Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Warren County, Iowa, has about 56,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Warren County is held at the county jail, run by the Warren 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: Warren County public records, Warren County arrest records, Warren County warrants, Warren County criminal records, Warren County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Warren County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Warren County is held at the county jail, run by the Warren County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Warren County Sheriff's Office at warrencountyia.gov/how-do-i/serve/jail-time (page title: Jail Time | Warren County, Iowa), 301 N Buxton St. Indianola, IA 50125, Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Warren County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2018 the jail held about 5 people. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Warren County has about 56,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 0.9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Warren County Jail
The Warren County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Indianola, Norwalk and Carlisle make the arrests that end in a booking in Warren County.
The Des Moines Police Department and the West Des Moines Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Warren County, so their arrests are not broken out for Warren County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Indianola's 700 for 2025, the Warren County Sheriff's Office's 128 for 2025 and Norwalk's 127 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Warren County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,045 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 Warren 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 Warren County?
Ask the Warren County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at warrencountyia.gov/how-do-i/serve/jail-time.
How many people are in the Warren County jail?
About 5 on an average day in 2018, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Warren 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 Warren 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.