• Delaware County Jail, 1225 W. Howard Street, Manchester, IA 52057; 563-927-3135, extension 6622.
• Dubuque County Jail, 770 Iowa Street, Dubuque, IA 52001; 563-589-4420.
• Buchanan County Jail, 210 5th Avenue NE, Independence, IA 50644; 319-334-2017.
• Clayton County Jail, 22680 230th Street, St. Olaf, IA 52072; 563-245-2422, jail line 563-245-1540.
• Fayette County Correctional Center, 220 N. Industrial Parkway, West Union, IA 50217; 563-422-3234.
• 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.

The county site points families to its inmate accounts page for video visits, phone calls and messages, and the sheriff's office uses an outside phone company. It does not post visiting hours. Call 563-927-3135, extension 6622 to learn the schedule and how to sign up before you go, and bring a photo ID.

Use this address: the person's full name, Delaware County Jail, 1225 W. Howard Street, Manchester, IA 52057. Letters and cards arrive Monday through Friday, and staff open every piece to look for contraband. Someone who was locked up here within the last six months cannot send mail in. Do not mail cash or checks. Legal mail is opened only with the person present. Our mail page has more tips.

Deposits, commissary and phone accounts are set up through links on the sheriff's inmate accounts page. Call the jail to confirm how to add money, and read our money guide and phone guide.

A Delaware County youth who has to be locked up goes to North Iowa Juvenile Detention Services, 1440 West Dunkerton Road, Waterloo, IA 50703, 319-291-2455. Teens stay at the Manchester jail only when charged as adults. The juvenile office in Dubuque, 563-589-7831, can confirm a placement.

Check the Iowa DOC offender search for state prison, the BOP locator for federal prison and the ICE locator for immigration custody. Our bail guide covers release.

Some do. On the sheriff's inmate roster, some entries show a booking photo (mugshot) and others say no image was found. Reporters wanting a booking picture can ask the sheriff's office on West Howard Street. ICE pictures require an approved request through ice.gov. Federal photos are kept from the public and media, with release only at the Marshals Service's discretion.

It is, at 888-742-8463, at any time of day.

A lawyer and a planned turn-in. Call 563-927-3135, the jail and sheriff's line at 1225 W. Howard Street in Manchester, to confirm the warrant first; deputies there serve the county's warrants. The office posts no names online, and Iowa has nothing statewide to check, though Iowa Courts Online shows the case. The person then reports to the Delaware County Jail at a set time. When it's only a missed date, the courthouse clerk at 563-927-4942 is worth calling first.

In Manchester, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Manchester's magistrate sets it. Call 563-927-3135 for amounts.

• How to pay at 563-927-3135: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 563-927-4942.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Manchester's clerk answers at 563-927-4942. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Manchester's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Manchester, 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 1225 W. Howard Street, Manchester, IA 52057 cannot lift a federal hold; only 319-286-2300 can.

1. The Delaware County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Manchester honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 1225 W. Howard Street, Manchester, IA 52057, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

VINELink sends free release and transfer alerts for Manchester. Phone sign-up is at 888-742-8463. The Delaware County Jail answers at 563-927-3135.

In Manchester, once bond clears at 1225 W. Howard Street, Manchester, IA 52057, release usually takes a few hours; 563-927-3135 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 563-927-3135. Federal or ICE holds go via 319-362-4411.

In Manchester, new bookings can lag; call 563-927-3135. Anyone moved from Manchester, 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 563-927-3135.

In Manchester, 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 (563-927-4942) has the next date.

Yes. Manchester'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; Manchester's clerk (563-927-4942) has the terms.

In Manchester, the clerk (563-927-4942) refunds cash bail (301 East Main Street, Manchester, IA 52057) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 563-927-3135.

In Manchester, misdemeanor terms are served at 1225 W. Howard Street, Manchester, IA 52057 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Manchester, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 563-927-3135 schedules it.

In Manchester, 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; Manchester's clerk (563-927-4942) keeps a copy at 301 East Main Street, Manchester, IA 52057.

In Manchester, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 563-927-4942. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Manchester; families may hire private counsel.

In Manchester, the Delaware County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 563-927-3135 before paying anyone. Manchester's bond goes only to the clerk (563-927-4942) or the jail at 1225 W. Howard Street, Manchester, IA 52057. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Delaware County Sheriff's Office: 1225 W. Howard Street, Manchester, IA 52057; 563-927-3135.
• Manchester Police Department: 208 East Main Street, Manchester, IA 52057; 563-927-3355, which is also the city's after-hours emergency number.
• Iowa State Patrol District 10: 15239 35th Street, Oelwein, IA 50662; 319-283-5521.