• Ida County Jail, 401 Moorehead Street, Ida Grove, IA 51445; 712-364-3146.
• Sac County Jail, 100 NW State Street, Sac City, IA 50583; 712-662-7127.
• Cherokee County Jail, 111 North 5th Street, Cherokee, IA 51012; 712-225-6738.
• Buena Vista County Jail, 411 Expansion Blvd, Storm Lake, IA 50588; 712-732-2452.
• Crawford County Jail, 1202 Broadway, Denison, IA 51442; 712-263-2146.
• Monona County Jail, 909 7th Street, Onawa, IA 51040; 712-423-2525.
• Woodbury County Jail, 3701 28th Street, Sioux City, IA 51105; 712-279-6040.

Public visits are on Thursday afternoons from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., with none when a holiday falls on Thursday. Other days must be approved by the sheriff or jail staff. Anyone held at the Ida County Jail in the past six months may not visit. Clergy can visit weekdays with 24 hours' notice. See our visitation page.

An outside provider handles inmate phones. Families can open a collect account or buy phone cards by calling it at 800-896-3201. The same company offers inmate texting and video calls. Our phone guide and messaging page explain more.

Deposits are made online through Care Pack; the jail does not take cash for commissary. Orders are collected on Tuesday and delivered on Friday. The sheriff may use the money for towing, housing or work release charges, fines, prescriptions and medical costs. See our deposit guide and commissary page.

Send it to: Inmate Name, Ida County Jail, 401 Moorehead Street, Ida Grove, IA 51445. Staff inspect all incoming mail except privileged mail from lawyers, courts and officials. Books and magazines may be allowed but become jail property. Our mail page has general tips.

Choose Ida in Iowa Courts Online. Bond information is on our bail page.

Once sentenced to prison, they leave the sheriff's roster and appear in the Iowa DOC offender search. For federal prisoners use the BOP locator, and for immigration detainees the ICE locator.

No. Youth go to the Northwest Iowa YES Center, 1231 West Cedar Loop, Suite 110, Cherokee, IA 51012, 712-225-5777. Its staff explains how families keep contact.

Yes. The sheriff's current inmates list shows a booking photo (mugshot) beside each person. Reporters can request other images from the sheriff at 712-364-3146. If immigration agents are involved, go through ICE's records form and wait on its decision. Federal images are not public, except what the U.S. Marshals choose to show.

Yes. The Iowa VINE line, 888-742-8463, is open any time.

Call 712-364-3146 to confirm that the listed warrant is still active; the sheriff's deputies at 401 Moorehead St in Ida Grove serve it. Beyond the Ida Grove list, Iowa has nothing statewide, though Iowa Courts Online shows the case. The steadiest step is a planned turn-in at the Ida County Jail, in that same building, with a lawyer beside them. For a missed court date, the clerk upstairs at 712-364-2628 can explain the options.

In Ida Grove, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Ida Grove's magistrate sets it. Call 712-364-3146 for amounts.

• How to pay at 712-364-3146: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 712-364-2628.

In Ida Grove, 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 401 Moorehead St, Ida Grove, IA 51445 cannot lift a federal hold; only 712-233-3900 can.

1. The Ida County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Ida Grove honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 401 Moorehead St, Ida Grove, IA 51445, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Ida Grove, once bond clears at 401 Moorehead St, Ida Grove, IA 51445, release usually takes a few hours; 712-364-3146 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 712-364-3146. Federal or ICE holds go via 712-252-3077.

In Ida Grove, new bookings can lag; call 712-364-3146. Anyone moved from Ida Grove, 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 712-364-3146.

In Ida Grove, 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 (712-364-2628) has the next date.

Yes. Ida Grove'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; Ida Grove's clerk (712-364-2628) has the terms.

In Ida Grove, the clerk (712-364-2628) refunds cash bail (401 Moorehead Street, Ida Grove, IA 51445) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 712-364-3146.

In Ida Grove, misdemeanor terms are served at 401 Moorehead St, Ida Grove, IA 51445 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Ida Grove, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 712-364-3146 schedules it.

In Ida Grove, 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; Ida Grove's clerk (712-364-2628) keeps a copy at 401 Moorehead Street, Ida Grove, IA 51445.

In Ida Grove, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 712-364-2628. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Ida Grove; families may hire private counsel.

In Ida Grove, the Ida County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 712-364-3146 before paying anyone. Ida Grove's bond goes only to the clerk (712-364-2628) or the jail at 401 Moorehead St, Ida Grove, IA 51445. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Ida County Sheriff's Office, 401 Moorehead Street, Ida Grove, IA 51445: 712-364-3146 (24 hours). The sheriff provides county-wide law enforcement, and Holstein's city site lists the sheriff as its police.
• Iowa State Patrol District 5, 5116 Highway 3, Cherokee, IA 51012: 712-225-5119.
• Emergencies: 911.