Families with someone held in Tipton can use the Cedar County sheriff's online roster, the visiting rules on the county website, and the sheriff's office line at 563-886-2121 to find, visit, call and fund an inmate at the Cedar County Jail, 711 E. South St.
Phone: 563-886-2052
Physical Address:
711 E. South St.
Tipton, IA 52772-1977
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Cedar County Jail
711 E. South St
Tipton, IA 52772
Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Cedar County Jail
711 E. South St
Tipton, IA 52772
Other Jails and Prisons
Cedar County's sheriff keeps a current inmate roster that can be searched by name; each entry lists the booking date, age, the type of booking and any bond. Court files for a Cedar County defendant appear on Iowa Courts Online, and Iowa VINE tracks custody status and sends release notices. For anything the roster leaves out, Wethington's office takes calls at 563-886-2121.
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Tipton's Law Enforcement Center at 711 E. South St. holds the Cedar County Jail under one roof with Sheriff Warren Wethington's headquarters. The sheriff's website gives directions from downtown: turn east at Liberty Trust Bank on South Street and continue east to the center, which sits behind CDS at the south end of town. Wethington's command staff lists Kevin Knoche as chief deputy and Bode Koranda as second deputy and jail administrator; the office's main line is 563-886-2121, and the fax is 563-886-2095.
Wethington's deputies patrol the county's 576 square miles and act as the chief law enforcement agency for Bennett, Clarence, Durant, Lowden, Mechanicsville, Stanwood, Tipton, West Branch and Wilton. A Communications Department in the same building dispatches for the sheriff, five police departments, six ambulance services, two first responder services and eight fire departments.
Wethington's office keeps an online inmate roster for the jail on South Street, searchable by name.
The county's inmate visitation page covers Wednesday and Sunday visiting in Tipton, the CPC phones and chirping, and Access Corrections deposits. More detail is in the Tipton visiting guide, the Cedar County calling guide and the Cedar County deposit guide.
After an arrest, the individual is brought to Cedar County Jail for the booking process. This procedure involves identifying the person, determining charges, and deciding whether they’ll be released on their own recognizance, posted for bail, or held until court.
Remaining silent is highly recommended, as anything said can later be used in court. Wait for legal advice before responding to questions.
The booking process typically involves the following steps at Cedar County Jail:
For details on an offender’s bail or bond, call Cedar County Jail at 563-886-2052.
Once an individual is booked at Cedar County Jail in Tipton, options for their release include:
1. Release without paying bail, with a commitment to appear in court.
2. Continued detention until their court date.
3. Release upon paying a bail or bond. Call 563-886-2052 for the bail amount.
Bail can be paid through various methods.
For more details on the bail process in Cedar County, Iowa, visit the Cedar County Jail Bail Page.
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How Do You Visit an Inmate in the Cedar County Jail? What is the Schedule?
| DAY | TIMES |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 30-minute periods; time set by housing unit |
| Sunday | 30-minute periods; time set by housing unit |
| Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | No general visits |
Cedar County Jail, 711 E. South St., Tipton, IA 52772 · 563-886-2121
Per the Cedar County Sheriff's published visitation rules, each inmate gets two general visits a week, with privileged, service and clergy visits outside that count.
The inmate tells visitors the slot, which can change with a move to another unit or bunk.
Up to two visitors 18 or older may come, contact visits are not allowed, and each guest fills in a registration form and shows a state photo card with full name and birth date.
Cedar County's general visits take place at the Law Enforcement Center on South Street in Tipton, where the sheriff allows two 30-minute visits each week for an inmate in good standing. The InmateSales account a family uses for CPC phone time plays no part in these visits, which run through the lobby registration form and a state photo ID.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Cedar County Jail’s Inmate Visitation Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 563-886-2052 for further assistance.
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How Do You Deposit Money for an Inmate in the Cedar County Jail?
To deposit through Access Corrections, open Access Corrections or call 1-866-345-1884, choose the Cedar County Jail in Iowa, find the inmate by name, and pay with a card. Visitors already at the Law Enforcement Center can use the lobby kiosk with cash or a card.
To send commissary money to an inmate in Cedar County Jail follow these steps:
For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for Cedar County Jail.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Cedar County Jail’s Inmate Money and Trust Fund Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 563-886-2052 for further assistance.
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How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Cedar County Jail?
To receive phone calls from inmates in Cedar County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:
For all the information regarding phone calls with Cedar County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Cedar County Jail’s Inmate Phone Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 563-886-2052 for further assistance.
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How do I Mail an Inmate in the Cedar County Jail, and what can I send them?
Photographs, paperbacks, magazines, postcards and greeting cards each have their own rules in Tipton; phone 563-886-2121 before mailing any of them.
Wethington's jail staff decide whether a novel or magazine for South Street must arrive direct from Books-A-Million, Amazon, Barnes & Noble or the publisher, so settle that by phone first.
Attorneys and courts writing to a client in Tipton use the same South Street address; staff at 563-886-2121 can say how legal mail is marked and opened at the Cedar County Jail.
For inmates receiving mail in the Cedar County Jail there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon.
All mail is to be shipped to the Cedar County Jail:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Cedar County Jail
711 E. South St
Tipton, IA 52772
For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Cedar County Jail’s Inmate Mail Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 563-886-2052 for further assistance.
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Can I purchase Commissary Online for an Inmate in the Cedar County Jail, and what can I purchase?
To send commissary money to an inmate in Cedar County Jail follow these steps:
For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for Cedar County Jail.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Cedar County Jail’s Commissary Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 563-886-2052 for further assistance.
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How Can I Communicate with an Inmate in the Cedar County Jail using an Online Messaging Service?
Electronic messages with someone in Tipton travel through CPC's chirping service, which the Cedar County sheriff lists beside the inmate phones, and are paid for in advance through an InmateSales account.
To send a secure email message to an inmate in Cedar County Jail follow these steps:
For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in Cedar County Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Cedar County.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Cedar County Jail’s Text and Email Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 563-886-2052 for further assistance.
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What are the other City and County Jails in Cedar County?
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Cedar County?
