Contact and Records Help

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 responsible agency directly for those services.


Choose the Official Record Holder

The Decatur County Sheriff's Office is at 201 NE Idaho Street, Leon, IA 50144. Its published office and jail phone is 641-446-4111, and public office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Decatur County Jail is at 206 NE 2nd Street in Leon. Start with the office that maintains the type of record you need:

  • For a county booking record or photograph, use the home-page request guide and contact the sheriff.
  • For a warrant question, follow the sheriff, clerk, and court path on the Wanted Fugitives page.
  • For a recent jail admission, check the county roster and its Past 24 control through the official sheriff gateway.
  • For a filed charge or outcome, use Iowa Courts Online or contact the Decatur County Clerk of Court at 207 N. Main Street in Leon, 641-219-4265.
  • For a person under state corrections authority, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search or its open-records office.
  • For federal prison custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator.
  • For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.