• Cedar County Jail, 711 E. South Street, Tipton, IA 52772; jail line 563-886-2052, sheriff's main line 563-886-2121.
• Clinton County Jail, 241 7th Ave. North, Clinton, IA 52733; 563-242-9211.
• Johnson County Jail, 511 S. Capitol Street, Iowa City, IA 52240; 319-356-6025.
• Jones County Jail, 500 W. Main Street, Anamosa, IA 52205; 319-462-2720.
• Linn County Correctional Center, 53 3rd Avenue Bridge, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401; 319-892-6300.
• Muscatine County Jail, 400 Walnut Street, Muscatine, IA 52761; 563-262-4190.
• Scott County Jail, 400 W. 4th Street, Davenport, IA 52801; 563-326-8750.

Each person can have two general visits a week, on Wednesday and Sunday, unless under discipline. Visits last 30 minutes, with no contact, and up to two visitors 18 or older. Children may not visit and must wait out of sight in the lobby with an adult. Fill out the registration form by the lobby kiosk each time and show a state photo ID with your full name and birth date. People let out of this jail less than 30 days earlier are turned away. Leave phones and bags in your car or a locker.

Phones and short text messages run through an outside provider; families set up accounts with it by calling 877-398-7700. See our phone guide and texting guide for tips.

Write the individual's full name and inmate ID, Cedar County Jail, 711 E. South Street, Tipton, IA 52772, with your return address. Our mail page explains what jails usually turn away.

Use the kiosk in the sheriff's lobby, which takes cash or cards for a fee, or deposit through the sheriff's listed online payment page or by phone at 866-345-1884. That account pays for commissary. More is in our money guide.

When a judge orders secure detention, a youth goes to the Scott County Juvenile Detention Center, 500 West 4th Street, Davenport, IA 52801, 563-326-8686, not the Tipton jail. The juvenile court office, 563-886-2070, can tell a parent where a child is.

For an Iowa prison sentence, check the Iowa DOC offender search. The BOP locator finds federal prisoners and the ICE locator finds immigration detainees. The roster's "hold other agency" entries are people held for someone else, so ask the jail who. Bond questions are in our bail guide.

No. Tipton's inmate roster is a text list with no photos. A newsroom wanting a picture should contact the Tipton sheriff. Pictures taken while in ICE custody must be requested at ice.gov, and ICE has to approve. A federal prisoner's booking photo stays sealed unless the U.S. Marshals put it out.

The sheriff's records desk cannot run a statewide check. Ask the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at 515-725-6066; DCI takes requests and payment online. Local reports come from the records desk, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Ring Iowa VINE at 888-742-8463. The automated line runs 24 hours and can set up release alerts.

Sheriff's deputies at the Law Center, 711 E. South St. in Tipton, serve the county's warrants; call 563-886-2121 to confirm whether one is active. They don't put out a public list, and nothing statewide is searchable in Iowa, but Iowa Courts Online shows the Cedar court file. Turning in at the Cedar County Jail with a lawyer who has called ahead is the usual path. If it's from a missed hearing, the clerk at 563-886-2101 can talk about a new date.

In Tipton, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Tipton's magistrate sets it. Call 563-886-2052 for amounts.

• How to pay at 563-886-2052: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 563-886-2101.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Tipton's clerk answers at 563-886-2101. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Tipton's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Tipton, federal arrests go to the U.S. Marshals Service; its Cedar Rapids office answers at 319-362-4411. Cases are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa; its clerk is at 111 7th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, 319-286-2300. After a federal sentence, check the BOP inmate locator. Bond at 711 E. South St., Tipton, IA 52772-1977 cannot lift a federal hold; only 319-286-2300 can.

1. The Cedar County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Tipton honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 711 E. South St., Tipton, IA 52772-1977, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Tipton, once bond clears at 711 E. South St., Tipton, IA 52772-1977, release usually takes a few hours; 563-886-2052 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 563-886-2052. Federal or ICE holds go via 319-362-4411.

In Tipton, new bookings can lag; call 563-886-2052. Anyone moved from Tipton, 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 563-886-2052.

In Tipton, 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 (563-886-2101) has the next date.

Yes. Tipton'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; Tipton's clerk (563-886-2101) has the terms.

In Tipton, the clerk (563-886-2101) refunds cash bail (400 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 111, Tipton, IA 52772) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 563-886-2052.

In Tipton, misdemeanor terms are served at 711 E. South St., Tipton, IA 52772-1977 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Tipton, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 563-886-2052 schedules it.

In Tipton, 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; Tipton's clerk (563-886-2101) keeps a copy at 400 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 111, Tipton, IA 52772.

In Tipton, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 563-886-2101. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Tipton; families may hire private counsel.

In Tipton, the Cedar County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 563-886-2052 before paying anyone. Tipton's bond goes only to the clerk (563-886-2101) or the jail at 711 E. South St., Tipton, IA 52772-1977. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Cedar County Sheriff: 711 E. South Street, Tipton, IA 52772; 563-886-2121. Deputies patrol the 576 square miles of the county.
• Tipton Police Department: 407 Lynn Street, Tipton, IA 52772; 563-886-2424, answered 24 hours.
• Clarence Police Department, 411 Lombard Street, Clarence: non-emergency calls go through Cedar County dispatch, 563-886-2121.
• Mechanicsville: call the sheriff at 563-886-2121 for this area.
• West Branch Police Department, 105 S. 2nd Street, West Branch, IA 52358: 319-643-2222.
• Durant Police Department: 563-785-6049.
• Iowa State Patrol District 12: 22365 20th Ave., Stockton, IA 52769; 563-284-9501.