This is a private reference website, not a Kossuth County government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve official booking records. For those actions, contact the correct sheriff, jail, court, corrections, federal, or immigration office directly.
Where to Ask for a Jail or Court Record
Use the official contacts below for Kossuth County, Iowa custody and court questions. Sheriff Roger Fisher's office is the local public-safety contact, and the Kossuth County Jail is the direct line for current jail questions when no online roster is available.
Kossuth County Sheriff's Office
121 W. State St., Algona, IA 50511
Phone: 515-295-3514
Fax: 515-295-9304
Email: sheriffsoffice@kossuthcounty.iowa.gov
Sheriff page hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The front lobby is listed as open Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; after 4:00 p.m. and on weekends, dispatch handles access by camera and intercom.
Kossuth County Jail
121 W. State St., Algona, IA 50511
Jail staff phone: 515-295-9277
Secure inmate voicemail: 641-548-8260
The jail phone is the local number listed for custody questions, bond amount confirmation, fingerprint appointments, and scheduled jail time instructions.
Kossuth Clerk of Court
114 W. State Street, Algona, IA 50511
Phone: 515-295-3240
Fax: 515-295-2820
Email: CountyClerk.Kossuth@iowacourts.gov
Use the clerk for Iowa District Court case files, older records, certified copies, and court records that do not appear in Iowa Courts Online.
Kossuth County Attorney
114 W. State Street, Algona, IA 50511
Phone: 515-295-9419
Fax: 515-295-3894
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
County Attorney Todd M. Holmes handles prosecution of state criminal-law and county-ordinance violations in Kossuth County; the office does not provide private legal advice.
Choose the path that matches the record you need:
- For someone who may be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the Kossuth County Jail phone line.
- For booking photos, use the jail roster mugshots guide and the Sheriff's Office public-record process under Iowa Code Chapter 22.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Iowa Courts Online, or the Kossuth Clerk of Court.
- For a facility-specific question, review the Kossuth County Jail page and then call jail staff when current status matters.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Iowa Department of Corrections Offender Search rather than the county jail.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, the U.S. Marshals Northern District of Iowa contact path, or the ICE Online Detainee Locator.