Guthrie County Inmate Population Overview
The Guthrie County inmate population is centered on one local detention site, the Guthrie County Jail, which is operated by the Guthrie County Sheriff's Office. The jail holds people arrested by sheriff deputies, city police, and other local or state officers in the county. It can also hold people serving short local jail terms and short-term holds, plus out-of-county inmates when Guthrie County accepts them. No state prison, federal prison, ICE detention center, work-release center, regional jail, or city jail was located in official source material for Guthrie County.
That simple facility map does not mean the lookup path is simple. Current county custody must be checked with the sheriff or jail because no official online Guthrie County jail roster was found on the county site. Court charges move to Iowa Courts Online after filing. Sentenced felony and supervised offenders move to the Iowa Department of Corrections system. Federal custody uses the Bureau of Prisons locator, and immigration custody uses the ICE locator. Each system covers a different slice of the Guthrie County inmate population.
Guthrie County Inmate Population Statistics
Guthrie County does not publish a live jail population count on the official jail information page. The best local numbers come from the 2020 jail project materials, Guthrie County board records, and Vera county jail trend data. Those sources show an old small jail, a new Law Enforcement Center project, and historical counts before the new jail opened. The figures below should not be read as a live roster count.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Old jail capacity | 10 beds | Guthrie County Vote and Iowa Public Radio, 2020 |
| New LEC jail capacity | 28 beds, 32 with second bunk | Guthrie County Vote project page, 2020 |
| Vera construction capacity after project | 32 beds | Vera jail-construction data, project year 2021 |
| Latest Vera county jail population | 7 people | Vera Guthrie County row, 2019 |
| County-reported annual inmate count | 177 in 2011; 344 in 2017 | Guthrie County Board FY2018 minutes |
| Current live count | Not published | Official jail page, accessed June 13, 2026 |
Guthrie County Inmate Population Trends
The Vera county file gives a useful pre-project trend line for the Guthrie County inmate population. The values are historical and may include estimated or harmonized data, but they help explain why the county later built a larger Law Enforcement Center jail. The old facility had a small rated capacity and could become hard to use even below its bed count because jail standards require separation by sex, status, health needs, behavior, and other classification factors.
| Year | Total Jail Population | Rated Capacity | Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 9.33 | 62.41 | Vera Guthrie County historical row. |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 | 78.70 | Pre-project jail trend. |
| 2017 | 5 | 8.67 | 79.37 | Board minutes separately reported 344 annual inmates. |
| 2018 | 8 | 8.33 | 125.71 | County project materials described overflow pressure. |
| 2019 | 7 | 8 | 110.10 | Latest Guthrie-specific Vera county row located. |
The county's referendum materials also listed monthly average daily population and out-of-county housing before the new jail. August 2019 showed an average daily population of 10.94 with 16 inmates held out of county for 136 days. November 2019 showed an average daily population of 9.27 with 13 inmates held out of county for 179 days. Those details matter because a small county jail can face crowding from classification needs, not just a total head count.
Guthrie County Jail Capacity
The old Guthrie County jail was described in local reporting as a 1963 facility built for 10 people. Guthrie County Vote materials said the old jail could become functionally full at lower numbers because inmates could not always be housed together. Guthrie County Board minutes from the FY2020 record discussed a 14,800-square-foot new facility with 28 beds, five classification units, four intake holding cells, and an option for future expansion.
The Samuels Group Law Enforcement Center page identifies the project as a 28-bed jail with sheriff administration, jail administration, patrol, and investigations. The county project material lists second-bunk capacity of 32 beds. No current county page gives a live population, so the responsible way to describe the current Guthrie County inmate population is to separate historical capacity from real-time custody confirmation.
The county's own project screenshot shows why the building history is part of any Guthrie County inmate population analysis. The Guthrie County jail capacity referendum page documented the old jail's limits and overflow pressure.
That source supports the local point that bed count, classification, and out-of-county housing all shaped the county's detention planning.
Guthrie County Inmate Demographics
No current county-published demographic dashboard was located for the Guthrie County inmate population. The historical Vera file gives the clearest local breakdown found in the research. The values include fractional estimates in some years because Vera harmonizes data across sources, so they should be used as trend context, not as current jail roster facts.
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Pretrial | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.75 | 1.25 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3.75 | 1.25 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Those historical rows show that most of the measured Guthrie County jail population was pretrial in the years reviewed. National Bureau of Justice Statistics context for 2023 also reported that most U.S. jail inmates were unconvicted at midyear, but that national share is not a Guthrie County live count.
Guthrie County Inmate Laws
Iowa law shapes what can be released about the Guthrie County inmate population. The sheriff is the local jail operator and custodian for many jail records. The clerk of court is the route for court-filed criminal cases. The Iowa Department of Corrections is the custodian for sentenced and supervised state offenders. These roles explain why one search box cannot answer every custody question.
Key Iowa authorities:
Iowa Code Chapter 22 governs open records for county, sheriff, court, and state records unless a confidentiality law applies.
Iowa Code 22.7 protects some investigative and criminal-identification files while preserving access to immediate facts and public arrest data.
Iowa Code 356.36 requires minimum jail standards for Iowa jails and holding facilities.
Iowa Code 356.43 covers jail inspections, remedial action, and inspection report routing.
Iowa Code 904.602 separates public DOC offender fields from confidential medical, security, family, and presentence material.
Guthrie County DOC Population
No Iowa DOC prison is physically located in Guthrie County. A person sentenced from Guthrie County District Court may still appear in the Iowa DOC Offender Search under County of Commitment. That locator is for sentenced or supervised state offenders, not a live county jail list. DOC says its public information is based on Iowa Code 904.601, is believed accurate but not warranted, and is updated weekly.
The statewide DOC count gives background for cases that leave Guthrie County custody. On June 12, 2026, DOC daily statistics showed an institutional current count of 8,937, capacity of 6,990, medical and segregation count of 1,013, and 27.85 percent overcrowding. Those figures are statewide prison and supervision context. They do not say how many people were in the Guthrie County Jail that day.
The Iowa DOC daily statistics page is the state source for prison and community corrections population context.
Use those statewide figures only after separating local jail custody from state prison custody.
Search Guthrie County Inmates
The official county site does not provide a searchable Guthrie County jail roster, current-inmate list, booking report, or mugshot gallery. The access chain starts with the jail, then branches to court, state, victim-notification, federal, and immigration systems. This matters most for new arrests because the jail may know current custody before Iowa Courts Online shows a filed case.
- Call the Guthrie County Sheriff's Office and Jail at 641-747-2214 for current custody, visiting status, bond direction, and transfer questions.
- Use the Law Enforcement Center public window or the 24/7 foyer intercom when a phone call is not enough.
- Search Iowa Courts Online after a complaint or case has been filed.
- Contact the Guthrie County Clerk of Court for documents, older files, and public terminal access.
- Check Iowa DOC, VINELink, BOP, or ICE when the person is no longer held in the county jail.
Guthrie County Custody Lookup
Because there is no official online roster, Guthrie County custody lookup is a fallback process. The sheriff page lists the Law Enforcement Center, window service, and 24/7 foyer intercom. The jail information page lists visitation, Reliance Telephone, and JailATM, but it does not list a public roster or booking photo feed. Avoid unofficial pages that claim to provide Guthrie County inmate data without being the county, court, DOC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink.
| Need | Best Channel | What It Can Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail custody | Guthrie County Jail, 641-747-2214 | Whether the person is held locally or was transferred. |
| Court-filed charges | Iowa Courts Online or Clerk of Court | Case number, docket entries, charges, hearings, and public documents. |
| State sentenced custody | Iowa DOC Offender Search | Location, offender number, offense, county of commitment, and supervision status. |
| Custody notice | Iowa VINELink | Custody notification registration and updates when covered. |
| Federal or immigration custody | BOP or ICE locator | Federal inmate location or ICE detainee search results. |
Note: JailATM and Reliance are officially linked vendor tools for commissary and communication, not a Guthrie County jail roster.
Guthrie County Inmate Records
No official Guthrie County sample jail profile was available for inspection. Do not assume a public county record shows a mugshot, booking number, bond, housing unit, charge list, or release date. The sheriff or jail may be able to confirm basic current-custody facts, while court-filed charge details belong in the court record. A formal public-records request may be needed for older or non-online jail records.
| Record Type | Likely Route | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Current custody status | Guthrie County Sheriff's Office/Jail | Not posted in an official online roster. |
| Bond or release direction | Jail first, then Clerk of Court when court-set | Other holds can block release. |
| Formal charges | Iowa Courts Online and Clerk of Court | New cases may lag until added to the case system. |
| State offender profile | Iowa DOC Offender Search | Updated weekly and not a county jail roster. |
| Booking photo | Sheriff records request under Chapter 22 | No online Guthrie County mugshot gallery was found. |
County Jail vs DOC Search
Readers often mix county jail records with state prison records. In Guthrie County, the distinction is crucial because the local jail has no online roster while the state has a searchable DOC locator. The county jail covers recent arrests, pretrial detention, short local jail sentences, and short-term holds. The DOC locator covers sentenced and supervised state offenders, including people committed from Guthrie County.
| Guthrie County Jail | Iowa DOC | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is covered | Local arrests, pretrial detainees, short jail terms, and local holds. | Sentenced prisoners, parolees, probationers, and supervised offenders. |
| Operator | Guthrie County Sheriff's Office. | Iowa Department of Corrections. |
| Lookup route | Phone, in person, intercom, or records request. | Online offender search by name, number, location, offense, or county of commitment. |
| Record timing | Current custody may be known before court filing. | DOC records update weekly and can change quickly. |
Federal and ICE Search
No federal BOP facility or ICE detention center was located in Guthrie County. Federal and immigration lookups still matter because a person arrested in the county may be transferred, held on a federal warrant, or found in another district system. The BOP Inmate Locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to present and may show name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. The ICE locator searches by A-number or biographical data and requires enough exact identity information to match the detainee.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another agency that may affect release from the county jail.
- County of commitment
- The county from which a person was sentenced or committed to Iowa DOC custody.
- Pretrial
- Custody before conviction, usually while charges, bond, or hearings are pending.
- Sentenced
- Custody after conviction or a court sentence.
Guthrie County Detention Facilities
The Guthrie County inmate population has one local detention facility page in this project. Panora and Stuart have police departments, and Guthrie Center lists sheriff service for policing, but official city materials did not identify separate public municipal jails. Stuart's police code refers to custody and conveyance of prisoners to detention facilities, which supports transfer to a detention facility rather than a separate city jail page.
- Guthrie County Jail - sheriff-operated county jail for local arrests, pretrial detainees, county jail sentences, short-term holds, and accepted out-of-county inmates.
Guthrie County Inmate FAQ
How large is the Guthrie County inmate population?
The county does not publish a live count. Historical Vera data listed 7 people in the Guthrie County jail population in 2019, and 2020 project materials described a new jail with 28 beds and 32 with second bunk. Call the jail for current custody.
Can I search Guthrie County inmates online?
No official county online jail roster was located. Start with the Guthrie County Jail at 641-747-2214, then use Iowa Courts Online for filed charges and Iowa DOC Offender Search for sentenced state custody.
Are Guthrie County mugshots online?
No official Guthrie County mugshot gallery or booking photo roster was located. Booking-photo requests should start with the sheriff under Iowa Code Chapter 22. Court records can help identify a case, but they are not a mugshot source.
What happens after sentencing?
A person sentenced from Guthrie County may move from the county jail into Iowa DOC custody or supervision. Search the DOC locator by name, offender number, location, offense, or County of Commitment.