This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, accept bond, or retrieve an official booking file. Contact the responsible jail, records unit, court, or corrections agency directly for those services.
Pottawattamie Records Contacts
Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office and Jail
1400 Big Lake Road
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Main: 712-890-2200
Records: 712-890-2236, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Current inmate roster
Jail Booking: 712-890-2260
Jail Administration: 712-890-2250
Nonemergency dispatch: 712-328-5737
The arresting department owns its incident report, while the Sheriff's Office owns the jail booking sheet and photograph. Choose the route that matches the record and custody stage:
- For a county booking record or photograph, follow the request steps on the home page and contact Sheriff Records. Its published mugshot price is $5, but no fixed turnaround is posted.
- For a possible active warrant, use Sheriff's Most Wanted. The Sheriff's Office does not confirm warrant information by telephone.
- For a recent arrest, check the current county roster and the arresting agency's official releases. Pottawattamie County has no verified rolling recent-bookings feed.
- For release notifications, use IowaVINE. It provides custody alerts and is not a photo search.
- For an incident report, contact Council Bluffs Police, Carter Lake Police, Avoca City Hall, or the Sheriff's Office according to which agency made the arrest.
- For a sentenced state prisoner's record and photo, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator linked from the custody search section.