• Mahaska County Jail, 214 High Avenue East, Oskaloosa, IA 52577; 641-673-2591.
• Marion County Jail, 211 N. Godfrey Lane, Knoxville, IA 50138; 641-828-2245.
• Jasper County Jail, 2300 Law Center Drive, Newton, IA 50208; 641-791-7081.
• Poweshiek County Jail, 4802 Barnes City Rd., Montezuma, IA 50171; 641-623-5679.
• Keokuk County Jail, 204 South Stone, Sigourney, IA 52591; 641-622-2727.
• Wapello County Jail, 330 W. 2nd Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501; 641-684-4350.
• Monroe County Jail, 114 19th Avenue West, Albia, IA 52531; 641-932-7815.

Visiting days are Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday; call 641-673-2591 for the person's time slot. Two adults per inmate may visit on each day. A minor needs a parent or guardian who is on the visiting list. Anyone released from the jail in the past 60 days cannot visit. Leave phones, wallets, purses, hats, food and tobacco in your car or in a 25-cent locker between the lobby doors (the quarter is returned). Coats are allowed only in bad weather, and baby bottles are permitted. Most visits are recorded.

An outside provider runs inmate phones. Inmates can buy calling cards from commissary, or you can open an account with the provider at 1-800-896-3201. To block calls from the jail, give your name and number to the jail or to the provider. Calls are usually recorded.

The jail takes cash, money orders and cashier's checks for an inmate's commissary account. See our money guide.

Address mail to Inmate Full Name, Mahaska County Jail, 214 High Avenue East, Oskaloosa, IA 52577. Our mail page explains general rules.

Register on VINELink or at 888-742-8463 for a phone or email alert on release or transfer; VINE also covers other Iowa jails and state prisons.

State inmates appear in the Iowa DOC search; federal ones in the BOP locator; immigration detainees in the ICE locator.

Oskaloosa-area youth are usually detained at South Iowa Juvenile Detention, 2528 255th Street, Montrose, IA 52639, 319-463-7417; the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852 also lists this county. Parents should call the center.

Oskaloosa's jail posts no mugshots we could find. Journalists can request one from the sheriff's office. Immigration pictures require ICE's okay on a FOIA request. Federal booking photos aren't released, except at the U.S. Marshals' discretion.

Call the sheriff at 641-673-4322 to confirm it. The jail is in the Law Center at 214 High Avenue East, and a lawyer can arrange for your son to turn himself in at the Mahaska County Jail, 641-673-2591. No names are posted, and Iowa families can't search statewide, though Iowa Courts Online shows his case. If he missed court, call the clerk on South 1st Street (641-673-7786) to ask about a new date.

In Oskaloosa, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Oskaloosa's magistrate sets it. Call 641-673-2591 for amounts.

• How to pay at 641-673-2591: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 641-673-7786.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Oskaloosa's clerk answers at 641-673-7786. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Oskaloosa's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Oskaloosa, federal arrests go to the U.S. Marshals Service; its Des Moines office answers at 515-400-8140. Cases are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa; its clerk is at 111 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 515-284-6248. After a federal sentence, check the BOP inmate locator. Bond at 214 High Avenue East, Oskaloosa, IA 52577 cannot lift a federal hold; only 515-284-6248 can.

1. The Mahaska County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Oskaloosa honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 214 High Avenue East, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Oskaloosa, once bond clears at 214 High Avenue East, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, release usually takes a few hours; 641-673-2591 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 641-673-2591. Federal or ICE holds go via 515-400-8140.

In Oskaloosa, new bookings can lag; call 641-673-2591. Anyone moved from Oskaloosa, 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 641-673-2591.

In Oskaloosa, 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 (641-673-7786) has the next date.

Yes. Oskaloosa'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; Oskaloosa's clerk (641-673-7786) has the terms.

In Oskaloosa, the clerk (641-673-7786) refunds cash bail (106 South 1st Street, Oskaloosa, IA 52577) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 641-673-2591.

In Oskaloosa, misdemeanor terms are served at 214 High Avenue East, Oskaloosa, IA 52577 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Oskaloosa, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 641-673-2591 schedules it.

In Oskaloosa, 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; Oskaloosa's clerk (641-673-7786) keeps a copy at 106 South 1st Street, Oskaloosa, IA 52577.

In Oskaloosa, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 641-673-7786. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Oskaloosa; families may hire private counsel.

In Oskaloosa, the Mahaska County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 641-673-2591 before paying anyone. Oskaloosa's bond goes only to the clerk (641-673-7786) or the jail at 214 High Avenue East, Oskaloosa, IA 52577. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Mahaska County Sheriff's Office, Law Center, 214 High Avenue East (lower level), Oskaloosa, IA 52577: 641-673-4322.
• Mahaska County 911 Center (non-emergency dispatch): 641-673-0347.
• Oskaloosa Police Department, 214 High Avenue E, Oskaloosa, IA 52577: 641-673-3201.
• New Sharon Police Department, reached through New Sharon City Hall: 641-637-4124.
• Iowa State Patrol District 13, 1300 S. Grand Ave., Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641: 319-385-8715.
• Emergencies: 911.