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Scott County Jail Overview

The Scott County Jail is operated by the Scott County Sheriff's Office on the downtown Davenport courthouse campus. It serves the county's communities, the 7th Judicial District, local police agencies, Iowa State Patrol arrests, court commitments, and other state or local committing agencies. The facility is a county jail, not a state prison. It holds people before trial, people awaiting initial appearance or bond, and people serving state or local sentences that can be served in a county jail.

The official jail overview describes Scott County Jail as a 24-hour facility with 394 beds and more than 70 corrections staff. Scott County also emphasizes direct supervision. Five of the seven housing units are direct-supervision units, meaning trained officers work inside the housing areas rather than only from a remote post. The county links direct supervision to classification, clear communication, control, safety, and consistent consequences. Those details matter because the public roster can show a booking record, while jail operations determine how that person moves through custody after intake.

The county's roster is narrower than the building itself. Scott County says the public listing covers current inmates and people within the last seven days who have not been presented to court, are awaiting bail, or are serving state or local violations. The roster does not include federal prisoners or detainees. For a broader county inmate population view, use the jail roster first, then use Iowa DOC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink when the person's custody level points outside the county jail.

The official Scott County Jail overview shows the facility capacity and direct-supervision summary.

The screenshot is useful for confirming that the jail, not the DOC work-release facilities, is the primary Scott County adult custody site.

Scott County Jail Capacity

Scott County's official jail page gives the current rated capacity as 394 beds. Research also located a 2022 PREA audit snippet showing a 278 average daily population for the prior 12 months, plus older Board of Supervisors figures that tracked adult jail average daily population excluding federal inmates during 2020. Those figures should be read as dated population measures, not as a live head count. The roster changes as bookings, releases, transports, court orders, and classification moves occur.

Lookup Scott County Jail Roster

The correct lookup source for this facility is the official Scott County Jail inmate listing. It is a county roster for local and state custody at Scott County Jail. It is not the right tool for sentenced state prisoners, DOC work-release residents, federal prisoners, ICE detainees, or youth held under juvenile rules. If a name does not appear, the person may have been released more than seven days ago, transferred to Iowa DOC, held under a federal process, or excluded from the public adult roster.

1. Open the county inmate listing from the Sheriff's Office inmate page or the legacy roster search form.
2. Search by last name, first name, committing agency, or custody status if those details are known.
3. Use the daily booking report for today or the prior six days when the arrest date is known.
4. Open the inmate profile to review booking number, bond, detainer, charge, VINE, and initial appearance links.
5. Use Iowa Offender Search, BOP, ICE ODLS, VINELink, or a public-records request when the roster does not cover the custody type.

Scott County Jail Contact

Scott County Jail shares the courthouse campus address used by the Sheriff's Office. The main sheriff number is the first routing point for general custody questions. The visitation and program line is separate, and the county directs public visitors to schedule jail visits through that line. For report copies or historical records that are not visible on the roster, the county open-records process and the committing agency may be needed.

Visit Scott County Jail

Public visitation is controlled by the Scott County Jail visitation rules. Visitors enter through the courthouse entrance pavilion, pass security screening, and must follow the tobacco-free campus and no-cell-phone rules. The inmate must list the visitor. Visitors age 13 and older need valid government photo identification, and background checks are required before scheduling. A person jailed within the prior sixty days is denied until that period passes, although a denied felon may write to the Jail Administrator for approval.

Visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours ahead and no more than seven days ahead. The jail allows up to two one-hour visits per week, with up to three people on each visit including children. Children under 18 must be with a parent or legal guardian, and relationship documents may be required. Dress, conduct, warrant status, intoxication, contraband, and security problems can cause denial or termination. A visitation violation can lead to a minimum 90-day ban.

Scott County Jail Mail

Scott County Jail publishes detailed mail and money rules. Personal mail must be addressed to the inmate at the jail address, and the return address must include the sender's full first name, last name, and return address. Effective March 11, 2024, the jail photocopies all personal mail, including the envelope. The original goes into the inmate's property, and the inmate receives the copy. Legal and professional mail is handled separately from ordinary personal mail, so do not treat all mail as the same category.

Money can be deposited through Scott County inmate accounts channels. Online debit or credit card deposits use InmateCanteen, and the county notes that service fees may apply. Cash deposits can be made at the lobby kiosk. Money orders are made payable to the inmate and mailed to the jail. The county does not publish a full commissary order schedule or kiosk fee table, so those details should be confirmed with the jail or vendor before sending funds.

Scott County Jail Booking

Booking begins when an arrested or committed person is brought to Scott County Jail. The county describes booking as the central operating point of the jail because it handles arrests, releases, transports, court paperwork, file updates, detainers, support slips, appearances, and calls from the public, law enforcement, the Clerk's Office, the Attorney's Office, and other institutions. This is where a custody event becomes a jail record.

After intake paperwork, identification staff use Livescan and the TFP Mugshot station. Fingerprints may be sent to DCI and FBI for serious misdemeanors or above. All booked inmates have mugshots taken and wear an identification wristband. Classification then separates inmates by security risk and helps decide housing, conduct incentives, and supervision needs. Initial appearances for new state-charge arrests generally occur within 24 hours, with weekday appearances at the courthouse and weekend or holiday appearances by Zoom.

Classification

The jail's process for assigning custody level and housing based on risk, behavior, and safety needs.

Detainer

A hold or request from another agency or court that can affect release.

Initial appearance

The first court appearance after arrest, where a judge may address bond, release, and next court dates.

About Scott County Jail

Scott County Jail is more than a roster entry. Official jail materials describe direct supervision, objective classification, professional visitation, PREA reporting, electronic monitoring, programs, grievances, medical and mental-health requests, and daily living rules. Programs can include library access, recreation, religious and spiritual practice, substance-abuse programming, education, life skills, parent education, enrichment, HiSET classes where eligible, and inmate worker placement. Eligibility depends on classification, space, conduct, sentence status, and staff review.

Scott County also uses alternative sentencing in selected cases. Electronic monitoring requires court and jail approval, payment before hookup, work or school verification, GPS rules, and strict movement limits. Work release must be authorized by sentence or court order and requires jail classification approval, employment verification, payroll room and board handling, and random urinalysis. Those programs are not the same as Iowa DOC community corrections. A sentenced person moved from Scott County Jail into DOC supervision should be searched through Iowa Offender Search, while active jail custody remains a county roster matter.