Adams County Jail Inmate Phone & Email
Adams County Jail Inmate Phone Service - Registering and Cost
Getting Calls From the Adams County Jail in Corning
Phones inside the jail on Davis Avenue are run by Reliance Telephone, which keeps a separate listing for this facility at reliancetelephone.com/facility/ia/adams. Before any money changes hands, decide whether calls should reach one number or several, because Reliance organizes its accounts around that choice.
- Just your phone: a Prepaid Collect Calls balance is tied to the cell or landline you register, can't be spent on anyone else's calls, costs nothing extra to buy and can be refunded.
- Several people: an Inmate Wallet belongs to the inmate rather than to you. Its Voice & Video Calls Only version is refundable with no purchase fee, while the All Options version adds texting but can't be refunded.
- Account help: Reliance's customer service line, 1-800-896-3201, is staffed 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time, and the company also takes email at cs@reliancetelephone.com.
Reliance keeps its current charges under "See details and costs" on its Communication Options page, so check there before you fund an account. Reliance's record for Adams County also carries a voicemail line, 641-454-5205. Phone hours, privileges and blocked calls are decided inside the jail, so put those questions to staff at 641-322-4444.
Adams County Jail
Address:
901 Davis Ave.
Corning, IA 50841
Phone:
641-322-4444
What does it cost to Communicate with an Inmate?
Where Corning families read call charges
Reliance Telephone carries phone, text and video service for the Adams County Jail.
Open Reliance's Adams County listing and use "See details and costs" before any money moves.
Staff at 641-322-4444 can confirm whether someone in custody has phone access on a given day.
Inmate Phone Calling from the Adams County Jail
Calls leaving the lockup on Davis Avenue
Inmate calls from Corning run through Reliance Telephone, which also keeps a company home page.
A Prepaid Collect balance stays on the one cell or landline you register. An Inmate Wallet stays with the person inside and can reach more than one number.
Voice and Video Calls Only is refundable, with no fee just to buy it. All Options covers texting as well, and that deposit is not returned.
The front desk (641-322-4444) handles questions about when the phones are switched on.
This jail's own Reliance page is reliancetelephone.com/facility/ia/adams.
How Does An Inmate Make A Phone Call From Adams County Jail?
How Calls Leave the Corning Jail
- Reliance's listing for Adams County shows two ways to dial out: phones mounted in the housing area and wireless calling on a personal Reliance device.
- Nothing connects until someone has paid, through money loaded for the dialed number or through the inmate's wallet.
- The first calls after an arrest are covered by Iowa law; our Adams County booking guide explains that right.
Worth Asking the Jail
- Reliance ties a collect-call balance to the payer's own number, so that number must be registered on the account before Corning calls connect.
- Phone time for Corning comes from Reliance accounts only, never from the commissary balance.
Phone Questions From Adams County Families
Can I phone someone inside the Adams County Jail?
Will a cell phone receive calls from Corning?
Can I leave a voicemail through Reliance?
Can a collect-call balance be moved into an Inmate Wallet?
What happens to wallet money if my relative leaves Corning?
Who fixes a call that won't go through?
Can I phone someone inside the Adams County Jail?
Yes. Inbound calling is on Reliance's Adams County feature list, so a funded account can ring the inmate's handset when the inmate has it.
Will a cell phone receive calls from Corning?
Yes. Reliance's Prepaid Collect Calls works with mobile numbers as well as landlines, and the money is spent only on calls with the number you register.
Can I leave a voicemail through Reliance?
Yes, at 641-454-5205, the voicemail line attached to the Corning jail in Reliance's system. Messages left there are delivered to the inmate's Reliance handset.
Can a collect-call balance be moved into an Inmate Wallet?
No. Reliance keeps Prepaid Collect Calls money separate from both wallet types, so choose the account before you deposit.
What happens to wallet money if my relative leaves Corning?
It can't follow them to another jail. Reliance says wallet funds stay at the Adams County Jail in the inmate's name with no time limit, so the balance is still there if they come back; call Reliance at 1-800-896-3201 about refund eligibility on refundable accounts.
Who fixes a call that won't go through?
Billing and account trouble belongs to Reliance at 1-800-896-3201. Lockdowns, phone hours and an inmate's calling privileges are questions for the jail at 641-322-4444.
Communicating by Text or Email in Adams County Jail
Texting, explained beside the Corning phone notes
Texts toward someone held in Corning travel through Reliance's Inmate Wallet on that person's device.
Reliance describes those texts as characters only, with pictures and emojis left out.
Phone the Corning lockup, 641-322-4444, when the name you need is absent from the list.
The listing to open first is Reliance's Adams County facility page.
Important Tips About Jail Phone Calls
- When you sign in at Reliance, have the person's full legal name ready, because you pick them from the Adams County Jail list before paying.
- Fund calls a little at a time; the collect-call and calls-only balances can be refunded, but All Options money stays on the inmate's account.
- A day without a call usually traces back to something routine in the housing unit, such as a headcount, a schedule change or a security hold, rather than an emergency.
- Treat every call as monitored and recorded, and keep talk about the charges for the defense attorney.
- News stories have described some inmate phone companies building voice-print databases for law enforcement, one more reason to keep calls about home and family.
- Save Reliance's support number, 1-800-896-3201, in your contacts so an account problem can be sorted out during business hours.
- Phone and fax numbers for Sheriff Alan Johannes's office are on the Adams County Sheriff's Office site.