Dubuque County Jail Recent Bookings And Arrests
Booking at the Dubuque County Jail
Arrests by Kennedy's deputies, by Dubuque police officers working in the same Law Enforcement Center, by the smaller city departments around the county and by Iowa State Patrol troopers all end in the Iowa Street booking room, where the listing lays out intake like this.
- Who is this? A jail deputy confirms the arrestee's name and date of birth before anything else happens in the Law Enforcement Center booking area, per the listing.
- Photo and prints. A booking photograph is taken, and fingerprints are recorded under Iowa Code 690.2.
- Health and history questions. Answers about medical needs, record and gang ties help the Dubuque jailers decide on housing, the listing says.
- DNA swab when the charge calls for it. The listing notes that certain bookings on Iowa Street include collecting a DNA sample.
- Belongings logged and stored. The sheriff's jail-time page says clothing, jewelry, wallets and other property are inventoried, stored and returned at release or transfer; inmates may keep only items bought from commissary.
- One no-charge call for a new Kennedy prisoner. Per the listing, a new Dubuque County arrestee gets a no-cost call while being processed; chapter 804.20 independently guarantees contact with a relative and an attorney.
- Prompt hearing in Dubuque. Iowa Code 804.21 requires that a person held on Iowa Street go before a First District magistrate without unnecessary delay.
What happens once a Dubuque magistrate names a bail figure is walked through in the Iowa Street bail page.
Questions About a Dubuque Booking
Dubuque police arrested my brother downtown; does the city keep its own lockup?
Can I phone the jail to tell my son I set up a calling account?
My wife was told to report to serve a sentence; how does she book her time?
Dubuque police arrested my brother downtown; does the city keep its own lockup?
No. City officers bring arrestees downstairs to the county jail in the building both agencies occupy.
Can I phone the jail to tell my son I set up a calling account?
That will not work: according to Kennedy's inmate phone page, jailers do not deliver family messages. Write him a letter through the JailATM address in Jonesboro.
My wife was told to report to serve a sentence; how does she book her time?
She calls 563-589-4420, extension 3, Monday through Friday between 8 AM and 8 PM, and reports to 770 Iowa Street on the scheduled day, per the sheriff's jail-time page.