This is a private reference site, not a Mills County office. We cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, approve visits, retrieve booking records, or change a court record. Use the official offices below for those requests.
Where to Ask
For current Mills County Jail custody questions, start with the jail line. For older booking records, jail logs, or mugshot requests, the researched county route is the Mills County Sheriff's Office, which is the jail custodian. Court filings and charge status belong with Iowa Courts Online or the Mills County Clerk of Court, while prosecution questions route to the Mills County Attorney.
Mills County Sheriff's Office and Jail
600 Industrial Road
Glenwood, IA 51534
Sheriff main phone: 712-527-4871
Jail information line: 712-527-4275
Fax: 712-527-3820
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Sheriff: Greg Schultz
Mills County Clerk of Court
418 Sharp Street
Glenwood, IA 51534
Phone: 712-527-4880
Fax: 712-527-4936
Email: CountyClerk.Mills@iowacourts.gov
Use for court case records, certified court documents, docket questions, and filed criminal charges.
Mills County Attorney
418 Sharp Street
Glenwood, IA 51534
Phone: 712-527-5233
Fax: 712-527-9767
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
County Attorney: DeShawne Bird-Sell
If you are not sure which county department holds a public record, Mills County's public-information page identifies the Auditor's office as the fallback contact at 712-527-3146. The list below separates the most common inmate-record questions by source.
- For someone currently held in the county jail, use the jail line and the jail inmate records page.
- For booking photos or mugshot requests, use the Sheriff's Office records path and the jail roster mugshots page.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use Iowa Courts Online, the clerk, and court records after a jail arrest.
- For facility rules, visitation, mail, or money, use Mills County Jail / Mills County Sheriff's Office.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Iowa DOC Offender Search and choose Mills as county of commitment when useful.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.