This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person from jail, post bond, schedule visits, or retrieve official booking records. For those actions, contact the agency that holds the person or maintains the record.
Official Record Contacts
Howard County Sheriff's Office / Law Enforcement Center
124 South Park Place
Cresco, IA 52136
(563) 547-3535
Fax: (563) 547-9296
Public office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Howard County Clerk of Court / Magistrate
137 North Elm Street
Cresco, IA 52136
(563) 547-9206
Use this office for courthouse public terminals, filed case questions, and clerk routing.
Howard County Attorney
137 North Elm Street
Cresco, IA 52136
(563) 547-9202
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm. The County Attorney handles prosecution duties but does not give private legal advice.
Use the right source for the kind of record or custody question involved.
- For someone who may be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and call the Howard County LEC.
- For booking photos, review jail roster mugshots and ask the likely record custodian about Iowa Code chapter 22 access.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and Iowa Courts Online.
- For a facility-specific question, use the Howard County Law Enforcement Center page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Iowa prisoner, use the statewide Iowa DOC offender locator.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator.