This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the government custodian directly for those services.
Official Hancock Record Contacts
Hancock County Sheriff's Office
875 State St.
Garner, IA 50438
Non-emergency and jail records: 641-923-2621
Jail Administrator Kevin Knebel: 641-924-2148
Email: kknebel@hancocklaw-ia.com
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Patrol, communications, and jail functions operate around the clock.
Hancock keeps its booking records and current roster. People held through that system are ordinarily housed at Winnebago County Jail in Forest City, so a physical-location question may require confirmation in addition to the Hancock record check.
- For a county booking sheet or photograph, use the request steps on the home page and contact the jail administrator.
- For a personal warrant concern, follow the safe court, counsel, and sheriff route on Wanted Fugitives.
- For a recent arrest, check Hancock's timestamped current-roster PDF. The county does not publish a separate arrest log or recent-booking feed.
- For release alerts, use IowaVINE. For the final case result, search Iowa Courts Online or ask the Hancock Clerk of District Court.
- For a Garner, Britt, or Kanawha incident report, start with the police or city custodian identified on that city's page.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Iowa Department of Corrections Offender Search.
- For federal custody, use the BOP locator. For immigration detention, use the ICE locator.