• Jackson County Jail, Law Enforcement Center, 1700 E. Maple Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060; 563-652-3312.
• Clinton County Jail, 241 7th Ave. North, Clinton, IA 52733; 563-242-9211.
• Dubuque County Jail, 770 Iowa Street, Dubuque, IA 52001; 563-589-4420.
• Jones County Jail, 500 W. Main Street, Anamosa, IA 52205; 319-462-2720.
• Scott County Jail, 400 W. 4th Street, Davenport, IA 52801; 563-326-8750. Scott has been sending some of its inmates to Maquoketa for lack of room.
• Jo Daviess County Jail in Illinois, 330 North Bench Street, Galena, IL 61036; 815-777-2141.

Every visit takes place over video. Visitors can be searched, and anyone who seems impaired by drugs or alcohol is turned away. Staff may refuse a visit that threatens jail security. Attorneys and clergy get unlimited access at reasonable hours.

Put the inmate's full name in the address and send it to the Jackson County Jail, 1700 E. Maple Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060. Packages, obscene material, personal checks and food are refused, and envelopes covered in extra writing or drawings go back to the sender. Inmates may send out two letters a week. See our mail page.

Cash or a money order can be dropped off for an inmate at the jail; fees are deducted from money orders. That balance covers commissary items. Our money guide has more.

People held in Maquoketa buy phone cards and place phone calls through the same outside company that runs the video visits.

Sign up with VINE online or at 888-742-8463 to hear when someone is released or moved.

State prison terms are listed in the Iowa DOC offender search. Federal prisoners are on the BOP locator and immigration detainees on the ICE locator.

No. Maquoketa-area youths in detention go to the Scott County Juvenile Detention Center, 500 West 4th Street, Davenport, IA 52801, 563-326-8686; parents should call there.

The sheriff posts the inmate list twice a day, at 3 a.m. and 3 p.m., on its inmate roster page. For questions about a booking photo, phone the jail at 563-652-3312. Press outlets wanting the picture should contact the Maple Street office. An immigration detainee's photo means an approved ICE FOIA filing. Pictures from the federal side stay private; the U.S. Marshals alone may release them, usually for a wanted person.

The Jackson County Jail now sits inside the Law Enforcement Center at 1700 E. Maple Street in Maquoketa; the old jail on Niagara Street is closed. Call the sheriff at 563-652-3312 before going so deputies can confirm the warrant. You won't find names online, and Iowa offers families no statewide lookup, though Iowa Courts Online shows the court file. Bringing a lawyer makes the turn-in smoother. When a skipped hearing is the cause, phone the courthouse clerk at 563-652-4946.

In Maquoketa, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Maquoketa's magistrate sets it. Call 563-652-3312 for amounts.

• How to pay at 563-652-3312: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 563-652-4946.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Maquoketa's clerk answers at 563-652-4946. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Maquoketa's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Maquoketa, 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 104 S. Niagara Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060 cannot lift a federal hold; only 319-286-2300 can.

1. The Jackson County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Maquoketa honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 104 S. Niagara Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Maquoketa, once bond clears at 104 S. Niagara Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060, release usually takes a few hours; 563-652-3312 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 563-652-3312. Federal or ICE holds go via 319-362-4411.

In Maquoketa, new bookings can lag; call 563-652-3312. Anyone moved from Maquoketa, 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 563-652-3312.

In Maquoketa, 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 (563-652-4946) has the next date.

Yes. Maquoketa'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; Maquoketa's clerk (563-652-4946) has the terms.

In Maquoketa, the clerk (563-652-4946) refunds cash bail (201 West Platt Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 563-652-3312.

In Maquoketa, misdemeanor terms are served at 104 S. Niagara Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Maquoketa, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 563-652-3312 schedules it.

In Maquoketa, 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; Maquoketa's clerk (563-652-4946) keeps a copy at 201 West Platt Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060.

In Maquoketa, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 563-652-4946. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Maquoketa; families may hire private counsel.

In Maquoketa, the Jackson County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 563-652-3312 before paying anyone. Maquoketa's bond goes only to the clerk (563-652-4946) or the jail at 104 S. Niagara Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement Center, 1700 E. Maple Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060: office 563-652-3312; for any law enforcement service, dispatch 563-652-2468. Deputies are the police for Baldwin, La Motte, Monmouth, St. Donatus, Zwingle and rural areas.
• Maquoketa Police Department, 102 S. Niagara Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060: 563-652-2468.
• Bellevue Police Department, 106 N. Third Street, Bellevue, IA 52031: 563-872-4545, staffed around the clock.
• Preston Police Department, 1 W. Gillet Street, Preston, IA 52069: non-emergency 563-689-6868, answered 24 hours; it also covers Miles and Spragueville.
• Sabula Police Department, 411 Broad Street, Sabula, IA 52070: 563-687-2420.
• Iowa State Patrol District 12, 22365 20th Avenue, Stockton, IA 52769: 563-284-9501.
• Emergencies: 911.