The Cedar County sheriff's visitation page lists Combined Public Communication, whose consumer site is InmateSales, as the provider of inmate phones. Collect calls are gone, so calls out of Tipton draw on prepaid CPC time.
Accounts are opened in the InmateSales app, at inmatesales.com, or with a CPC representative; CPC takes Visa, Mastercard and Discover and may add a processing fee. CPC's toll-free line, (877) 998-5678, gives Direct Pay balances.
Address:
711 E. South St.
Tipton, IA 52772-1977
Phone:
563-886-2052
CPC runs the phones at the Cedar County Jail in Tipton, according to the sheriff's office. Its InmateSales department handles declined cards, refunds and transfers at (702) 829-3001, and the Transaction ID from each purchase is needed for any refund or move of funds.
A Cedar County inmate dials out using either a PIN Debit balance or Direct Pay money linked to the receiving phone number. CPC says detainees are not told when funds are added; the inmate learns by trying a call. When phones are available on each Tipton housing unit is a question for 563-886-2121.
Can I call into the Cedar County Jail to talk to an inmate?
Whom do I call when an InmateSales card payment fails?
Phone time went to the wrong Cedar County inmate. Can CPC fix it?
My number keeps getting calls from Tipton. Can CPC block them?
Can I see a list of calls my relative made?
No. CPC says detainees cannot receive calls, so you have to wait for the inmate to call you.
The InmateSales department at (702) 829-3001, or the card issuer.
CPC says phone-time funds can be moved; call InmateSales with the Transaction ID from the purchase.
Ask CPC customer support to block your number from all jail calls; one specific detainee cannot be blocked alone.
No. CPC does not show call logs or chirping history to customers.
