• Hardin County Correctional Center, 1116 14th Ave, Eldora, IA 50627; 641-939-8189.
• Butler County Jail, 428 Sixth Street, Allison, IA 50602; 319-346-6621.
• Wright County Jail, 719 2nd Street SW, Clarion, IA 50525; 515-602-6152.
• Cerro Gordo County Jail, 17262 Lark Avenue, Mason City, IA 50401; 641-421-3019.

Other jails near the county line:

• Hancock County Jail, 875 State St., Garner, IA 50438; 641-923-2621.
• Floyd County Jail, 101 S. Main Street, Suite 501, Charles City, IA 50616; 641-257-6217.
• Grundy County Jail, 705 8th Street, Grundy Center, IA 50638; 319-824-6933.
• Hamilton County Jail, 2300 Superior Street, Suite 8, Webster City, IA 50595; 515-832-8629.

Call the sheriff at 641-456-2731 to find out which jail has the person, then contact that jail to set up a visit. Each partner jail follows its own visiting schedule and rules.

Call one of the four partner jails, say you are a Franklin County prisoner, and schedule your time. Then call the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at 641-456-2731 to tell them where you will serve, and the office sends your paperwork to that jail.

Each partner jail has its own phone and messaging company. Once you know where the person is, ask that jail, and read our inmate phone guide.

Write to the jail that is holding the person, not to Hampton. Get the address from the list above, and check our mail page for common rules.

Money goes to the partner jail's system, so ask that jail what it accepts. Our money guide and commissary page explain the common methods.

Yes. Register with VINE online or at 888-742-8463. Since inmates from Hampton sometimes move between partner jails, alerts help you keep track.

Use the Iowa DOC offender search for state prison, the BOP locator for federal custody, and the ICE locator for immigration detention.

Not in a partner jail. Detained Franklin youths are placed at the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852; call the center for family contact details.

Franklin County's prisoners are housed in other jails, and none of them posts a Franklin booking photo we could find. The media may ask the sheriff at 641-456-2731. ICE pictures come only through an approved request on ice.gov. Federal photos are never released, except as the U.S. Marshals allow.

Without a jail in Hampton, the county sends people elsewhere, so call the sheriff at 641-456-2731 before going anywhere; deputies serve the county's warrants and will say where to report. People are held at partner jails in Hardin, Butler, Wright or Cerro Gordo counties, as the Franklin County listing explains. There's no public warrant list and no statewide search in Iowa, though Iowa Courts Online shows the case. An attorney can coordinate the turn-in. For a skipped Hampton hearing, phone the clerk in Hampton at 641-456-5626.

In Hampton, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Hampton's magistrate sets it. Call 641-456-2731 for amounts.

• How to pay at 641-456-2731: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 641-456-5626.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Hampton's clerk answers at 641-456-5626. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Hampton's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Hampton, federal arrests go to the U.S. Marshals Service; its Sioux City office answers at 712-252-3077. Cases are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa; its clerk is at 320 6th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, 712-233-3900. After a federal sentence, check the BOP inmate locator. Bond at 105 5th Street SW, Hampton, IA 50441 cannot lift a federal hold; only 712-233-3900 can.

1. The Franklin County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Hampton honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 105 5th Street SW, Hampton, IA 50441, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Hampton, once bond clears at 105 5th Street SW, Hampton, IA 50441, release usually takes a few hours; 641-456-2731 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 641-456-2731. Federal or ICE holds go via 712-252-3077.

In Hampton, new bookings can lag; call 641-456-2731. Anyone moved from Hampton, 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 641-456-2731.

In Hampton, 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 (641-456-5626) has the next date.

Yes. Hampton'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; Hampton's clerk (641-456-5626) has the terms.

In Hampton, the clerk (641-456-5626) refunds cash bail (12 1st Avenue NW, Ste. 203, Hampton, IA 50441) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 641-456-2731.

In Hampton, 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; Hampton's clerk (641-456-5626) keeps a copy at 12 1st Avenue NW, Ste. 203, Hampton, IA 50441.

In Hampton, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 641-456-5626. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Hampton; families may hire private counsel.

In Hampton, the Franklin County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 641-456-2731 before paying anyone. Hampton's bond goes only to the clerk (641-456-5626) or the jail at 105 5th Street SW, Hampton, IA 50441. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement Center, 105 5th Street SW, Hampton, IA 50441: 24-hour line 641-456-2731, office 641-456-6035.
• Hampton Police Department, 17 2nd Street NW, Hampton, IA 50441: 641-456-2529.
• Iowa State Patrol District 9, 1510 W 1st St., Cedar Falls, IA 50613: 319-266-2677.
• Emergencies: 911.