• Dubuque County Jail, 770 Iowa Street, Dubuque, IA 52001; 563-589-4420.
• Delaware County Jail, 1225 W. Howard Street, Manchester, IA 52057; 563-927-3135, extension 6622.
• Clayton County Jail, 22680 230th Street, St. Olaf, IA 52072; 563-245-1540.
• Jackson County Jail, 1700 E. Maple Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060; 563-652-3312.
• Jones County Jail, 500 W. Main Street, Anamosa, IA 52205; 319-462-2720.
• Jo Daviess County Jail (Illinois), Public Safety Building, 330 North Bench Street, Galena, IL 61036; 815-777-2141.
• Grant County Sheriff's Office (Wisconsin), which runs that county's jail, 8820 Hwy 35/61/81, Lancaster, WI 53813; 608-723-2157.

Each person gets two free 25-minute visits a week on site, plus one paid 15-minute off-site video visit a day. On-site visits run weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. except holidays, by housing unit, at 855 Central Avenue. Off-site visits can be set for evenings, weekends and holidays. Book through your online visit account at least 24 hours ahead. Visitors must be 18 or older and show photo ID with an address. Only one visitor comes in at a time, and cell phones and cameras are not allowed in the visiting area. For technical trouble call the video provider at 888-646-9437, not the jail.

Since August 5, 2025, personal letters are scanned and delivered digitally. Address them to: Dubuque County Jail, IA, the person's name and inmate number, P.O. Box 16120, Jonesboro, AR 72401. Personal mail sent to the jail is returned. Only attorneys of record mail legal papers straight to the jail, and checks, money orders, IDs and other official papers must be mailed to the jail itself, not to Arkansas. Those items are not handed to the person inside. No packages are accepted. See our mail page.

Money for commissary can be added at the payment portal the jail page links, at the lobby kiosk at 770 Iowa Street, or by phone at 866-345-1884. Cash or checks by mail go on an account only with the jail's approval. Account money can also pay the person's own bond, fines or lawyer. Our money guide has more.

Calls run through an outside phone provider. Set up a prepaid account at 888-506-8407 so the person can call you, and do not ask the jail to pass along account news. A voicemail can be left for someone inside at 563-258-4600 for 50 cents a message, using your phone-account PIN and the inmate ID. Read our phone guide.

Youth from Dubuque County who must be locked up are usually placed at North Iowa Juvenile Detention Services, 1440 West Dunkerton Road, Waterloo, IA 50703, 319-291-2455. The county is also on the list served by the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852. Juvenile Court Services at 563-589-7831 can say which one holds a child.

For state prison, try the Iowa DOC offender search. Federal inmates are on the BOP locator, and immigration detainees are on the ICE locator. Release options are in our bail guide.

No. Dubuque County posts no inmate list or booking photos online; the county's Jail page gives contact details only. Call the jail at 563-589-4420. Local media can request one from the sheriff. An ICE photo is obtainable only through the ICE FOIA site and approval. Federal booking pictures remain sealed, apart from releases by the U.S. Marshals.

Dial 888-742-8463. Iowa VINE answers 24 hours and is free to use.

Call the sheriff's office at 563-589-4400 to confirm whether the warrant is active and who holds it. No public list exists here, and Iowa offers no statewide lookup, though Iowa Courts Online shows the court side. A defense lawyer can plan a turn-in at the Dubuque County Jail on Iowa Street, whose desk is at 563-589-4420. Where a skipped Dubuque hearing caused it, the clerk at 563-589-4418 may be able to arrange a new date.

In Dubuque, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Dubuque's magistrate sets it. Call 563-589-4420 for amounts.

• How to pay at 563-589-4420: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 563-589-4418.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Dubuque's clerk answers at 563-589-4418. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Dubuque's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Dubuque, 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 770 Iowa Street, Dubuque, IA 52001 cannot lift a federal hold; only 319-286-2300 can.

1. The Dubuque County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Dubuque honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 770 Iowa Street, Dubuque, IA 52001, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Dubuque, once bond clears at 770 Iowa Street, Dubuque, IA 52001, release usually takes a few hours; 563-589-4420 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 563-589-4420. Federal or ICE holds go via 319-362-4411.

In Dubuque, new bookings can lag; call 563-589-4420. Anyone moved from Dubuque, 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 563-589-4420.

In Dubuque, 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 (563-589-4418) has the next date.

Yes. Dubuque'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; Dubuque's clerk (563-589-4418) has the terms.

In Dubuque, the clerk (563-589-4418) refunds cash bail (720 Central Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 563-589-4420.

In Dubuque, misdemeanor terms are served at 770 Iowa Street, Dubuque, IA 52001 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Dubuque, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 563-589-4420 schedules it.

In Dubuque, 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; Dubuque's clerk (563-589-4418) keeps a copy at 720 Central Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001.

In Dubuque, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 563-589-4418. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Dubuque; families may hire private counsel.

In Dubuque, the Dubuque County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 563-589-4420 before paying anyone. Dubuque's bond goes only to the clerk (563-589-4418) or the jail at 770 Iowa Street, Dubuque, IA 52001. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Dubuque County Sheriff's Office: 770 Iowa Street, Dubuque, IA 52001; 563-589-4400; non-emergency dispatch 563-589-4414.
• Dubuque Police Department: 770 Iowa Street, Dubuque, IA 52001; 563-589-4410; non-emergency dispatch 563-589-4415.
• Dyersville Police Department: 338 1st Avenue E, Dyersville, IA 52040; 563-875-7724.
• Asbury Police Department: 563-585-1874.
• Peosta Police Department: 563-543-8579.
• Iowa State Patrol District 10: 15239 35th Street, Oelwein, IA 50662; 319-283-5521.