This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible government office directly for those services.
Official Story County Contacts
Story County Sheriff's Office, Jail Division
1315 South B Avenue
Nevada, IA 50201
Records: 515-382-7462
Jail: 515-382-7464
Jail administrator: 515-382-7463
Administration: 515-382-7458
Non-emergency dispatch: 515-382-6566
Email: sheriffweb@storycounty.com
The jail operates continuously. Support Services office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For emergencies, call 911. Use the route that matches the record or custody stage:
- For a booking record or intake photograph, follow the request steps in the county-wide guide, then contact Sheriff's Records. No fixed local photo fee or response time was found, so identify the exact record and ask for a cost estimate.
- For current Story County Jail custody, use the official current-inmate link from the Sheriff's Jail Quick Links or call the jail.
- For recent police activity, remember that the sheriff's daily releases are selective incident bulletins. Ames has separate rolling four-day police reports, while Nevada and Huxley have no official online arrest logs discovered.
- For a release alert, use VINELink through the sheriff's jail links. VINE provides custody notifications, not court outcomes or booking photographs.
- For warrant processing, contact Story County Support Services at 515-382-7473 during its posted weekday hours. The Sheriff's Most Wanted guide explains why court or agency confirmation is required.
- For a filed charge or case outcome, use Iowa Courts Online or contact the Story County court clerk.
- For a person in state corrections custody or supervision, use the Iowa Department of Corrections Offender Search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the official Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator. These systems do not replace county custody checks.