• 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.
• Cedar County Jail, 711 E. South St., Tipton, IA 52772; 563-886-2052.
• Muscatine County Jail, 400 Walnut Street, Muscatine, IA 52761; 563-262-4190.
• Washington County Jail, 2185 Lexington Boulevard, Washington, IA 52353; 319-653-5902.
• Iowa County Jail, 960 Franklyn Ave, Marengo, IA 52301; 319-642-7307.

Visits are scheduled by the first letter of the inmate's last name. A through L visit Monday, Wednesday and Friday; M through Z visit Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, and there are no Saturday visits. Sessions run 1 to 3 p.m. or 6 to 9 p.m., an inmate may use only one session a day, and the visit is capped at 20 minutes in all. Show photo ID and sign the log; minors need a parent or legal guardian.

Inmate accounts run through the online funding page the sheriff names, which handles commissary, phone funds and text messages; ask jail staff for the support contact. Everything sent through the service is monitored and recorded. See our money guide for other deposit options.

Write the inmate's name over the address, PO Box 2540, Iowa City, IA 52244, with your full name and address as the return. Envelopes with stickers, lipstick, perfume or any other substance are refused. Packages are not accepted, and books or magazines must come straight from the publisher. More on our mail page.

Bring four pairs each of all-white underwear, socks and T-shirts, and bras without underwire. Bring cash for the accommodation fee and any medication in its prescription bottle or doctor-verified sample packaging. All piercings must come out first, and the jail turns away any other property.

Register with VINE at 888-742-8463 or online for phone or email alerts when an inmate's custody status changes.

Iowa prison inmates are in the DOC offender search, federal ones on the BOP locator, and ICE detainees on the ICE locator. County sentences are served on Capitol Street, elsewhere under a housing contract, or on electronic monitoring.

Minors aren't booked into the adult jail. A youth in secure detention is at Linn County Juvenile Detention Center, 800 Walford Road SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, 319-892-5735; the center can explain phone and visit rules for parents.

The sheriff's roster list loaded for us as text, and we saw no photos on it. Reporters can ask the sheriff's office about a booking picture. For immigration custody, ICE answers only approved FOIA requests. No federal booking photo is given out, except by the Marshals Service.

Call the sheriff at 319-356-6020 to learn which agency holds the warrant; students are often surprised it came from a city department. Then a defense lawyer can schedule a turn-in at the Johnson County Jail on the second floor at 511 S. Capitol Street, 319-356-6025. Iowa gives families no statewide lookup, though Iowa Courts Online shows the case. For a missed hearing, try the clerk on South Clinton at 319-356-6060 before anything else.

In Iowa City, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Iowa City's magistrate sets it. Call 319-356-6025 for amounts.

• How to pay at 319-356-6025: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 319-356-6060.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Iowa City's clerk answers at 319-356-6060. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Iowa City's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Iowa City, federal arrests go to the U.S. Marshals Service; its Davenport office answers at 563-526-6120. Cases are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa; its clerk is at 131 East 4th Street, Davenport, IA 52801, 515-284-6248. After a federal sentence, check the BOP inmate locator. Bond at 511 S. Capitol Street, Iowa City, IA 52240 cannot lift a federal hold; only 515-284-6248 can.

1. The Johnson County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Iowa City honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 511 S. Capitol Street, Iowa City, IA 52240, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Iowa City, once bond clears at 511 S. Capitol Street, Iowa City, IA 52240, release usually takes a few hours; 319-356-6025 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 319-356-6025. Federal or ICE holds go via 563-526-6120.

In Iowa City, new bookings can lag; call 319-356-6025. Anyone moved from Iowa 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 319-356-6025.

In Iowa 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 (319-356-6060) has the next date.

Yes. Iowa 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; Iowa City's clerk (319-356-6060) has the terms.

In Iowa City, the clerk (319-356-6060) refunds cash bail (417 South Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52240) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 319-356-6025.

In Iowa 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; Iowa City's clerk (319-356-6060) keeps a copy at 417 South Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52240.

In Iowa City, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 319-356-6060. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Iowa City; families may hire private counsel.

In Iowa City, the Johnson County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 319-356-6025 before paying anyone. Iowa City's bond goes only to the clerk (319-356-6060) or the jail at 511 S. Capitol Street, Iowa City, IA 52240. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Johnson County Sheriff's Office, 511 S. Capitol Street, Iowa City, IA 52240: 319-356-6020.
• Joint Emergency Communications Center (county-wide dispatch): 319-356-6800.
• Iowa City Police Department, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240: 319-356-5275.
• Coralville Police Department, 1503 5th Street, Coralville, IA 52241: 319-248-1800.
• North Liberty Police Department, 340 N. Main Street, North Liberty, IA 52317: 319-626-5724.
• University Heights Police Department: through the county center, 319-356-6800.
• Iowa State Patrol District 11, 5400 16th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404: 319-396-1944.
• Emergencies: 911.