• Carroll County Jail, 114 E. 6th Street, Carroll, IA 51401; 712-792-4394. It also takes sentenced prisoners from Polk County.
• Polk County Jail, 1985 NE 51st Place, Des Moines, IA 50313; 515-323-5400.
• Audubon County Jail, 318 Leroy Street, Suite 4, Audubon, IA 50025; 712-563-2631.
• Crawford County Jail, 1202 Broadway, Denison, IA 51442; 712-263-2146.
• Greene County Jail, 1005 E. Lincoln Way, Jefferson, IA 50129; 515-386-2136.
• Guthrie County Jail, 200 North 5th Street, Guthrie Center, IA 50115; 641-747-2214.
• Sac County Jail, 100 NW State Street, Sac City, IA 50583; 712-662-7127.
• Shelby County Jail, 1104 9th Street, Harlan, IA 51537; 712-755-5026, option 2.
• Pocahontas County Jail, 22 SE Court Street, Pocahontas, IA 50574; 712-335-5071. Calhoun County has no jail and sends its prisoners here.

Regular visits are on video, Tuesday and Friday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., except holidays. Book a day or more in advance by calling 712-792-4394. Visitors must be 18 with a photo ID, or come with a parent or guardian. Anyone booked into this jail in the past six months can't visit. Dress plainly; see-through, low-cut, midriff and vulgar clothing is turned away.

Not directly. Incoming calls aren't put through, and staff only pass along a message in a verified emergency. People held here can use housing-unit phones most days, and those calls are collect, paid by whoever accepts them. Our phone guide and texting guide explain the options.

Put the individual's full name and inmate ID, then Carroll County Jail, 114 E. 6th Street, Carroll, IA 51401. Add your return address. Ask the jail before mailing anything other than a letter, and read our mail page for general rules.

Commissary can be bought for someone through the web deposit portal the county points to, or cash can be dropped off at the jail at any hour. Our money guide covers fees and other ways to send funds.

A youth who needs secure detention goes to the Northwest Iowa YES Center, 1231 West Cedar Loop, Suite 110, Cherokee, IA 51012, 712-225-5777, not the county jail. Only a teen whose case was moved to adult court can be held with adults. The juvenile court office, 712-792-5666, can say where a child was placed.

After a prison sentence, use the Iowa DOC offender search. The BOP locator covers federal prisoners and the ICE locator covers immigration holds. A Polk County prisoner may have gone back to Des Moines; call the Polk jail. Bond questions are in our bail guide.

We found none. Carroll's jail publishes no picture roster. The press can request a photo from the sheriff at 712-792-4394. When ICE is holding someone, ask the agency with a records request and wait for its OK. Pictures from federal arrests are kept private; only the U.S. Marshals can release one, typically for a fugitive.

888-742-8463. That is Iowa VINE, which reports custody status at any hour.

The sheriff's deputies at 114 E. 6th Street in Carroll serve the county's warrants, and they'll answer that at 712-792-4393. Carroll police may also hold warrants of their own. No public list exists, and Iowa offers no statewide warrant search, though Iowa Courts Online shows court cases. Most people settle it by walking into the Carroll County Jail at an agreed time with a lawyer beside them. If it's about a missed date, the clerk downstairs in the courthouse (712-792-4327) can explain the options.

In Carroll, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Carroll's magistrate sets it. Call 712-792-4393 for amounts.

• How to pay at 712-792-4393: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 712-792-4327.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Carroll's clerk answers at 712-792-4327. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Carroll's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Carroll, federal arrests go to the U.S. Marshals Service; its Sioux City office answers at 712-252-3077. Cases are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa; its clerk is at 320 6th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, 712-233-3900. After a federal sentence, check the BOP inmate locator. Bond at 114 E. 6th Street, Carroll, IA 51401 cannot lift a federal hold; only 712-233-3900 can.

1. The Carroll County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Carroll honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 114 E. 6th Street, Carroll, IA 51401, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Carroll, once bond clears at 114 E. 6th Street, Carroll, IA 51401, release usually takes a few hours; 712-792-4393 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 712-792-4393. Federal or ICE holds go via 712-252-3077.

In Carroll, new bookings can lag; call 712-792-4393. Anyone moved from Carroll, or released, may show in the Iowa DOC offender search, or the BOP inmate locator. Juveniles are never listed (Iowa Code 232.147). If unsure, ask 712-792-4393.

In Carroll, a magistrate reviews the arrest within 24 hours (Iowa Code 804.22). Bond can be changed later (Iowa Code 811.2). If money is short, the State Public Defender may be appointed. The clerk (712-792-4327) has the next date.

Yes. Carroll's judges may release on a promise (Iowa Code 811.2), or with conditions, sometimes supervised by the Department of Correctional Services. Skipping court means forfeiture (Iowa Code 811.6) and a warrant; Carroll's clerk (712-792-4327) has the terms.

In Carroll, the clerk (712-792-4327) refunds cash bail (114 East 6th Street, Ste. 5, Carroll, IA 51401) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 712-792-4393.

In Carroll, misdemeanor terms are served at 114 E. 6th Street, Carroll, IA 51401 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Carroll, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 712-792-4393 schedules it.

In Carroll, judges can bar contact at hearings (Iowa Code 664A.3). Breaking it is a new crime (Iowa Code 664A.7). Only judges can change it; Carroll's clerk (712-792-4327) keeps a copy at 114 East 6th Street, Ste. 5, Carroll, IA 51401.

In Carroll, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 712-792-4327. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Carroll; families may hire private counsel.

In Carroll, the Carroll County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 712-792-4393 before paying anyone. Carroll's bond goes only to the clerk (712-792-4327) or the jail at 114 E. 6th Street, Carroll, IA 51401. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Carroll County Sheriff: 114 E. 6th Street, Carroll, IA 51401; 712-792-4393. Deputies cover the rural county and, by contract, Arcadia, Breda, Dedham, Glidden, Halbur, Lanesboro, Lidderdale, Ralston, Templeton and Willey.
• Carroll Police Department: 112 E. 5th Street, Carroll, IA 51401; non-emergency 712-792-3536.
• Iowa State Patrol District 4: 3710 Hwy 30 E., Denison, IA 51442; 712-263-4621.