Arrestees reach the East Iowa Street building from four directions: county deputies, Greenfield's own officers, the Stuart department and troopers patrolling Interstate 80. Reliance Telephone supplies every electronic link to people inside: phone calls, texting on personal devices, on-site video screens and at-home video. Lobby video screens open four evenings a week (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday), and home sessions are available every day until 10 p.m. Correspondence and commissary money orders share the 302 East Iowa Street address, and Greenfield never takes personal checks. Vandewater's detention officers keep 641-743-2148 staffed day and night.
Phone: 641-743-2148
Physical Address:
302 East Iowa Street
Greenfield, IA 50849
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Adair County Jail
302 East Iowa Street
Greenfield, IA 50849
Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Adair County Jail
302 East Iowa Street
Greenfield, IA 50849
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Step 1: look the person up online. Adair County posts no roster of its own, so the web check is IowaVINE, where a family name plus first name brings up any Greenfield hold. A free VINE registration then warns you by text, email or call if that person is released or moved. The Adair County Jail Inmate Search page covers each Greenfield lookup in more detail.
Step 2: open Adair County court records for charges and bail. Choosing Adair under county in Iowa Courts Online lets you read every count, the bail ordered and the date of the coming hearing.
Step 3: talk with Greenfield detention officers. Dial 641-743-2148 at any hour to reach Greenfield detention staff. A caller learns whether the person is in custody, which evenings on-site video runs and how at-home Reliance sessions are booked, the bail amount and where it is paid, how commissary money orders and Reliance deposits work, and what letters may contain. Spell the prisoner's legal name and give a birth date to speed the lookup.
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Anyone arrested in Greenfield, Fontanelle, Orient, Bridgewater, Adair, Stuart or along Interstate 80 in Adair County is booked into this jail. Sheriff Jeff Vandewater's office runs it inside the Adair County Public Safety Center, 302 East Iowa Street, Greenfield, IA 50849, which opened in 2012 and also houses the Greenfield Police Department; the jail line is 641-743-2148.
Checking Greenfield custody online: Typing a name into vinelink.vineapps.com answers that, while each Adair County filing on Iowa Courts Online spells out its counts, bail figure and court calendar.
Greenfield visiting hours: on-site video visits run Sunday and Thursday through Saturday from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m., with none Monday through Wednesday; at-home video runs every day from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. at $0.25 a minute. Half-hour Greenfield sessions seat as many as two guests in the lobby for free, one per day for each prisoner, and Reliance needs a full day's notice to reserve one.
Calls, texting and Greenfield tablets: Reliance Telephone is the only communications carrier, and its Reliance Telephone listing for Adair County offers a collect-call fund for a single phone number, or else a handset wallet in the prisoner's name; Reliance lists 17 cents per voice minute here and accepts loads between $10 and $200. Texting, games and music come only with the nonrefundable All Options wallet, and Reliance's help desk is 1-800-896-3201.
Commissary funds: post a money order from the Greenfield post office or any bank to 302 East Iowa Street and print the prisoner's legal name on it; Greenfield deputies turn down personal checks at the window and in the mail alike.
Letters: envelopes read [legal name, inmate ID], Adair County Jail, 302 East Iowa Street, Greenfield, IA 50849, and they carry a return address but never currency.
Getting out on bond: release terms for Greenfield arrests are set under Iowa Code 811.2 by Fifth District magistrates, and the courthouse clerk in Suite 7 on the Public Square takes cash bonds (641-743-2445).
When someone is arrested, they are taken to Adair County Jail for booking. This process includes identifying them, deciding on charges, and determining if they will be eligible for bail or held until court.
It's important to stay silent during this process, as any statements made may be used in court. Legal advice should be sought before speaking about the case.
The following steps make up the booking process at Adair County Jail:
For more information on paying an arrestee’s bond, contact Adair County Jail at 641-743-2148.
After being arrested and booked into Adair County Jail in Greenfield, the arrestee's situation will proceed in one of three ways:
1. They may be released without bail and required to attend a court hearing.
2. They may be held in custody until their court date.
3. Bail can be posted for their release; call 641-743-2148 for the exact bail amount.
There are multiple ways to pay bail.
To get more information on the bail process in Adair County, Iowa, visit the Adair County Jail Bail FAQ.
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How Do You Visit an Inmate in the Adair County Jail? What is the Schedule?
| DAY | TIMES |
|---|---|
| Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 4:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Monday through Wednesday | No on-site visits |
| Remote (at home), every day | 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM; $0.25 per minute |
Adair County Jail, 302 East Iowa Street, Greenfield, IA 50849 · 641-743-2148
A Greenfield session runs 30 minutes with up to 2 guests at the on-site screen, and on-site visits cost nothing.
An inmate gets one visit a day, with the weekly total set by classification, and the jail notes the schedule can change.
Adair County lawyers have client access across the same 9-to-10 window, outside meals, lockdowns and emergencies; 641-743-2148 takes their appointments.
Families can see someone held in Greenfield on a video screen at the jail, 302 East Iowa Street, or from home, with Reliance Telephone handling the booking.
At-home video for Adair County costs $0.25 a minute through Reliance, the rate Mark's schedule card lists, and on-site lobby visits are free.
Phone 641-743-2148 before driving to Greenfield for an on-site visit.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Adair County Jail’s Inmate Visitation Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 641-743-2148 for further assistance.
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Can I Use My Computer or Phone to Have a Remote Video Visit with an Inmate in the Adair County Jail?
Video session rates for Adair County Jail are listed when you schedule through Reliance, so check the total before confirming. For a disputed video charge, contact Reliance first, then the jail if needed.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Adair County Jail’s Video Remote Visitation Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 641-743-2148 for further assistance.
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How Do You Deposit Money for an Inmate in the Adair County Jail?
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Adair County Jail’s Inmate Money and Trust Fund Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 641-743-2148 for further assistance.
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How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Adair County Jail?
Per-minute call rates for Adair County Jail are shown in the Reliance account before any call is paid for, and Reliance customer service at 1-800-896-3201 answers billing questions about a charge.
To set up your Adair County inmate to make phone calls to you and others, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need in order to receive phone calls from your Adair County inmate, or to assist them in making calls to others, including instructions, fees, cost of calls, payment methods and times that your inmate can use the phone, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: All of your communication with your inmate will be monitored and recorded. Use discretion when discussing sensitive information about their pending case.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Adair County Jail’s Inmate Phone Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 641-743-2148 for further assistance.
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How do I Mail an Inmate in the Adair County Jail, and what can I send them?
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Adair County Jail’s Inmate Mail Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 641-743-2148 for further assistance.
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Can I purchase Commissary Online for an Inmate in the Adair County Jail, and what can I purchase?
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Adair County Jail’s Commissary Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 641-743-2148 for further assistance.
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How Can I Communicate with an Inmate in the Adair County Jail using an Online Messaging Service?
Families reach inmates at the Greenfield jail by text, sent with Reliance Telephone rather than through an email inbox.
Texting is paid from the All Options wallet, which carries card and transaction fees and can't be refunded or moved.
Check what a text costs on Reliance's Adair County listing ahead of a deposit. Deputies in Greenfield take other questions on 641-743-2148.
To set up your Adair County inmate to make to send and receive texts and emails to you and others, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need in order to send and receive texts and emails from your Adair County inmate, or to assist them in sending and receiving secure messages to and from others, including instructions, fees, cost of each message, tablet rentals, payment methods and times that your inmate can send messages, check out our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
NOTE: All of your communication with your inmate will be monitored and recorded. Use discretion when communicating sensitive information about their pending case.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Adair County Jail’s Text and Email Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 641-743-2148 for further assistance.
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Do Inmates in the Adair County Jail have Access to Tablets or Computers?
Reliance Telephone supplies the personal devices that people at the Adair County Jail use to text, call, video chat and, where offered, play games or music.
Money for the device goes into an All Options wallet, and that balance cannot be transferred or refunded.
Any device or usage charge appears in Reliance's Adair County checkout before payment. Whether a device can be issued to a particular person is a question for staff at 641-743-2148.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Adair County Jail’s Tablet Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 641-743-2148 for further assistance.
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What are the other City and County Jails in Adair County?
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Adair County?
This facility, known as "Adair County Jail" is also known as Adair County Jail, Iowa, Adair.
