The Keokuk County Inmate Population
The Keokuk County inmate population is centered on one adult detention facility, the Keokuk County Jail, operated by the Keokuk County Sheriff's Office. Official county pages identify the sheriff's office and jail contact, but they do not publish a live jail dashboard, a current daily jail count, or a public roster. That means the best hard population figures in the research come from the Vera Institute county dataset, while current custody questions go to the sheriff.
The county jail count can change after arrests, first appearances, bond decisions, short local sentences, warrants, and transfers. A person newly arrested in Keokuk County may be held locally while bond or court action is pending. A person sentenced to Iowa prison or placed on state supervision moves into the Iowa Department of Corrections lookup system, not a county jail roster. Federal and immigration custody are separate again, and no BOP or ICE detention facility was found inside Keokuk County.
The official county homepage describes Keokuk County as a rural southeast Iowa county with Sigourney as the county seat. That local scale matters. The reviewed county and sheriff pages point readers to direct office contact, VINE, courts, and state resources rather than a large metro-style booking portal.
Keokuk County Inmate Population Statistics
Vera Institute's county-level incarceration dataset is the main source for historical Keokuk County jail numbers in the research file. It reports a rated jail capacity of 11 beds for 2015 through 2019 and a total jail population of 11 in 2019. Those values should be read as historical dataset figures, not as a live count posted by the sheriff.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Total jail population | 11 | Vera county CSV, 2019 |
| Rated jail capacity | 11 beds | Vera county CSV, 2015-2019 rows |
| Pretrial custody | 4 | Vera county CSV, 2019 |
| Sentenced custody | 7 | Vera county CSV, 2019 |
| Jail admissions | 62.5 | Vera county CSV, 2019, dataset figure |
| Jail population rate | 180.51 per 100,000 age 15-64 residents | Vera county CSV, 2019 |
The Vera repository documents the dataset and county jail data methods. Its rows are useful for trend context because the Keokuk County Sheriff's Office did not publish a current daily jail count in the sources reviewed.
The screenshot supports the statistics section by showing the public dataset source used for the Keokuk County jail capacity and population figures.
Keokuk County Inmate Population Trends
The 2015 through 2019 Vera rows show a very small jail count that stayed near or below the listed rated capacity. The count fell from 10 in 2015 to 7 in 2017, then rose to 11 in 2019. Because the research found no county-published current dashboard, these trend figures should not be used to infer today's exact jail population.
| Year | Total Jail Population | Rated Capacity | Jail Population Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | 11 | 161.76 | Near rated capacity, with Vera fields listing 5.71 pretrial and 4.29 sentenced custody. |
| 2016 | 8 | 11 | 130.38 | Below rated capacity in the historical row. |
| 2017 | 7 | 11 | 114.83 | Lowest extracted count in the 2015-2019 set. |
| 2018 | 8 | 11 | 130.59 | Still below rated capacity. |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | 180.51 | Equaled rated capacity in Vera's historical data. |
Research found no official jail overcrowding litigation, consent decree, release order, or new jail construction item for Keokuk County. The 2019 Vera row equaling rated capacity is a historical data point. It is not proof that the jail is currently full or overcrowded.
Who Makes Up the Keokuk County Inmate Population
Vera's 2019 county row lists 11 total jail population, 4 pretrial custody, and 7 sentenced custody. It also lists male jail population as 7, white jail population as 7, and zero values for several other extracted race and sex fields. Those subfields do not fully allocate the total, so they should be presented as dataset fields rather than a complete demographic profile.
- Pretrial and sentenced custody: Vera lists 4 people in pretrial custody and 7 in sentenced custody for 2019.
- Race and sex fields: Some extracted fields are blank or zero, so the county source remains the better path for a current breakdown.
- County jail scope: The Keokuk County Jail may hold local pretrial detainees, short local sentences, and people held for court, bond, or warrant processes.
- Other custody systems: State prison, federal prison, and immigration detention are not part of the county jail population count.
Terms can blur quickly in a small county. A pretrial detainee has been accused and is waiting on court action. A sentenced jail inmate is serving a local jail sentence. A DOC offender has moved into prison, parole, probation, work release, or community-based corrections supervision.
Laws Governing Keokuk County Jail Records
Iowa law supplies the public-records and jail-operation framework behind Keokuk County jail data, even when the county does not post a live roster. The same framework also explains why some records are released by the sheriff, some by the clerk, and some by the state corrections department.
Key Statutes:
Iowa Code chapter 22 - Iowa's open-records law allows inspection and copying of public records unless an exception applies.
Iowa Code chapter 356 - Iowa's jail chapter governs county jails, jail standards, inspection, reports, and sheriff rules.
Iowa Code section 356.36 - Iowa DOC must draw up minimum standards for jails and related detention facilities.
Iowa Code section 804.22 - A person arrested without a warrant must be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay.
Iowa Code section 811.2 - Iowa release law starts with recognizance or unsecured bond for bailable defendants unless more conditions are needed.
Chapter 22 is the practical path when a Keokuk County booking record, jail register entry, charge sheet, bond sheet, or booking photo is not online. Requests should be narrow, should identify the person and date range, and may be subject to fees, redaction, or denial if an exemption applies.
How to Search the Keokuk County Inmate Population
No official Keokuk County online inmate roster, recent-booking report, jail mugshot gallery, or sheriff "who is in jail" search was located on the official county site. A Keokuk County inmate search therefore begins with the sheriff's office and then branches to court, state, federal, or immigration systems based on the person's custody status.
- Call the Keokuk County Sheriff's Office at 641-622-2727 during posted office hours and provide the full name, age or date of birth if known, and approximate arrest date.
- Visit the sheriff's office at 204 South Stone in Sigourney if an in-person request is needed. Bring identification if asking for records.
- Email sheriff@keokukcounty.iowa.gov or write to PO Box 306, Sigourney, IA 52591 for a Chapter 22 records request.
- Search Iowa Courts Online after charges are filed to find the court case, hearings, charges, and disposition.
- Use the Iowa DOC Offender Search when a person is sentenced to state prison or placed on state supervision.
The sheriff's official page also links to Iowa VINE. VINE is useful for custody notifications, but it is not a complete historical jail roster or a substitute for the lawful custodian's records response.
Current Inmate Lookup in Keokuk County
Because the county does not post a public roster, the roster search-field table is really an access-channel table. It shows the official local paths a reader can use when trying to confirm current custody at the Keokuk County Jail.
| Channel | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official county roster | N/A | N/A | No official Keokuk County online jail roster or public search form was located. |
| Phone lookup | Phone call | Practical requirement | Call 641-622-2727 with full name, age or date of birth if known, and approximate arrest date. |
| In-person lookup | Counter request | Practical requirement | Sheriff's Office, 204 South Stone, Sigourney, IA 52591, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |
| Email/open-records request | No form fields published | Email sheriff@keokukcounty.iowa.gov and identify the requester, record sought, person, date range, and response method. |
The official Keokuk County Sheriff page is the local source for the jail contact path and VINE link.
The sheriff screenshot is relevant because current custody confirmation and jail records requests route through that office when no public roster is posted.
What a Keokuk County Inmate Record Shows
Keokuk County does not publish an official public inmate profile in the reviewed sources, so no page should promise online fields such as booking number, housing unit, booking time, bond type, release date, or mugshot. Those details may exist in sheriff or jail records, but access depends on the record type and Iowa public-records limits.
| Field | What It Shows in Keokuk County Sources |
|---|---|
| Name | Not visible through a county roster; request by phone, in person, or open-records request. |
| Booking date/time | Not visible online in official county sources reviewed. |
| Charges | Use sheriff records for booking details and Iowa Courts Online after filing. |
| Bond | Call the sheriff before the case appears online; use court records after a filing exists. |
| Mugshot | No official online gallery was located; ask the sheriff whether a booking photo is releasable. |
| Release or status | Use the sheriff's office for current custody and VINE for notifications where available. |
Iowa Courts Online can show case number, case type, charge descriptions, filings, hearings, judgments, and financial obligations when public. It is a court docket, not the jail roster, and it may lag the booking event until a complaint or trial information is filed.
County Jail vs State Prison Lookup
The Keokuk County inmate population and the Iowa state prison population are separate record systems. Local jail lookup concerns arrest, bond, short-sentence jail time, warrants, and local holds. DOC lookup concerns prison, probation, parole, work release, and county of commitment after sentencing or state supervision.
| Keokuk County Jail | Iowa DOC | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial detainees, local short sentences, and court or warrant holds | Sentenced prisoners and people on state supervision |
| Run by | Keokuk County Sheriff's Office | Iowa Department of Corrections |
| Where to look | Phone, in person, email, Chapter 22 request, VINE notices | Iowa DOC Offender Search |
| Update limits | No official public roster located | DOC says data is updated weekly and may change quickly |
The Iowa.gov inmate guide says offender searches can use name, date of birth or approximate date range, sex, offender number, location, and county of commitment. That is helpful for a person sentenced out of Keokuk County, but not for every new jail booking.
State and Federal Inmate Search
No Iowa DOC prison, federal BOP institution, or ICE detention facility was found inside Keokuk County. That does not mean a Keokuk County case can never move into one of those systems. It means the lookup path changes after transfer, sentencing, federal custody, or immigration detention.
- Iowa DOC
- Use the DOC offender search for prison, parole, probation, work release, and community-based corrections records.
- BOP
- Use the BOP Inmate Locator for sentenced federal custody from 1982 to the present.
- ICE
- Use ICE ODLS by A-number and country of birth, or exact biographical information when available.
- VINE
- Use Iowa VINE for custody notifications where available, not as a full historical roster.
Keokuk County Detention Facilities
The facility map resolved one adult detention facility for Keokuk County. The research did not find a separate city jail, regional adult detention center, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility inside the county.
- Keokuk County Jail - county jail operated by the Keokuk County Sheriff's Office for local pretrial detainees, short local sentences, and court or warrant holds.
Sigourney has a police department, and Richland routes police contact to the Keokuk County Sheriff, but neither source produced a separate municipal adult jail page. The sheriff remains the main local custody contact.
Keokuk County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Keokuk County inmate population?
Vera's 2019 county row lists a total jail population of 11 and rated capacity of 11 beds. Keokuk County and the sheriff did not publish a live daily count in the reviewed official sources, so current population questions should be directed to the sheriff's office.
Can I search the Keokuk County inmate population online?
No official Keokuk County online jail roster was located. Use sheriff phone, in-person contact, email, or a Chapter 22 request for local jail records. Use Iowa Courts Online after charges are filed.
Where do sentenced Keokuk County inmates appear?
Once a person enters Iowa DOC prison, parole, probation, work release, or community-based corrections supervision, use the Iowa DOC Offender Search. The county jail path and DOC path are different systems.
Are Keokuk County mugshots online?
No official Keokuk County mugshot gallery or recent-bookings page was found. Booking photos, if releasable, should be requested from the sheriff under Iowa open-records law.