• Marshall County Jail, 2369 Jessup Avenue, Marshalltown, IA 50158; 641-754-6380.
• Story County Jail, 1315 South B Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201; 515-382-7464.
• Hardin County Correctional Center, 1116 14th Ave, Eldora, IA 50627; 641-939-8189.
• Grundy County Jail, 705 8th Street, Grundy Center, IA 50638; 319-824-6933.
• Tama County Jail, 100 N. Main Street, Toledo, IA 52342; 641-484-3760.
• Jasper County Jail, 2300 Law Center Drive, Newton, IA 50208; 641-791-7081.
• Poweshiek County Jail, 4802 Barnes City Road, Montezuma, IA 50171; 641-623-5679.

Every visitor must be approved first. Upload a copy of your state photo ID through the video provider's public portal; the answer comes back through the portal, usually within 3 to 5 business days. Anyone who comes along must be approved the same way.

All visits are by video, with no contact visits. Approved visitors book at least 24 hours ahead, preferably through that portal or by calling 641-754-6380. Hours run from 1 to 9 p.m. every day, except around meals and other jail routines, and no visit lasts over 30 minutes. Bags and purses can be searched, and smoking is banned on the grounds.

Yes. The same provider runs remote video visits, paid for by buying data on its public portal from outside the jail.

Use the kiosk in the front lobby (cash, Mastercard or Visa) or deposit at the card-payment website listed for this jail. Commissary orders are taken once a week. Our money guide explains the basics.

The jail's web page leaves out the inmate phone provider; call 641-754-6380 to ask how to set up an account. Expect calls to be recorded.

Inmate's full name and ID number, Marshall County Jail, 2369 Jessup Ave., Marshalltown, IA 50158. Add a return address. Read our mail page for general rules.

Try the Iowa DOC search for state prison, the BOP locator for federal custody or the ICE locator for immigration holds. VINE alerts can report a transfer or release.

No. Youth in custody are housed at the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852; call there.

Yes. The Marshalltown inmate portal has a mugshot column, and most of the people listed have a booking photo there. The press may ask the sheriff's office for others. ICE pictures require an approved FOIA request. A federal detainee's booking photo is never released, except through the U.S. Marshals.

A planned turn-in with a lawyer. First, the sheriff at 641-754-6380 can confirm the warrant and who holds it. Then the person reports to the Marshall County Jail on Jessup Avenue in Marshalltown, a 200-bed jail that opened in 2000. No names are posted, and Iowa lacks a statewide lookup, though Iowa Courts Online shows the case. If a missed hearing caused it, the clerk downtown (641-754-1603) may be able to help.

In Marshalltown, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Marshalltown's magistrate sets it. Call 641-754-6380 for amounts.

• How to pay at 641-754-6380: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 641-754-1603.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Marshalltown's clerk answers at 641-754-1603. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Marshalltown's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Marshalltown, 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 2369 Jessup Avenue, Marshalltown, IA 50158 cannot lift a federal hold; only 515-284-6248 can.

1. The Marshall County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Marshalltown honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 2369 Jessup Avenue, Marshalltown, IA 50158, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Marshalltown, once bond clears at 2369 Jessup Avenue, Marshalltown, IA 50158, release usually takes a few hours; 641-754-6380 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 641-754-6380. Federal or ICE holds go via 515-400-8140.

In Marshalltown, new bookings can lag; call 641-754-6380. Anyone moved from Marshalltown, 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 641-754-6380.

In Marshalltown, 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 (641-754-1603) has the next date.

Yes. Marshalltown'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; Marshalltown's clerk (641-754-1603) has the terms.

In Marshalltown, the clerk (641-754-1603) refunds cash bail (17 East Main Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 641-754-6380.

In Marshalltown, misdemeanor terms are served at 2369 Jessup Avenue, Marshalltown, IA 50158 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Marshalltown, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 641-754-6380 schedules it.

In Marshalltown, 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; Marshalltown's clerk (641-754-1603) keeps a copy at 17 East Main Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158.

In Marshalltown, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 641-754-1603. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Marshalltown; families may hire private counsel.

In Marshalltown, the Marshall County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 641-754-6380 before paying anyone. Marshalltown's bond goes only to the clerk (641-754-1603) or the jail at 2369 Jessup Avenue, Marshalltown, IA 50158. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Marshall County Sheriff's Office, 2369 Jessup Avenue, Marshalltown, IA 50158: 641-754-6380; dispatch 641-754-5725.
• Marshalltown Police Department, 909 South 2nd Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158: 641-754-5725 (communications); records 641-754-5750.
• State Center Police Department: calls go through Marshalltown communications, 641-754-5725.
• Iowa State Patrol District 1, 1333 Ohio Street, Des Moines, IA 50314: 515-435-7230.
• Emergencies: 911.