Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Greene County, Iowa, has about 8,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Greene County is held at the county jail, run by the Greene County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Greene County public records, Greene County arrest records, Greene County warrants, Greene County criminal records, Greene County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Greene County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Greene County is held at the county jail, run by the Greene County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Greene County Sheriff's Office at greenecounty.iowa.gov/pview.aspx?id=15462&catid=0 (page title: Sheriff | Greene County IA), phone 515-386-2136, 114 N. Chestnut Street Jefferson, IA 50129, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 515-386-2136.
The Greene County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 8 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 8 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Greene County has about 8,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Greene County Jail
The Greene County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Jefferson make the arrests that end in a booking in Greene County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Jefferson's 57 for 2025 and the Greene County Sheriff's Office's 35 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Greene County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 92 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Greene County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Greene County serves the sentence in a facility of the Iowa Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.iowa.gov/inmate-family-services.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Greene County?
Ask the Greene County Sheriff's Office at 515-386-2136; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at greenecounty.iowa.gov.
How many people are in the Greene County jail?
About 8 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 8 beds.
What is the phone number for the Greene County jail?
515-386-2136, the number on the page of the Greene County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Greene County go?
To a facility of the Iowa Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.iowa.gov/inmate-family-services.
Is this the official Greene County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.