• Iowa County Jail, 960 Franklyn Ave, Marengo, IA 52301; 319-642-7307.
• Johnson County Jail, 511 S. Capitol Street, Iowa City, IA 52240; 319-356-6025.
• Linn County Correctional Center, 53 3rd Avenue Bridge, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401; 319-892-6300.
• Benton County Jail, 113 E. 3rd Street, Vinton, IA 52349; 319-472-2337.
• Tama County Jail, 100 N. Main St, Toledo, IA 52342; 641-484-3760.
• Poweshiek County Jail, 4802 Barnes City Rd., Montezuma, IA 50171; 641-623-5679.
• Keokuk County Jail, 204 S. Stone, Sigourney, IA 52591; 641-622-2727.
• Washington County Jail, 2185 Lexington Boulevard, Washington, IA 52353; 319-653-5902.

All visits are by video. Free sessions are held at the Sheriff's Office on Tuesdays from 9 to 10 a.m. and Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. Paid video visits from home are open seven days a week once you set up an account with the jail's online family-account service. The jail's visitation policy and instructions are posted as PDFs on the sheriff's contact page.

Address letters to the inmate's name, 960 Franklyn Ave., Marengo, IA 52301, with a full return address and name. Nothing else may be written or stuck on the envelope. Stickers, glue, glitter, perfume, clippings, magazine pages, origami paper and stamps are not allowed; blank cards and hygiene items are refused too. See our mail page.

Send a money order payable to the inmate; the jail warns against cash and will not take personal checks. Phone, text and commissary accounts are set up online through that same service. Our money guide has more.

Inmates can make and receive phone calls, and can exchange text messages and email, through the same online account used for video visits.

Register with VINE online or at 888-742-8463 to be notified when the person is released or transferred.

Short sentences are served in Marengo, sometimes on work release. Prison terms are listed in the Iowa DOC offender search, federal custody on the BOP locator and immigration detention on the ICE locator.

At the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852. They do not appear on any public list.

No Marengo picture roster came up in our search. Media outlets should take photo requests to the sheriff's office. ICE photos are released only once a request filed on ice.gov is approved. A federal prisoner's picture is never given to the press or public, other than by the Marshals.

Call the sheriff's office at 960 Franklyn Ave in Marengo, 319-642-7307; Iowa County deputies there can check her name. The county posts none, and the state has no statewide lookup, though Iowa Courts Online shows her case. With a lawyer, she can turn herself in at the Iowa County Jail at a planned time. If she missed a hearing, the clerk on Court Avenue (319-642-3923) can explain rescheduling in Marengo.

In Marengo, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Marengo's magistrate sets it. Call 319-642-7307 for amounts.

• How to pay at 319-642-7307: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 319-642-3923.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Marengo's clerk answers at 319-642-3923. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Marengo's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Marengo, 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 960 Franklyn Ave, Marengo, IA 52301 cannot lift a federal hold; only 319-286-2300 can.

1. The Iowa County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Marengo honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 960 Franklyn Ave, Marengo, IA 52301, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Marengo, once bond clears at 960 Franklyn Ave, Marengo, IA 52301, release usually takes a few hours; 319-642-7307 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 319-642-7307. Federal or ICE holds go via 319-362-4411.

In Marengo, new bookings can lag; call 319-642-7307. Anyone moved from Marengo, 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 319-642-7307.

In Marengo, 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 (319-642-3923) has the next date.

Yes. Marengo'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; Marengo's clerk (319-642-3923) has the terms.

In Marengo, the clerk (319-642-3923) refunds cash bail (901 Court Avenue, P.O. Box 266, Marengo, IA 52301) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 319-642-7307.

In Marengo, misdemeanor terms are served at 960 Franklyn Ave, Marengo, IA 52301 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Marengo, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 319-642-7307 schedules it.

In Marengo, 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; Marengo's clerk (319-642-3923) keeps a copy at 901 Court Avenue, P.O. Box 266, Marengo, IA 52301.

In Marengo, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 319-642-3923. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Marengo; families may hire private counsel.

In Marengo, the Iowa County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 319-642-7307 before paying anyone. Marengo's bond goes only to the clerk (319-642-3923) or the jail at 960 Franklyn Ave, Marengo, IA 52301. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Iowa County Sheriff's Office, 960 Franklyn Ave., Marengo, IA 52301: dispatch 319-642-7307, civil and office 319-642-3496.
• Marengo Police Department, 153 Main Street, Marengo, IA 52301: 319-642-5031, press 1 for dispatch; unanswered calls roll to the sheriff.
• Williamsburg Police Department, 210 W. State Street, Williamsburg, IA 52361: non-emergency 319-668-1004.
• Iowa State Patrol District 11, 5400 16th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404: 319-396-1944.
• Emergencies: 911.