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 9, 2026.
Monroe County, Iowa, has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Monroe County is held at the county jail, run by the Monroe 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: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County warrants, Monroe County criminal records, Monroe County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Monroe County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Monroe County is held at the county jail, run by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search (page title: Offender Search | mcso-html), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Monroe County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 24 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 26 beds, and it ran at 92 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Monroe County has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 33 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Monroe County Jail
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Albia make the arrests that end in a booking in Monroe County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Monroe County Sheriff's Office's 52 for 2025 and Albia's 32 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 84 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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County?
Ask the Monroe County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search.
How many people are in the Monroe County jail?
About 24 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 26 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Monroe 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 Monroe 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.