• Hamilton County Jail, 2300 Superior Street, Suite 8, Webster City, IA 50595; 515-832-8629.
• Boone County Jail, 1019 West Mamie Eisenhower Avenue, Boone, IA 50036; 515-433-0524.
• Hardin County Correctional Center, 1116 14th Avenue, Eldora, IA 50627; 641-939-8189.
• Story County Jail, 1315 South B Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201; 515-382-7464.
• Webster County Jail, 702 1st Avenue South, Fort Dodge, IA 50501; 515-573-1410.
• Wright County Jail, 719 2nd Street SW, Clarion, IA 50525; 515-602-6152.

Franklin County, at the northeast corner, has no jail for long stays. Its prisoners are housed in Hardin, Wright and other partner counties.

Onsite video visits are free, one hour once a week at the person's assigned time. The person inside must first put you on a visiting list with your name, date of birth, address, Social Security number and relationship, at least 24 hours ahead. The jail lists visiting hours of 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays, depending on housing. Paid video calls through the jail's phone provider run from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Dress properly, or the visit can be stopped.

Deposits can be made at the deposit kiosk in the sheriff's office any time, day or night, with cash or a card, or at the jail-linked online money service. Cash and money orders can also be mailed to the person's name, Hamilton County Jail, 2300 Superior St., Suite 8, Webster City, Iowa 50595, with a full return address. Commissary orders are due by 10 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. See our money guide.

An outside provider runs the phones. People inside can call collect or use phone cards, which are sold online or at the sheriff's office for $10 for 20 minutes or $20 for 40 minutes. Text messages cost 9 cents each, and video calls 25 cents a minute. Staff will not pass on personal messages except in an emergency, but you can leave a voicemail any time at 515-209-2393. Our phone guide has more.

Use the same Suite 8 address on Superior Street, with the person's name at the top and your complete return address on the envelope. Call the jail before sending anything other than a letter. Our mail page covers common rules.

A Hamilton County teen needing detention goes to the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center in Eldora, 641-858-3852. Only minors charged as adults are kept at the county jail.

Try the Iowa DOC offender search, the BOP locator and the ICE locator. Release options are in our bail guide.

No roster is published for the Webster City jail, which means no mugshot either. A news desk can call the sheriff's office and make its case for a photo. Immigration pictures sit with ICE; submit a request at ice.gov/foia and hope for approval. As for federal defendants, their photos are simply not public, though the Marshals occasionally post one when someone flees.

Yes, through Iowa VINE at 888-742-8463, open all hours.

Call the sheriff at 515-832-9500; deputies at 2300 Superior Street in Webster City serve the county's warrants and can confirm it. Webster City police may hold city warrants too. Webster City deputies post no list, and Iowa has no statewide tool, though Iowa Courts Online shows the case. Turning in at the Hamilton County Jail with a lawyer is the safest path. For a missed hearing, the clerk in the same building (515-832-9600) is the place to start.

In Webster City, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Webster City's magistrate sets it. Call 515-832-9500 for amounts.

• How to pay at 515-832-9500: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 515-832-9600.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Webster City's clerk answers at 515-832-9600. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Webster City's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Webster City, 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 2300 Superior St., Webster City, IA 50595 cannot lift a federal hold; only 712-233-3900 can.

1. The Hamilton County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Webster City honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 2300 Superior St., Webster City, IA 50595, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Webster City, once bond clears at 2300 Superior St., Webster City, IA 50595, release usually takes a few hours; 515-832-9500 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 515-832-9500. Federal or ICE holds go via 712-252-3077.

In Webster City, new bookings can lag; call 515-832-9500. Anyone moved from Webster City, 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 515-832-9500.

In Webster City, 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 (515-832-9600) has the next date.

Yes. Webster City'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; Webster City's clerk (515-832-9600) has the terms.

In Webster City, the clerk (515-832-9600) refunds cash bail (2300 Superior Street, Ste. 9, Webster City, IA 50595) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 515-832-9500.

In Webster City, misdemeanor terms are served at 2300 Superior St., Webster City, IA 50595 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Webster City, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 515-832-9500 schedules it.

In Webster City, 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; Webster City's clerk (515-832-9600) keeps a copy at 2300 Superior Street, Ste. 9, Webster City, IA 50595.

In Webster City, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 515-832-9600. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Webster City; families may hire private counsel.

In Webster City, the Hamilton County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 515-832-9500 before paying anyone. Webster City's bond goes only to the clerk (515-832-9600) or the jail at 2300 Superior St., Webster City, IA 50595. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Hamilton County Sheriff's Office: 2300 Superior Street, Suite 8, Webster City, IA 50595; 515-832-9500 or 800-944-1738. By contract it also covers Blairsburg, Williams, Jewell, Ellsworth, Randall, Stanhope, Stratford and Kamrar.
• Webster City Police Department: 400 Second Street, Webster City, IA 50595; 515-832-9166.
• Iowa State Patrol District 7: 2437 235th Street, Fort Dodge, IA 50501; 515-972-4213.