• Monona County Jail, 909 7th Street, Onawa, IA 51040; 712-423-2525.
• Woodbury County Jail, 3701 28th Street, Sioux City, IA 51105; 712-279-6040.
• Harrison County Jail, 111 S. 1st Avenue, Logan, IA 51546; 712-600-9776.
• Crawford County Jail, 1202 Broadway, Denison, IA 51442; 712-263-2146.
• Ida County Jail, 401 Moorehead Street, Ida Grove, IA 51445; 712-364-3146.
• Nebraska, across the river: Burt County Sheriff's Office and Jail, 111 North 13th Street, Suite 1, Tekamah, NE 68061; 402-374-2900.
• Nebraska: Thurston County Jail, run by the sheriff at the Law Enforcement Center, 605 S. 2nd Street, Pender, NE 68047; 402-385-3018.

Give it a few hours and search again with other spellings. Someone stopped on I-29 may be wanted elsewhere and moved to that county, so check the jails above. The Onawa jail at 712-423-2525 can tell you whether a booking happened.

The sheriff lists visiting on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors must be at least 18 and a family member of the inmate. Call ahead to confirm, and check our visitation page for general tips.

The sheriff's site does not name a phone provider. Ask the jail at 712-423-2525 how calls from inmates are arranged and paid. Our phone guide and messaging page describe the usual systems.

Write the inmate's full name, then Monona County Jail, 909 7th Street, Onawa, IA 51040, and put your return address on the envelope. Check with the jail before mailing photos or books. Our mail page lists common restrictions.

Call the jail to learn how money is added to an inmate's account. Typical methods are described on our deposit guide and commissary page.

Select Monona County in Iowa Courts Online. Release and bond basics sit on our bail page.

Look in the Iowa DOC offender search for state prison, the BOP locator for federal custody, and the ICE locator for immigration detention.

Not in the Onawa jail. Youths held on a juvenile matter are at Woodbury County Juvenile Detention Center, 822 Douglas Street, 4th Floor, Sioux City, IA 51101, 712-279-6621, and juvenile records are not public, so call the center directly.

We found none for Onawa. The press may ask the sheriff at 712-423-2525 for a nonpublic photo. ICE photos need an approved ICE request. Federal mugshots are not released, other than by the Marshals Service.

A sheriff's deputy at the Public Safety Building, 909 7th Street in Onawa, can confirm it at 712-423-2525. With an attorney, the person can then turn in at the Monona County Jail in that same building. There's no online list and no Iowa-wide lookup, though Iowa Courts Online shows the case. If the warrant is about a hearing that was missed, the courthouse clerk (712-433-2491) is a good call.

In Onawa, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Onawa's magistrate sets it. Call 712-423-2525 for amounts.

• How to pay at 712-423-2525: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 712-433-2491.

In Onawa, federal arrests go to the U.S. Marshals Service; its Sioux City office answers at 712-252-3077. Cases are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa; its clerk is at 320 6th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, 712-233-3900. After a federal sentence, check the BOP inmate locator. Bond at 909 7th Street, Onawa, IA 51040 cannot lift a federal hold; only 712-233-3900 can.

1. The Monona County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Onawa honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 909 7th Street, Onawa, IA 51040, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

VINELink sends free release and transfer alerts for Onawa. Phone sign-up is at 888-742-8463. The Monona County Jail answers at 712-423-2525.

In Onawa, once bond clears at 909 7th Street, Onawa, IA 51040, release usually takes a few hours; 712-423-2525 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 712-423-2525. Federal or ICE holds go via 712-252-3077.

In Onawa, 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 (712-433-2491) has the next date.

Yes. Onawa'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; Onawa's clerk (712-433-2491) has the terms.

In Onawa, the clerk (712-433-2491) refunds cash bail (610 Iowa Avenue, Onawa, IA 51040) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 712-423-2525.

In Onawa, misdemeanor terms are served at 909 7th Street, Onawa, IA 51040 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Onawa, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 712-423-2525 schedules it.

In Onawa, 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; Onawa's clerk (712-433-2491) keeps a copy at 610 Iowa Avenue, Onawa, IA 51040.

In Onawa, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 712-433-2491. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Onawa; families may hire private counsel.

In Onawa, the Monona County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 712-423-2525 before paying anyone. Onawa's bond goes only to the clerk (712-433-2491) or the jail at 909 7th Street, Onawa, IA 51040. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Monona County Sheriff's Office, Public Safety Building, 909 7th Street, Onawa, IA 51040: 712-423-2525; civil office 712-433-1414. The sheriff's office also covers Onawa.
• Mapleton Police Department, reached through Mapleton City Hall, 513 Main Street, Mapleton, IA 51034: 712-881-1351.
• Iowa State Patrol District 4, 3710 Highway 30 East, Denison, IA 51442: 712-263-4621.
• Emergencies: 911.