• Fayette County Correctional Center, 220 N. Industrial Parkway, West Union, IA 52175; 563-422-3234.
• Allamakee County Jail, 877 Highway 9, Waukon, IA 52172; 563-568-4521.
• Black Hawk County Jail, 225 E. 6th Street, Waterloo, IA 50703; 319-291-2587.
• Bremer County Jail, 111 4th Street NE, Waverly, IA 50677; 319-352-5400.
• Buchanan County Jail, 210 5th Avenue NE, Independence, IA 50644; 319-334-2017.
• Chickasaw County Jail, 116 N. Chestnut Avenue, New Hampton, IA 50659; 641-394-3121.
• Clayton County Jail, 22680 230th Street, St. Olaf, IA 52072; 563-245-2422, jail line 563-245-1540.
• Delaware County Jail, 1225 W. Howard Street, Manchester, IA 52057; 563-927-3135, extension 6622.
• Winneshiek County Jail, 400 Claiborne Drive, Decorah, IA 52101; 563-387-4096.

The sheriff does not post set hours, so call the office at 563-422-6067 for the current visit schedule. Visitors must be 18 or older with an unexpired government photo ID, and anyone younger needs a parent or guardian along. Expect to be searched. Children cannot be left alone, and food, drinks, hats and short shorts or skirts are not allowed. Leave your phone in a locker or the car.

Send letters to the person's full name and inmate ID, Fayette County Correctional Center, 220 N. Industrial Parkway, West Union, IA 52175, and put a return address on the envelope. Staff search all personal mail. Paper must be clean, with no stickers, tape, perfume or glitter. Photos must come from a print company such as Shutterfly, Walmart or Target, and books only from a publisher or Amazon. Do not send stamps, envelopes, stationery or magazine subscriptions. Mail for someone who has left is returned, not forwarded. See our mail page.

Cash, money orders and certified cashier's checks can be dropped off at the jail or mailed. Write the person's name on any money order or cashier's check and mail it to PO Box 518, West Union, IA 52175. Our money guide has more.

The jail's phone provider handles billing at 800-896-3201. To leave a voicemail for someone inside, call 563-214-8677. Our phone guide explains how jail calls work.

A Fayette County youth who must be detained goes to North Iowa Juvenile Detention Services, 1440 West Dunkerton Road, Waterloo, IA 50703, 319-291-2455, or to the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852. Juvenile Court Services, 319-291-2506, can say which one.

Try the Iowa DOC offender search for state prison, the BOP locator for federal prison and the ICE locator for immigration holds. Release options are in our bail guide.

Open the Fayette County inmate search, or phone 563-422-3234 to ask about a booking photo. A reporter can request a booking shot from the sheriff's office. Immigration pictures go out only when ICE approves a records request. Federal mugshots stay private unless the U.S. Marshals publish one.

Iowa VINE answers at 888-742-8463, all day and all night.

Look the name up on the sheriff's warrant search, then call 563-422-6067 to confirm, since records change. Deputies serve these warrants, and Oelwein police may hold city ones. There isn't a statewide search in Iowa, though Iowa Courts Online shows the court case. Alongside a lawyer, the person can report to the Fayette County Correctional Center on North Industrial Parkway in West Union, 563-422-3234. For a missed hearing, the clerk at 563-422-5694 can help.

In West Union, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, West Union's magistrate sets it. Call 563-422-3234 for amounts.

• How to pay at 563-422-3234: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 563-422-5694.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; West Union's clerk answers at 563-422-5694. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; West Union's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In West Union, 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 220 N Industrial Pkwy, West Union, IA 50217 cannot lift a federal hold; only 319-286-2300 can.

1. The Fayette County Correctional Center receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in West Union honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 220 N Industrial Pkwy, West Union, IA 50217, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In West Union, once bond clears at 220 N Industrial Pkwy, West Union, IA 50217, release usually takes a few hours; 563-422-3234 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 563-422-3234. Federal or ICE holds go via 319-362-4411.

In West Union, new bookings can lag; call 563-422-3234. Anyone moved from West Union, 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 563-422-3234.

In West Union, 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 (563-422-5694) has the next date.

Yes. West Union'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; West Union's clerk (563-422-5694) has the terms.

In West Union, the clerk (563-422-5694) refunds cash bail (114 North Vine Street, Ste. 200, West Union, IA 52175) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 563-422-3234.

In West Union, misdemeanor terms are served at 220 N Industrial Pkwy, West Union, IA 50217 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in West Union, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 563-422-3234 schedules it.

In West Union, 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; West Union's clerk (563-422-5694) keeps a copy at 114 North Vine Street, Ste. 200, West Union, IA 52175.

In West Union, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 563-422-5694. The State Public Defender covers most cases in West Union; families may hire private counsel.

In West Union, the Fayette County Correctional Center never takes gift cards or crypto; call 563-422-3234 before paying anyone. West Union's bond goes only to the clerk (563-422-5694) or the jail at 220 N Industrial Pkwy, West Union, IA 50217. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Fayette County Sheriff's Office: 220 N. Industrial Parkway, West Union, IA 52175; 563-422-6067. Its dispatchers also cover West Union and Fayette police.
• Oelwein Police Department: 501 Rock Island Road, Oelwein, IA 50662; 319-283-4311.
• Iowa State Patrol District 10: 15239 35th Street, Oelwein, IA 50662; 319-283-5521.