The Page County Inmate Population
The Page County inmate population is split between two very different custody systems. The Page County Jail is the local jail run by the Page County Sheriff's Office. It covers people committed to the sheriff until discharge by law, which usually means new arrests, pretrial detainees, short local sentences, warrants, and people waiting on bond or transfer. Clarinda Correctional Facility is also in Page County, but it is a state prison run by the Iowa Department of Corrections. It holds sentenced DOC offenders and does not function as a county jail roster.
That split matters for every Page County inmate lookup. A person arrested in Clarinda, Shenandoah, Essex, College Springs, or another Page County community may start in county jail custody. If charges are filed, the court case appears through Iowa Courts Online. If the person is sentenced to Iowa DOC custody, the state offender search becomes the right tool. Federal defendants, BOP prisoners, and immigration detainees use separate federal systems, and no BOP or ICE detention facility was located in Page County.
Page County Inmate Population Statistics
Page County project materials list the current jail maximum capacity as 35 inmates and the average custody population as 15 to 20 inmates. The same local project source says Page County has outsourced 450 inmate-days in recent years and could face more than $516,000 each year in out-of-county housing and transport if the jail closed permanently. Those figures describe the county jail population, not the state prison population at Clarinda Correctional Facility.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current Page County jail maximum capacity | 35 inmates | Page County jail project capacity page, inspected June 13, 2026 |
| Current Page County jail average custody population | 15 to 20 inmates | Page County jail project capacity page, inspected June 13, 2026 |
| New jail design capacity | 38 general-population beds plus 5 special-needs cells | Page County project solution page |
| Clarinda Correctional Facility current count | 1,014 | Iowa DOC daily statistics, June 12, 2026 |
The Clarinda Correctional Facility page lists approximate capacity near 1,000, while the Iowa DOC daily statistics table listed 750 operational capacity and 46 medical or segregation beds on June 12, 2026. Use the date and source with any prison count because the DOC count changes as people move, transfer, or leave custody.
Page County Inmate Population Trends
Historical Page County jail population data from the Vera Institute incarceration trends county dataset shows a small local jail with sharp year-to-year changes. The Page County jail had 12 average daily population and 35 rated capacity in 2010, dropped to 8 in 2013, then rose to 18 in 2016 and 2018. The project-site current average of 15 to 20 inmates is close to the later Vera period, but the county's current project narrative focuses less on raw crowding and more on classification, code, juvenile space, isolation cells, sanitation, and staff safety.
| Year | Jail Population / ADP | Rated Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | 35 | Vera county dataset |
| 2010 | 12 | 35 | Vera county dataset |
| 2013 | 8 | 35 | Vera and BJS-derived jail census data |
| 2016 | 18 | 35 | Vera county dataset |
| 2019 | 15 | 35 | Vera county dataset |
| Current project figure | 15 to 20 | 35 | Page County project materials |
Using the FRED/Census 2025 Page County resident estimate of 14,856 and the project-site average of 15 to 20 jail inmates, the local jail population rate works out to about 101 to 135 per 100,000 residents. That is a computed local reference point, not an official county-published rate.
Page County Jail Capacity and Overcrowding
Capacity is only part of the Page County inmate population story. The jail capacity project page says the current jail can meet only three classification requirements while state code requires five. It names classification concerns involving male and female custody levels, special medical and mental-health needs, juveniles charged as adults, transgender inmates, co-conspirators, quarantine, and inmates at risk of victimization. The project materials also say the existing jail has no juvenile space and two isolation cells that do not meet current code.
The Page County Law Enforcement Center project page describes a 19,733-square-foot new facility at 1095 Blue Line Road in Clarinda, planned for jail operations, sheriff's office functions, 911 dispatch, records storage, evidence, interviews, kitchen, and a secure sally port. That project is local evidence that Page County's jail pressure is tied to building age, standards, and classification needs as much as to average daily population.
The county project screenshot is useful because it shows the jail replacement project in its own words at the source. The image below comes from the Page County jail capacity page.
The capacity page should be read with the sheriff page, court records, and Iowa DOC data because project materials do not replace live custody confirmation.
Laws Governing Page County Inmate Population
Iowa law controls how Page County jail records, custody duties, and jail population reporting work. The sheriff's official page says the sheriff acts as custodian of the county jail. Iowa Code Chapter 356 backs that role by placing county jail prisoners in the sheriff's charge until discharge by law. Iowa Code Chapter 22 is the public-records framework for booking records, jail records, and county records unless a specific law makes a record confidential.
Key Statutes:
Iowa Code Chapter 22 gives the public a right to examine and copy public records unless an exemption applies.
Iowa Code section 356.2 places charge of county jail prisoners with the county sheriff.
Iowa Code section 356.49 requires monthly written jail reports from county sheriffs to the Iowa DOC.
Iowa Administrative Code 201-50.2 says established jail capacities cannot be exceeded except for emergency or short-term situations.
How to Search Page County Inmates
No official Page County-hosted current inmate roster, booking report, recent-bookings page, or mugshot gallery was located on pagecounty.iowa.gov. That is the central access fact for Page County inmate search. The official sheriff page instead supplies the sheriff's office contact details and links to Iowa VINE and Iowa Courts Online. A sound Page County jail roster search starts with those official channels rather than commercial roster or mugshot sites.
- Call the Page County Sheriff's Office and jail at (712) 542-5193 for current local custody questions.
- Use the sheriff's office counter or a written Iowa Chapter 22 request at 323 N 15th, Clarinda, IA 51632, when a booking record or photo is needed.
- Search Iowa VINE for custody status and notification registration.
- Use Iowa Courts Online after a case is filed to review charges, docket events, and hearings.
- Use the Iowa DOC Offender Search for sentenced offenders, DOC supervision, and Clarinda Correctional Facility.
For a person in federal custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator. For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. Those federal tools do not prove that someone is in the Page County Jail.
Current Page County Inmate Lookup
The county roster database inspection produced a negative finding. Because no official Page County jail roster form was located, there are no county-hosted search fields to list for last name, booking number, booking date, housing unit, or charge. The practical search fields are the details a caller or requester gives the sheriff's office, VINE, the court portal, or the Iowa DOC search.
| Channel | Search Details | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Page County Sheriff's Office | Name, date of birth, arrest date, agency, case or warrant number if known | Current local custody and booking-record requests |
| Iowa VINE | Name or offender ID when available | Custody status and notification, not a full booking record |
| Iowa Courts Online | Defendant name, Page County, criminal case type, case ID, or citation | Filed court cases after arrest |
| Iowa DOC Offender Search | Name, offender number, sex, location, offense, county of commitment | Sentenced or supervised DOC offenders |
What a Page County Inmate Record Shows
Because Page County does not publish a sample jail profile online, no public field list can be promised. A sheriff booking record may include name, booking date, arresting agency, arrest charge, warrant or case number, bond information, custody or release status, and a booking photo if releasable under Iowa law and local policy. Iowa VINE is narrower. It is meant for custody status and notification, not for a complete booking sheet.
| Field | Page County Online Status |
|---|---|
| Name | Not visible on a county roster; ask sheriff or use VINE |
| Booking date/time | Not visible online from Page County |
| Mugshot | No official Page County mugshot gallery located |
| Charges | Booking charges may be requested; filed court charges appear in Iowa Courts Online |
| Bond | Confirm with the jail or court because local bond desk rules were not posted |
| Release/status | Use sheriff phone, Iowa VINE, and court records as applicable |
Page County Jail vs State Prison
The Page County Jail and Clarinda Correctional Facility sit in the same county, but they answer different lookup questions. County jail custody is local and near the start of a case. State prison custody follows sentencing or DOC assignment. A person can move from Page County jail custody to Iowa DOC intake, classification, and a permanent prison assignment, so one search result may disappear from local custody while a DOC result appears later.
| Page County Jail | Clarinda Correctional Facility | |
|---|---|---|
| Run By | Page County Sheriff's Office | Iowa Department of Corrections |
| Who Is Held | Local pretrial detainees and short-term jail prisoners | Sentenced Iowa DOC offenders |
| Lookup Channel | Sheriff phone, VINE, records request, court portal | Iowa DOC Offender Search |
| Records Focus | Booking, custody, bond, release status | DOC number, location, offense, custody status, sentence context |
Page County Detention Facilities
Two facilities shape the Page County inmate population resource set. The first is the local jail, where new arrests and county custody questions begin. The second is a state DOC prison, which must be searched through the statewide offender locator.
- Page County Jail - local county jail operated by the Page County Sheriff's Office for pretrial and short-term county custody.
- Clarinda Correctional Facility - medium-security Iowa DOC prison in Clarinda for sentenced state offenders.
The Page County Sheriff's Office source page is the key local contact point. The screenshot below comes from the official Page County Sheriff's Office page.
Use that official sheriff source for local jail contact details, then use Iowa DOC sources for the state prison facility.
Page County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Page County inmate population?
The county jail project site lists 15 to 20 people as the average Page County jail custody population and 35 inmates as the current jail maximum capacity. Clarinda Correctional Facility is a separate state prison, and Iowa DOC daily statistics listed 1,014 people there on June 12, 2026.
Is there a Page County online jail roster?
No official Page County-hosted current inmate roster was located. The official access chain is sheriff contact, in-person or written records request, Iowa VINE for custody notification, Iowa Courts Online after filing, and Iowa DOC search after sentencing or transfer.
Can I search past Page County inmates?
Released county jail records are not posted in a county archive found during research. Ask the Page County Sheriff's Office for booking records under Iowa Chapter 22, and use Iowa Courts Online for filed criminal cases.
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