This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, obtain or remove an official booking record, release anyone, or post bond. Contact the responsible public office directly for those services.
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Madison County Sheriff's Office and Madison County Jail
1012 N John Wayne Drive
PO Box 517
Winterset, IA 50273
Phone: 515-462-3575
Fax: 515-462-3684
The sheriff lists civil-office hours as Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays, with a 30-minute lunch sometime between noon and 2 p.m. These are civil hours, not guaranteed jail or records-window hours. The communications center operates 24 hours, but administrative services do not.
No locally published booking-photo fee or guaranteed response time was found. Use the office matched to the record:
- For a Madison County jail booking record or booking photo, call the sheriff and jail at 515-462-3575. The home records guide explains the current roster and request path.
- For a Winterset police incident record, contact the Winterset Police Department at 515-462-1423.
- For an Earlham police or city record, call 515-758-2281 or email earlhamcityhall@mchsi.com.
- St. Charles has no municipal police department. The Madison County Sheriff's Office provides its contract law enforcement, so use the sheriff contact above.
- For a filed case or final court disposition, call the Madison County Clerk of Court at 515-462-4451 or use Iowa Courts Online.
- For current custody, recent booking routes, release information, or correction procedures, begin with the Madison County jail and records guide.
- For a warrant question, follow the official contacts on Wanted Fugitives. For a state corrections record, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search. Federal and immigration custody require the separate BOP or ICE locator.