• Mills County Jail, 600 Industrial Road, Glenwood, IA 51534; 712-527-4275.
• Pottawattamie County Jail, 1400 Big Lake Road, Council Bluffs, IA 51501; 712-890-2260.
• Montgomery County Jail, 106 W. Coolbaugh Street, Red Oak, IA 51566; 712-623-5107.
• Fremont County Jail, 2814 200th St., Sidney, IA 51652; 712-374-2115.
• Page County Jail, 323 N 15th, Clarinda, IA 51632; 712-542-5193.

Regular visits are by video on Thursdays; when Thursday is a holiday, they may move a day earlier or later. Call the jail before that Thursday to book a time, or you may miss out. Each visit lasts 15 minutes, and jail administration must approve every visitor first. You may see only one inmate a day and cannot trade booths to talk with others. A child may come with an adult if the jail approves.

Everyone entering can be searched, children must be supervised at all times, and visitors who appear intoxicated or on drugs must leave. No food, drinks or disruptive behavior. Dress conservatively: nothing see-through or low-cut, and no short or cut-off tops.

Inmates cannot take incoming calls; outgoing calls are paid by the person called or by the inmate. An outside provider handles phone cards, collect-call accounts and the texting and video-call devices. To leave a short voicemail for someone inside, call 712-800-0887. Staff pass on messages only in a verified emergency.

Deposits for spending money and commissary go through the jail's posted web deposit link. Our money guide explains how jail accounts work.

Envelopes should carry the inmate's full name above Mills County Jail, 600 Industrial Rd., Glenwood, IA 51534. Write in black ink or the letter may be put in property. Packages, explicit material, personal or cashier's checks, stamps or stamped envelopes, food, and periodicals not sent by the publisher are refused. Cards are copied and the original goes to property. More tips are on our mail page.

After a prison sentence, look in the Iowa DOC search; federal prisoners are in the BOP locator and immigration detainees in the ICE locator. VINE can send transfer or release alerts.

At the Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 629 6th Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51501, 712-328-4893 in Council Bluffs. Families can call about contact.

No. Glenwood's jail runs no public roster, so you won't find booking pictures. The press can request one from the sheriff. ICE handles its photos only via approved FOIA requests. Federal arrest photos are not public, except those the Marshals Service releases.

Phone the sheriff at 712-527-4871 so a deputy can confirm it. With a lawyer, the person can turn in at the Mills County Jail on Industrial Road in Glenwood; the jail's number is 712-527-4275. Glenwood posts no names, and Iowa families can't run a statewide search, though Iowa Courts Online shows the case. When a court date slipped, call the clerk at 712-527-4880.

In Glenwood, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Glenwood's magistrate sets it. Call 712-527-4275 for amounts.

• How to pay at 712-527-4275: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 712-527-4880.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Glenwood's clerk answers at 712-527-4880. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Glenwood's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Glenwood, federal arrests go to the U.S. Marshals Service; its Council Bluffs office answers at 712-890-3500. Cases are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa; its clerk is at 2146 27th Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51501, 515-284-6248. After a federal sentence, check the BOP inmate locator. Bond at 600 Industrial Road, Glenwood, IA 51534 cannot lift a federal hold; only 515-284-6248 can.

1. The Mills County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Glenwood honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 600 Industrial Road, Glenwood, IA 51534, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Glenwood, once bond clears at 600 Industrial Road, Glenwood, IA 51534, release usually takes a few hours; 712-527-4275 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 712-527-4275. Federal or ICE holds go via 712-890-3500.

In Glenwood, new bookings can lag; call 712-527-4275. Anyone moved from Glenwood, 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 712-527-4275.

In Glenwood, 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 (712-527-4880) has the next date.

Yes. Glenwood'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; Glenwood's clerk (712-527-4880) has the terms.

In Glenwood, the clerk (712-527-4880) refunds cash bail (418 Sharp Street, Glenwood, IA 51534) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 712-527-4275.

In Glenwood, misdemeanor terms are served at 600 Industrial Road, Glenwood, IA 51534 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Glenwood, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 712-527-4275 schedules it.

In Glenwood, 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; Glenwood's clerk (712-527-4880) keeps a copy at 418 Sharp Street, Glenwood, IA 51534.

In Glenwood, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 712-527-4880. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Glenwood; families may hire private counsel.

In Glenwood, the Mills County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 712-527-4275 before paying anyone. Glenwood's bond goes only to the clerk (712-527-4880) or the jail at 600 Industrial Road, Glenwood, IA 51534. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Mills County Sheriff's Office, 600 Industrial Road, Glenwood, IA 51534: 712-527-4871; weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Glenwood Police Department, 5 N. Vine Street, Glenwood, IA 51534: 712-527-4844.
• Mills County 911 Communications, 418 Sharp Street, Glenwood, dispatches for every town in the county; call 911 in an emergency and the sheriff at 712-527-4871 for anything else.
• Iowa State Patrol District 3, 2025 Hunt Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51503: 712-328-8001.
• Emergencies: 911.