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This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that created or holds the record.


Choose the Right Office

Begin a current-custody question with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Franklin County has no jail, so staff identify which contract facility holds the person before a caller contacts that jail.

Franklin County Sheriff's Office

Law Enforcement Center
105 5th Street SW
P.O. Box 57
Hampton, IA 50441

24-hour non-emergency: 641-456-2731
Administrative office: 641-456-6035
Fax: 641-456-2216
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Match the request to the custodian rather than sending the same question to every office:

  • For a Franklin arrest report or transport record, ask the Sheriff's Office or arresting city department.
  • For an intake sheet or photo, first call Franklin at 641-456-2731, then ask the named partner jail.
  • For court status or disposition, contact the Franklin County Clerk at 641-456-5626 or use Iowa Courts Online.
  • For a safe warrant inquiry, use the official contacts described on the Most Wanted page.
  • For state correctional custody or supervision, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search.
  • For federal prison or immigration custody, use the official BOP or ICE locator.
  • For the full county lookup and records-request path, start at the Franklin records hub.