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 September 30, 2026.
Wright County, Iowa, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wright County is held at the county jail, run by the Wright 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: Wright County public records, Wright County arrest records, Wright County warrants, Wright County criminal records, Wright County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Wright County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wright County is held at the county jail, run by the Wright County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wright County Sheriff's Office at wrightcounty.iowa.gov/departments/sheriff/inmates.php (page title: Inmates), phone (515) 851-0202, 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 (515) 851-0202.
The Wright County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 12 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 28 beds, and it ran at 43 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wright County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wright County Jail
The Wright County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Eagle Grove, Clarion and Belmond make the arrests that end in a booking in Wright County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Belmond's 1,163 for 2025, Clarion's 26 for 2025 and Eagle Grove's 22 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Wright County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,231 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 Wright 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 Wright 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 Wright County?
Ask the Wright County Sheriff's Office at (515) 851-0202; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wrightcounty.iowa.gov.
How many people are in the Wright County jail?
About 12 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 28 beds.
What is the phone number for the Wright County jail?
(515) 851-0202, the number on the page of the Wright County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Wright 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 Wright 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.