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 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Ringgold County, Iowa, has about 4,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ringgold County is held at the county jail, run by the Ringgold 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: Ringgold County public records, Ringgold County arrest records, Ringgold County warrants, Ringgold County criminal records, Ringgold County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Ringgold County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ringgold County is held at the county jail, run by the Ringgold County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Ringgold County Sheriff's Office at ringgoldcounty.iowa.gov/sheriff/jail_division (page title: Jail Division | Sheriff's Office | Ringgold County, IA), phone 641-464-3921, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
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 641-464-3921.
The Ringgold County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 14 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 26 beds, and it ran at 54 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Ringgold County has about 4,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Ringgold County Jail
The Ringgold County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Ringgold County.
The Ringgold County Sheriff's Office reported 12 arrests to the FBI for 2023. 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 Ringgold County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Iowa Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.iowa.gov/inmate-family-services.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Ringgold County?
Ask the Ringgold County Sheriff's Office at 641-464-3921; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at ringgoldcounty.iowa.gov/sheriff/jail_division.
How many people are in the Ringgold County jail?
About 14 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 26 beds.
What is the phone number for the Ringgold County jail?
641-464-3921, the number on the page of the Ringgold County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ringgold 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 Ringgold 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.