• Grundy County Jail, 705 8th Street, Grundy Center, IA 50638; 319-824-6933.
• Black Hawk County Jail, 225 E. 6th Street, Waterloo, IA 50703; 319-291-2587.
• Butler County Jail, 428 Sixth Street, Allison, IA 50602; 319-346-6621.
• Hardin County Correctional Center, 1116 14th Avenue, Eldora, IA 50627; 641-939-8189.
• Marshall County Jail, 2369 Jessup Avenue, Marshalltown, IA 50158; 641-754-6380.
• Tama County Jail, 100 N. Main Street, Toledo, IA 52342; 641-484-3760.

Franklin County, also next door, has no long-term jail of its own.

The sheriff lists visiting hours on Sundays and Wednesdays only, from 2 to 5 p.m. Call 319-824-6933 ahead to check the rules and whether the person can have visitors that day, and bring a photo ID.

Address letters to the person's full name, Grundy County Jail, 705 8th Street, Grundy Center, IA 50638. The sheriff's page does not list mail rules, so check with jail staff first if you want to include pictures, books or other extras. Our mail page has general tips.

Call the jail to learn how to add money to an account, pay for commissary and set up phone time, since the county does not post its vendors. Our money guide and phone guide explain how these usually work.

Grundy County youths who need secure detention are usually taken to North Iowa Juvenile Detention Services in Waterloo, 1440 West Dunkerton Road, 319-291-2455. They stay in the county jail only if charged as adults.

For state prison, use the Iowa DOC offender search. Federal prisoners show in the BOP locator, and immigration detainees in the ICE locator. See our bail guide for release.

Grundy Center's jail posts no photos that we could find. A newsroom can put a request to the sheriff's office for a picture never released. ICE has the final word on immigration photos, which require a FOIA request it approves. Federal booking photos are kept from everyone except when the Marshals Service releases them.

Iowa VINE is 888-742-8463. The free line is open around the clock.

Call the sheriff's office at 705 8th Street in Grundy Center, 319-824-6933; deputies there serve the county's warrants and staff the small jail. They don't post names, and there's no statewide warrant lookup in Iowa, but Iowa Courts Online shows the court case. A Grundy Center turn-in at the Grundy County Jail with an attorney is the usual way through. When a Grundy Center hearing was missed, the clerk across the street on G Avenue (319-824-5229) is the one to ask.

In Grundy Center, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Grundy Center's magistrate sets it. Call 319-824-6933 for amounts.

• How to pay at 319-824-6933: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 319-824-5229.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Grundy Center's clerk answers at 319-824-5229. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Grundy Center's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Grundy Center, 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 705 8th Street, Grundy Center, IA 50638 cannot lift a federal hold; only 319-286-2300 can.

1. The Grundy County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Grundy Center honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 705 8th Street, Grundy Center, IA 50638, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Grundy Center, once bond clears at 705 8th Street, Grundy Center, IA 50638, release usually takes a few hours; 319-824-6933 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 319-824-6933. Federal or ICE holds go via 319-362-4411.

In Grundy Center, new bookings can lag; call 319-824-6933. Anyone moved from Grundy Center, 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 319-824-6933.

In Grundy Center, 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 (319-824-5229) has the next date.

Yes. Grundy Center'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; Grundy Center's clerk (319-824-5229) has the terms.

In Grundy Center, the clerk (319-824-5229) refunds cash bail (706 G Avenue, Grundy Center, IA 50638) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 319-824-6933.

In Grundy Center, misdemeanor terms are served at 705 8th Street, Grundy Center, IA 50638 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Grundy Center, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 319-824-6933 schedules it.

In Grundy Center, 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; Grundy Center's clerk (319-824-5229) keeps a copy at 706 G Avenue, Grundy Center, IA 50638.

In Grundy Center, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 319-824-5229. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Grundy Center; families may hire private counsel.

In Grundy Center, the Grundy County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 319-824-6933 before paying anyone. Grundy Center's bond goes only to the clerk (319-824-5229) or the jail at 705 8th Street, Grundy Center, IA 50638. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Grundy County Sheriff's Office: 705 8th Street, Grundy Center, IA 50638; 319-824-6933. Deputies cover the countryside and, by contract, Beaman, Conrad, Dike, Holland, Morrison, Stout, Reinbeck and Wellsburg.
• Grundy Center Police Department: 703 F Avenue, Suite 2, Grundy Center, IA 50638; 319-825-6118. After hours and on weekends, use the sheriff's number.
• Iowa State Patrol District 9: 1510 W. 1st Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613; 319-266-2677.