• Dallas County Correctional Facility, 28985 Thin Blue Line Lane, Adel, IA 50003; 515-993-5815.
• Polk County Jail, 1985 NE 51st Place, Des Moines, IA 50313; 515-323-5400.
• Boone County Jail, 1019 West Mamie Eisenhower Avenue, Boone, IA 50036; 515-433-0524.
• 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.
• Adair County Jail, 302 E. Iowa Street, Greenfield, IA 50849; 641-743-2148.
• Madison County Jail, 1012 N. John Wayne Drive, Winterset, IA 50273; 515-462-3575.
• Warren County Jail, 115 N. Howard Street, Indianola, IA 50125; 515-690-9220.

One outside provider handles video visits, messages and phone calls in Dallas County. Create an account with it, buy data, and send a request to link with the person; jail staff approve or deny it. Each visit you schedule also needs staff approval. Onsite visits are at the jail, and remote ones can be joined from home. Visits, calls and messages are all recorded. For setup problems, contact the provider's support line through its customer portal. Calls from people inside show up from 888-984-1903. See our phone guide.

Write the person's full name, arrest number and cell number, then P.O. Box 187, Adel, Iowa 50003-0187. Letters and cards are delivered Monday through Friday after staff open them to search for contraband. Mail from anyone who left this jail in the past six months is refused. Never mail cash or personal checks. Paperback books are allowed, but not hardbacks. Our mail page has general tips.

You can make deposits online, by phone or at the kiosk at the jail. Have the person's name or ID number ready. The county's two-step account guide explains the setup. See the money guide and our commissary page too.

Youth from Dallas County who must be held are usually placed at the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852. Only teens charged as adults stay in Adel. The juvenile office, 515-993-7095, can tell parents where a child went.

Once sentenced to prison, a person can be found in the Iowa DOC offender search. Federal prisoners appear in the BOP locator, and immigration detainees in the ICE locator. Our bail guide explains release.

Yes. The in-custody list on the Dallas County inmate inquiry has a Photo column, so booking photos are shown right on the list. The jail answers at 515-993-5815. Media wanting a copy should ask the sheriff's office. A picture from immigration detention can be sought only through ICE's records form, with approval. Federal booking images are kept private unless the U.S. Marshals release them.

Yes. Call Iowa VINE at 888-742-8463; it is open all the time.

Have a lawyer call the sheriff's office at 515-993-4771 to confirm the warrant and plan a time. Turning in happens at the Dallas County Correctional Facility on Thin Blue Line Lane outside Adel, where the jail answers at 515-993-5815. You won't find a posted list of names, and no Iowa-wide search exists for Adel families, though Iowa Courts Online lays out the case. If this started with a missed court date, phone the clerk's office at 515-993-7018 first; sometimes a new date settles it.

In Adel, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Adel's magistrate sets it. Call 515-993-5815 for amounts.

• How to pay at 515-993-5815: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 515-993-7018.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Adel's clerk answers at 515-993-7018. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Adel's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Adel, federal arrests go to the U.S. Marshals Service; its Des Moines office answers at 515-400-8140. Cases are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa; its clerk is at 111 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 515-284-6248. After a federal sentence, check the BOP inmate locator. Bond at 28985 Thin Blue Line Lane, Adel, IA 50003 cannot lift a federal hold; only 515-284-6248 can.

1. The Dallas County Correctional Facility receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Adel honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 28985 Thin Blue Line Lane, Adel, IA 50003, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Adel, once bond clears at 28985 Thin Blue Line Lane, Adel, IA 50003, release usually takes a few hours; 515-993-5815 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 515-993-5815. Federal or ICE holds go via 515-400-8140.

In Adel, new bookings can lag; call 515-993-5815. Anyone moved from Adel, 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 515-993-5815.

In Adel, 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 (515-993-7018) has the next date.

Yes. Adel'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; Adel's clerk (515-993-7018) has the terms.

In Adel, the clerk (515-993-7018) refunds cash bail (801 Court Street, Adel, IA 50003) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 515-993-5815.

In Adel, misdemeanor terms are served at 28985 Thin Blue Line Lane, Adel, IA 50003 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Adel, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 515-993-5815 schedules it.

In Adel, 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; Adel's clerk (515-993-7018) keeps a copy at 801 Court Street, Adel, IA 50003.

In Adel, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 515-993-7018. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Adel; families may hire private counsel.

In Adel, the Dallas County Correctional Facility never takes gift cards or crypto; call 515-993-5815 before paying anyone. Adel's bond goes only to the clerk (515-993-7018) or the jail at 28985 Thin Blue Line Lane, Adel, IA 50003. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Dallas County Sheriff's Office: 28985 Thin Blue Line Lane, Adel, IA 50003; 515-993-4771. County dispatch, 24 hours: 515-993-4567.
• Adel Police Department: 102 S. 10th Street, Adel, IA 50003; 515-993-6723.
• Perry Police Department: 908 Willis Avenue, Perry, IA 50220; 515-465-4636 on weekdays. County dispatch takes its calls after hours.
• Waukee Police Department: 815 NW 20th Street, Waukee, IA 50263; 515-978-7979. Westcom handles non-emergency dispatch for Waukee and West Des Moines at 515-222-3321.
• De Soto Police Department: calls go through county dispatch, 515-993-4567.
• Van Meter Police Department, 505 Grant Street: reach it through Dallas County dispatch, 515-993-4567.
• Woodward Police Department: 515-438-2560.
• Iowa State Patrol District 1: 1333 Ohio Street, Des Moines, IA 50314; 515-435-7230.