility page, use Clayton County Jail.
- For a sentenced Iowa prisoner or person under state supervision, use the Iowa DOC Offender Search.
- For federal custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator.
- For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.
- For custody notifications, use Iowa VINELink or the national VINELink portal.