This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office holding the record for those services.
Official Mahaska County Contacts
The Mahaska County Sheriff's Office is the custodian to ask about county jail booking records and photographs. The jail can answer current custody questions, while Iowa VINE provides custody-status searches and alerts.
Mahaska County Sheriff's OfficeLaw Center, 214 High Avenue East, Lower Level
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Sheriff's Office: 641-673-4322
Additional line: 641-673-8403
Jail: 641-673-2591
Fax: 641-672-1191
Email: sheriff@mahaskacountyia.gov
Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Jail operations: 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Choose the route that matches the question:
- For a named booking sheet or photograph, follow the focused records-request steps on the home page.
- For a possible warrant, contact the clerk or sheriff through the safe paths on the Wanted Fugitives page.
- For a recent arrest, call the jail, check Iowa VINE, and confirm the court filing through Iowa Courts.
- For custody status or release alerts, use Iowa VINE or call the jail rather than relying on an old web result.
- For a person sentenced to state prison, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search.
- For federal imprisonment or immigration detention, use the official BOP or ICE locator.