• Monroe County Jail, 114 19th Avenue West, Albia, IA 52531; 641-932-7815.
• Wapello County Jail, 330 W. 2nd Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501; 641-684-4350.
• 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.
• Lucas County Holding Facility, 48559 Hy-Vee Road, Chariton, IA 50049 (short stays only); 641-774-5083.
• Appanoose County Jail, 22158 Dewey Road, Centerville, IA 52544; 641-437-7106.
• Wayne County Jail, 207 N. Lafayette Street, Corydon, IA 50060; 641-872-1566.
• Davis County Jail, 110 W. Franklin Street, Bloomfield, IA 52537; 641-664-2385.

Wait a few hours and search again, trying other spellings. A person held on another county's warrant may have been moved there, so check the jails listed above. The sheriff's office at 641-932-7815 can say whether a booking was made.

The sheriff's website does not post visiting rules. Call 641-932-7815 to ask about visiting times, whether you must be on an approved list and what ID to bring before you drive to Albia. Our visitation page has general advice.

Ask the jail which phone provider it uses and how to set up a prepaid account so the person can call you. Our phone guide and messaging page explain the usual options.

Use the inmate's full legal name, then Monroe County Jail, 114 19th Avenue West, Albia, IA 52531, and include your return address. Call before sending photos, books or anything besides a letter. Our mail page covers common rules.

Call the jail at 641-932-7815 to ask how deposits are taken. Our deposit guide and commissary page list the usual methods.

Pick Monroe County in Iowa Courts Online. Our guide to bond is the bail page.

Iowa prisoners appear in the Iowa DOC offender search, federal prisoners on the BOP locator, and people in immigration custody on the ICE locator.

At the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852, not the county jail. Call there for details.

Albia's jail offers no web list of inmates, so there's no mugshot to see. Albia news outlets that want a booking photo call the sheriff at 641-932-7815, and the office decides what it releases. ICE pictures need approval on a records request. Federal photos are never public unless the U.S. Marshals publish them.

Call the sheriff on 2nd Avenue in Albia, 641-932-7815; a deputy can confirm the warrant. Albia deputies don't share names, and Iowa has no public statewide lookup, though Iowa Courts Online shows the case. With a lawyer, turning in at the Monroe County Jail is the usual route. For a missed hearing, the courthouse clerk on Benton Avenue East (641-932-5212) can help.

In Albia, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Albia's magistrate sets it. Call 641-932-7815 for amounts.

• How to pay at 641-932-7815: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 641-932-5212.

In Albia, 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 103 2nd Ave., Albia, IA 52531 cannot lift a federal hold; only 515-284-6248 can.

1. The Monroe County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Albia honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 103 2nd Ave., Albia, IA 52531, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

VINELink sends free release and transfer alerts for Albia. Phone sign-up is at 888-742-8463. The Monroe County Jail answers at 641-932-7815.

In Albia, once bond clears at 103 2nd Ave., Albia, IA 52531, release usually takes a few hours; 641-932-7815 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 641-932-7815. Federal or ICE holds go via 515-400-8140.

In Albia, 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 (641-932-5212) has the next date.

Yes. Albia'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; Albia's clerk (641-932-5212) has the terms.

In Albia, the clerk (641-932-5212) refunds cash bail (10 Benton Avenue East, Albia, IA 52531) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 641-932-7815.

In Albia, misdemeanor terms are served at 103 2nd Ave., Albia, IA 52531 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Albia, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 641-932-7815 schedules it.

In Albia, 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; Albia's clerk (641-932-5212) keeps a copy at 10 Benton Avenue East, Albia, IA 52531.

In Albia, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 641-932-5212. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Albia; families may hire private counsel.

In Albia, the Monroe County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 641-932-7815 before paying anyone. Albia's bond goes only to the clerk (641-932-5212) or the jail at 103 2nd Ave., Albia, IA 52531. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Monroe County Sheriff's Office, 114 19th Avenue West, Albia, IA 52531: 641-932-7815; office hours weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Albia Police Department, in the same building at 114 19th Avenue West, Albia, IA 52531: 641-932-7815 or 641-932-2727 for non-emergencies.
• Iowa State Patrol District 2, 1619 Truro Pavement, Osceola, IA 50213: 641-342-2108.
• Emergencies: 911.