This is a private reference site, not a Taylor County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule jail visits, order commissary, or pull official booking records. For those actions, contact the government office or custody system that holds the record.
Where to Ask About a Taylor County Custody Record
For a current Taylor County jail question, start with the Taylor County Sheriff's Office and jail at 1601 Justice Street, Bedford, IA 50833. Sheriff Joshua D. Weed is the sheriff; Chief Deputy Nate Bucher and Civil Clerk Dani Gray are listed on the official sheriff page. The main phone is 712-523-2153, email is sheriff@taylorcounty.iowa.gov, and the official page is taylorcounty.iowa.gov/departments/sheriffs-office/. The Civil Division handles records and reports Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and by appointment. Jail visitation is posted for Wednesday and Saturday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, and Reliance Telephone handles inmate phone service at 1-800-896-3201.
For courthouse offices, the Taylor County Courthouse is at 405 Jefferson Street, Bedford, IA 50833, with county office hours listed as 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM on taylorcounty.iowa.gov/contact/. Clerk of Court Jackie Saville can be reached at 712-523-2095, and the clerk page is taylorcounty.iowa.gov/departments/clerk-of-court/. County Attorney Mike Wells is listed at 405 Jefferson Street, Suite 6A, Bedford, IA 50833, phone 712-523-2260, with office information at taylorcounty.iowa.gov/departments/county-attorney/.
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, use the jail inmate records page and then call the Sheriff's Office because no official Taylor County online jail roster was located.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and remember that no official Taylor County mugshot gallery or booking-photo feed was found.
- For charges and court filings after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and Iowa Courts Online at iowacourts.state.ia.us.
- For facility basics, use the footer link to the Taylor County Jail / Taylor County Law Enforcement Center page.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search at doc-search.iowa.gov/Offender/Search.
- For notification registration, use Iowa VINE at vinelink.vineapps.com/state/IA/ENGLISH or the Iowa Attorney General's 1-888-7-IAVINE phone option.
- For a federal prisoner, use the Bureau of Prisons locator at bop.gov/inmate_locator. For immigration custody, use the ICE locator at locator.ice.gov or USAGov's ICE search instructions.
- For commissary ordering, the Tiger Commissary page located in the research is configured for Taylor County Sheriff's Office in Bedford.