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. Please contact the agency that holds the record for those services.
Official Contact Routes
Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office
512 N. Main Street
Burlington, IA 52601
Office and Records Division: 319-753-8212
Jail information: 319-753-8275
Records email: so-clerical@dmcounty.com
Records questions: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except county holidays. Department hours may vary.
Choose the route that matches the record or custody stage:
- For a county booking record or photograph, use the request steps on the home page and email the Sheriff’s records unit.
- For a warrant or post-release court issue, follow the official warrant and court links on the home page.
- For a same-day Burlington entry, check Arrests Last 24 Hours. For a broader publication window, use the Police Blotter.
- For custody status or a release alert, use VINELink Custody Check and verify urgent details with the jail.
- For jail visitation, bond, or release questions, call the Sheriff’s Office jail information number above.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search or its open-records process.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator.