This website is a private reference resource, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visitation, or pull official booking records. For those actions, use the official office or locator that controls the record.
Where to Start for Fayette County Records
For current Fayette County Jail custody questions, the sheriff-run correctional center is the direct local contact. Court charges after arrest are handled through the Clerk of Court and Iowa Courts Online, while state, federal, and immigration custody use separate locator systems.
Fayette County Sheriff's Office / Fayette County Correctional Center220 N Industrial Pkwy
West Union, IA 52175
Jail: 563-422-3234
General / dispatch: 563-422-6067
Public office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., excluding holidays Fayette County Clerk of Court
114 N Vine Street, Suite 200
West Union, IA 52175
Phone: 563-422-5694
- For a person currently held at the county jail, start with jail inmate records or call the jail at 563-422-3234.
- For booking-photo questions, use jail roster mugshots and confirm record availability with the sheriff's office.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Fayette County Clerk of Court.
- For a facility-specific question, use the Fayette County Correctional Center or West Union Residential Facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Iowa prisoner or community-supervision record, use the Iowa DOC Offender Search.
- For a sentenced federal inmate, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
- For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- For custody-change notices in Iowa, use VINELink or IowaVINE resources.