• Cherokee County Jail, 111 North 5th Street, Cherokee, IA 51012; 712-225-6738.
• Buena Vista County Jail, 411 Expansion Blvd, Storm Lake, IA 50588; 712-732-2452.
• Clay County Jail, 3115 W. 4th Street, Spencer, IA 51301; 712-262-3221.
• Ida County Jail, 401 Moorehead St, Ida Grove, IA 51445; 712-364-3146.
• O'Brien County Jail, 240 1st Street NE, Primghar, IA 51245; 712-957-5245.
• Plymouth County Jail, 451 14th Avenue NE, Le Mars, IA 51031; 712-546-4419.
• Woodbury County Jail, 3701 28th Street, Sioux City, IA 51105; 712-279-6040.

The sheriff lists Wednesday as the visiting day but gives no hours or rules online. Phone 712-225-6738 before coming to confirm the time, if visitors need prior approval, and which ID to bring.

People in custody make the calls; incoming calls to them are not taken. Ask the jail which provider handles accounts. Our phone guide and messaging guide describe the common systems.

Address it with the person's full name, Cherokee County Jail, 111 North 5th Street, Cherokee, IA 51012, and include your return address. Check our mail page for limits on photos and enclosures.

The county site does not name a deposit service. Call the jail to learn how to fund an account for commissary and phone time, and read our money guide.

Detention for youth is right in town at the Northwest Iowa YES Center, 1231 West Cedar Loop, Suite 110, Cherokee, IA 51012, 712-225-5777, which takes youth from many northwest Iowa counties. A teen goes to the adult jail only after a waiver to adult court. Juvenile court officers at 712-225-2669 can confirm a placement.

Use the Iowa DOC offender search for state prison, the BOP locator for federal custody, and the ICE locator for immigration detention. Release steps are in our bail guide.

No roster with pictures turned up in our check of the sheriff's site. The media may ask the sheriff at 712-225-6738 for a nonpublic photo. Images from immigration custody are released only once ICE approves a request filed on its records site. Federal arrest photos are never shared, the sole exception being the Marshals Service's own releases.

Call Iowa VINE at 888-742-8463. It is free and works around the clock.

Phone the sheriff at 111 North 5th Street in Cherokee, 712-225-6737, to confirm the warrant, since deputies there serve all county warrants. Cherokee posts no names, and Iowa families have no statewide tool; Iowa Courts Online shows only the court case. The safest way is to turn in at the Cherokee County Jail with a lawyer, and the jail itself answers at 712-225-6738. If it's a missed court date, the clerk on West Main (712-225-6744) can help.

In Cherokee, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Cherokee's magistrate sets it. Call 712-225-6738 for amounts.

• How to pay at 712-225-6738: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 712-225-6744.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Cherokee's clerk answers at 712-225-6744. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Cherokee's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Cherokee, 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 111 North 5th Street, Cherokee, IA 51012 cannot lift a federal hold; only 712-233-3900 can.

1. The Cherokee County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Cherokee honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 111 North 5th Street, Cherokee, IA 51012, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Cherokee, once bond clears at 111 North 5th Street, Cherokee, IA 51012, release usually takes a few hours; 712-225-6738 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 712-225-6738. Federal or ICE holds go via 712-252-3077.

In Cherokee, new bookings can lag; call 712-225-6738. Anyone moved from Cherokee, 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 712-225-6738.

In Cherokee, 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 (712-225-6744) has the next date.

Yes. Cherokee'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; Cherokee's clerk (712-225-6744) has the terms.

In Cherokee, the clerk (712-225-6744) refunds cash bail (520 West Main Street, Cherokee, IA 51012) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 712-225-6738.

In Cherokee, misdemeanor terms are served at 111 North 5th Street, Cherokee, IA 51012 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Cherokee, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 712-225-6738 schedules it.

In Cherokee, 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; Cherokee's clerk (712-225-6744) keeps a copy at 520 West Main Street, Cherokee, IA 51012.

In Cherokee, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 712-225-6744. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Cherokee; families may hire private counsel.

In Cherokee, the Cherokee County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 712-225-6738 before paying anyone. Cherokee's bond goes only to the clerk (712-225-6744) or the jail at 111 North 5th Street, Cherokee, IA 51012. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Cherokee County Sheriff: 111 North 5th Street, Cherokee, IA 51012; 712-225-6737.
• Cherokee County Communications Center: 712-225-6728; also answers Cherokee police after hours.
• Cherokee Police Department: 239 West Maple Street, Cherokee, IA 51012; 712-225-6464, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Iowa State Patrol District 5: 5116 Highway 3, Cherokee, IA 51012; 712-225-5119.