Allamakee County Jail Inmate Search

Last updated by Mark Miclette

Search for an Inmate or Active Arrest Warrant in Allamakee County

Allamakee County Jail Inmate Search: Finding Someone Held in Waukon

Waukon custody is checked online at vinelink.vineapps.com, where an Iowa name search turns up Allamakee County Jail for anyone held on Highway 9. Iowa Courts Online fills in the rest, showing counts, bail, the filing date and upcoming hearings for any Allamakee County defendant you look up. VINE registration costs nothing and pings you the moment Waukon lets the prisoner go or ships them elsewhere. Someone arrested across the river in Wisconsin or north of the Minnesota line is held in that state, so a Waukon search will not find them. Someone sent to prison from Waukon is listed in the state's Corrections lookup under the receiving institution. Fresh Waukon arrests can lag behind intake paperwork, so repeat the search with just the first letters of the surname before deciding the person was released.

Allamakee County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 563-568-4521

Physical Address:
877 Highway 9
Waukon, IA 52172

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Allamakee County Jail
877 Highway 9
PO Box 289
Waukon, IA 52172

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Allamakee County Jail
PO Box 289
Waukon, IA 52172

Every year Allamakee County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 700 offenders, and maintain an average of 35 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Allamakee County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Allamakee County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Iowa and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

If you are looking for a prisoner in Iowa or Federal custody, click on the appropriate institution below.

If you are searching for an inmate being held in another county in Iowa, click below.

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If you are searching for a prisoner in a Iowa State Prison click below.

Iowa Prison Inmate Search

If you are searching for a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate click below.

Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Search

For ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below.

ICE Detainee Search

Allamakee County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 10/26/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 20 76.92%
Black 1 3.85%
Hispanic or Latino 5 19.23%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 0 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 0 0.00%
Other 0 0.00%
Total 26 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Department, Iowa Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Allamakee County Inmate Criminal Charges - 10/26/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 5 19.23%
Felony (2rd Degree) 6 23.08%
Felony (1st Degree) 2 7.69%
State Jail Felony 2 7.69%
Felony (Uncategorized) 5 19.23%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 6 23.08%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Department, Iowa Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Allamakee County Inmate Sex - 10/26/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 22 84.62%
Female 4 15.38%
Total 26 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Department, Iowa Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Allamakee County Inmate Age - 10/26/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 1 3.85%
18-20 1 3.85%
21-24 2 7.69%
25-30 5 19.23%
31-35 4 15.38%
36-40 5 19.23%
41-45 3 11.54%
46-50 1 3.85%
51-55 1 3.85%
56-60 1 3.85%
61-65 1 3.85%
66-75 1 3.85%
76-85 0 0.00%
Total 26 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Department, Iowa Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Department, Iowa Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Allamakee County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Allamakee County: Lansing, Postville and Waukon.