This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or obtain official booking records for you. Use the official offices below for jail, court, bond, and record questions.
Where to Ask First
For current Butler County Jail custody or booking questions, start with the Butler County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Jason Johnson's office is the local contact point for the jail at the courthouse complex in Allison. The research found no separate published jail-records-unit hours, so use the current sheriff contact information and call before traveling for visitation, bond, money, or records.
Butler County Sheriff's Office and Jail
428 6th St., P.O. Box 325
Allison, IA 50602
319-346-6621
Email: jjohnson@butlercounty.iowa.gov
Emergency: 911
Butler County Clerk of Court
428 6th Street, Box 307
Allison, IA 50602
319-242-3570
Email: countyclerk.butler@iowacourts.gov
Hours listed locally: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Butler County Attorney
County Attorney: David Kuehner
Phone: 319-346-6546
Email: attorney@butlercounty.iowa.gov
Use for prosecutor-office questions, not jail release or custody confirmation.
Different records live in different systems. These routes match the Butler County research and the custody stage involved.
- For someone in Butler County Jail, use the jail inmate records page and contact the Sheriff's Office directly.
- For booking photos, review jail roster mugshots and ask the Sheriff's Office whether a releasable photo exists.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and Iowa Courts Online or the clerk.
- For the local detention facility, see Butler County Jail.
- For a sentenced Iowa prisoner, use the Iowa Department of Corrections Offender Search.
- For federal prison or immigration detention, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.