The Scott County Inmate Population
The public map of the Scott County inmate population begins with the Scott County Jail, the adult county jail operated by the Scott County Sheriff's Office in Davenport. The jail holds people arrested by the Sheriff's Office, Davenport Police, Bettendorf Police, municipal agencies, Iowa State Patrol, court officers, and other local or state committing agencies. It also holds people awaiting initial appearance, people waiting on bail, and people serving short state or local sentences. The public roster is useful, but it is not a full count of every person in the building.
Scott County's detention map also includes the Scott County Youth Justice & Rehabilitation Center, plus two Iowa Department of Corrections Seventh Judicial District residential facilities in Davenport. The 605 Center Work Release Center and the Davenport Residential Correctional Facility are community-corrections placements, not county jail units. Sentenced state prisoners from Scott County are searched through Iowa Offender Search, while federal and immigration custody require separate federal tools.
Scott County Inmate Population Statistics
Official Scott County sources provide several reliable measures, but not a single current public dashboard with every demographic count. The county jail page gives the rated jail capacity and staffing. The public roster explains the ten-minute update cycle and seven-day roster window. Research sources also identified dated average daily population figures and the daily booking-report count inspected on June 12, 2026. Those figures should be read by date and source, not blended into one current head count.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Scott County Jail rated capacity | 394 beds | Official jail page, inspected June 2026 |
| Corrections staff | More than 70 | Official jail page, inspected June 2026 |
| Direct-supervision housing | Five of seven housing units | Scott County direct-supervision page, inspected June 2026 |
| Roster refresh | Every ten minutes | Scott County roster disclaimer, June 2026 |
| Public roster window | Current custody and last seven days | Inmate listing, FAQ, and roster disclaimer |
| Daily booking report count | 18 records | Report inspected June 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM upload |
| Youth Justice & Rehabilitation Center | 40 beds | Official YJRC page, 2025 facility note |
| County population estimate | 175,601 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2024 estimate |
The official Scott County Jail overview is the source for the local capacity figure. The overview page screenshot in the manifest shows the same jail-capacity context.
The image supports the jail-capacity discussion, while the tables above keep dated population counts separate from current roster mechanics.
Scott County Inmate Population Trends
The trend record is uneven, so the safest reading uses only dated official figures. Board minutes snippets from 2020 showed adult jail average daily population excluding federal inmates at several points during the early COVID period. A later PREA source snippet reported a higher average daily population for the prior audit period. The daily booking report inspected in June 2026 is not an average daily population number; it is a same-day booking-list count and should not be treated as the jail census.
| Date / Period | ADP or Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | 173.6 adult jail ADP | Board minutes excerpt, excluding federal inmates |
| July 2020 | 211.12 adult jail ADP | Board minutes excerpt |
| November 2020 | 250.23 adult jail ADP | Board minutes excerpt |
| 2022 PREA audit period | 278 ADP | Past 12 months in PREA source snippet |
| June 12, 2026 | 18 booking report entries | Daily report count, not ADP |
Scott County Inmate Population Makeup
The adult roster shows individual fields such as sex, date of birth, current age, race, height, weight, hair color, eye color, complexion, aliases, committing agency, booking time, bond, detainers, charges, and release status. The daily booking list is narrower. It shows name, age, booking date and time, release date or in-custody status, committing agency, and charges. No official dashboard in the research file provides a current aggregate breakdown by race, sex, pretrial status, sentence status, charge level, or hold type.
- Booking
- The jail intake record created when an arrested or committed person is processed.
- Committing agency
- The law-enforcement or court agency responsible for lodging the person in custody.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency or jurisdiction.
- Classification
- The jail process used to assign custody level, housing, and supervision needs.
Laws for Scott County Inmate Population Records
Iowa public-records law supplies the access framework, while jail standards and correctional rules govern jail operations. The local roster also carries its own warning: an arrest without disposition is not proof of guilt, charges are listed for reference, and information changes often. Court records are the place to confirm formal charges and dispositions after a case is filed.
Key Iowa rules:
Iowa Code Chapter 22 gives the public the right to examine and copy public records unless another law makes a record confidential.
Iowa Code 22.3 allows reasonable actual costs for supervision, retrieval, copying, and related work.
Iowa Code 22.7 protects some confidential records while recognizing public access to current and prior arrest and criminal-history data unless restricted.
Iowa Code 356.36 authorizes minimum standards for jails and related facilities.
Iowa Code 901C.2 addresses eligible expungements after acquittal or dismissal.
Search the Scott County Inmate Population
The official roster path starts at the Scott County inmate listing hub and leads to the legacy roster search interface. The roster is free and does not require a login. It covers current custody and people released within the last seven days, but the county states that federal prisoners and detainees are excluded. If a person is missing, the next step may be a phone call, a public-records request, Iowa DOC search, BOP search, ICE search, or Iowa Courts Online.
- Open the official Scott County roster at scottcountyiowa.us/sheriff/inmates.php.
- Search by last name and add first name, committing agency, or custody status if the result list is long.
- Use daily booking reports for today and the prior six days when the booking date is known.
- Use A-Z links when spelling is uncertain.
- Open the inmate profile for bond, detainer, charge, mugshot, and VINE details.
- Move to Iowa DOC, BOP, ICE, or open records when the roster does not cover the person.
The roster screenshot from the official legacy interface shows the fields a user can use before opening a profile.
Those fields match the county's access model: name search first, then agency and custody status when more context is needed.
Scott County Jail Roster Fields
The roster has several ways to narrow a Scott County inmate population search. None of the name fields are marked as a strict legal requirement in the research, but practical searches usually begin with a last name.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Optional | Search all or part of a last name. |
| First Name | Text | Optional | Useful for common surnames. |
| Committing Agency | Text | Optional | A See All Agencies link appears on the search page. |
| Custody Status | Dropdown | Optional | Blank, In Custody, or Released within last seven days. |
| Daily Booking Reports | Preset links | n/a | Today and the prior six days. |
| List Inmates by Last Name | A-Z links | n/a | Alphabet links for name browsing. |
What Scott County Inmate Records Show
A profile can include a mugshot, name fields, permanent ID, sex, date of birth, current age, age at booking, physical descriptors, aliases, committing agency, booking date and time, booking number, release fields, duration of custody, bond table, detainer information, charge table, VINE link, initial appearance link, and bond-payment link. Some fields can be blank or use placeholders. The county roster does not show social security numbers, home addresses, or private medical data.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking number | Jail booking identifier for the custody event. |
| Committing agency | Agency that brought or committed the person to jail. |
| Bond table | Bond type, amount, status, and posting fields when available. |
| Detainer information | Other holds or a statement that no detainer is listed. |
| Charge table | Case number, description, grade, offense date, sentence fields, and status details. |
| VINELink | Registration route for custody release or transfer notifications. |
Scott County Jail vs State Prison
Readers often miss a person because they search the right name in the wrong system. The county jail roster is for local custody and recent releases. Iowa Offender Search is for sentenced prisoners, community supervision, work release, parole, probation, and residential corrections. Federal custody and immigration custody are separate again.
| Custody Level | Use This System | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Scott County Jail | Scott County roster | Current and last-seven-day local/state jail entries, excluding federal detainees. |
| Iowa DOC | Iowa Offender Search | Sentenced prisoners, supervision, work release, residential corrections. |
| Federal | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present, updated daily. |
| Immigration | ICE ODLS | ICE custody by A-number or biographical search. |
Scott County Detention Facilities
The Scott County inmate population is not held in one uniform system. Adult county jail custody, youth detention, and DOC residential placements have different rules, privacy limits, and lookup tools.
- Scott County Jail - adult county jail for pretrial custody, initial appearance, bail, and short local or state sentences.
- Scott County Youth Justice & Rehabilitation Center - short-term youth detention and rehabilitation facility with restricted juvenile-record access.
- 605 Center Work Release Center - Iowa DOC Seventh Judicial District work-release and community-corrections facility.
- Davenport Residential Correctional Facility - Iowa DOC residential correctional facility for approved community-corrections placements.
Scott County Records When Search Fails
If online search does not answer the question, the county's open-records process is the next route for public records that are not confidential. Scott County recommends its request form but does not require it, accepts requests by email at openrecords@scottcountyiowa.gov, and states it will attempt to respond within ten business days after receipt. Fees may apply for copies, postage, storage media, special software, and staff time after thirty minutes.
The Scott County open records page screenshot shows the county request route and fee summary.
For arrest reports, the inmate FAQ directs people to the committing agency named on the inmate record rather than treating the jail as the universal report custodian.
Scott County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Scott County inmate population? The official jail capacity is 394 beds, and a 2022 PREA source snippet reported an average daily population of 278 for the prior 12 months. A current full demographic dashboard was not located in the official research sources.
How often does the Scott County roster update? The public roster disclaimer states that the roster updates every ten minutes. It still should be verified before legal, bond, visit, or travel decisions.
Why is a person missing from the roster? They may have been released more than seven days ago, moved to Iowa DOC custody, held federally, held by ICE, placed under juvenile rules, or excluded as a federal prisoner or detainee.
Does Scott County have an inmate-search app? No official Scott County, Iowa sheriff inmate roster or warrant mobile app was located in the official research. Use the county web roster, phone line, VINELink, DOC, BOP, ICE, and open records.
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