• O'Brien County Jail, 240 1st Street NE, Primghar, IA 51245; 712-957-5245.
• Osceola County Jail, 309 6th Street, Sibley, IA 51249; 712-754-2556.
• Clay County Jail, 3115 W. 4th Street, Spencer, IA 51301; 712-264-4242.
• Cherokee County Jail, 111 North 5th Street, Cherokee, IA 51012; 712-225-6738.
• Sioux County Jail, 4363 Ironwood Avenue, Orange City, IA 51041; 712-737-3131.

Visits are by appointment only, any day except Friday; call 712-957-5245 to set a time. Inmates are told the rules and are expected to pass them on. Each adult needs a government or state photo ID, and every visitor is checked against the inmate's approved list. A warrant check may be run, and visitors and their belongings can be searched. Anyone who refuses a pat search or seems intoxicated can be turned away.

Yes. Put your photo ID and any cash in the pass-through before the visit starts; money is not taken afterward, and only for the inmate you are seeing. Collect your receipt and ID when you finish. The only items accepted are cash and new personal whites still in the package; anything else needs prior approval from jail staff. The jail can explain commissary ordering.

Call 712-957-5245 to learn which provider handles inmate phone calls and how to set up an account.

The sheriff does not post mail rules online. Before writing, phone 712-957-5245 to confirm the mailing address and what is allowed, and include a return address.

For prison sentences, the Iowa DOC search; for federal custody, the BOP locator; for immigration holds, the ICE locator. Sign up with VINE for release and transfer alerts.

At the Northwest Iowa YES Center, 1231 West Cedar Loop, Suite 110, Cherokee, IA 51012, 712-225-5777. Call the center for family contact rules.

No. The Primghar jail has no public roster, so no photos are online. Journalists can contact the sheriff about an unreleased picture. ICE images are given out only after it approves a FOIA request. In federal cases, nobody gets the booking photo, barring a Marshals Service release.

A sheriff's deputy can confirm it at 712-957-3415. An attorney can take the person to the O'Brien County Jail on 1st Street NE in Primghar, a jail built in 2000; the jail answers at 712-957-5245. There's no list online and no Iowa-wide lookup, though Iowa Courts Online shows the case. If a court date was missed, call the clerk on South Hayes (712-957-3255).

In Primghar, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Primghar's magistrate sets it. Call 712-957-5245 for amounts.

• How to pay at 712-957-5245: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 712-957-3255.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Primghar's clerk answers at 712-957-3255. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Primghar's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Primghar, 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 240 1st Street NE, Primghar, IA 51245 cannot lift a federal hold; only 712-233-3900 can.

1. The O'Brien County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Primghar honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 240 1st Street NE, Primghar, IA 51245, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Primghar, once bond clears at 240 1st Street NE, Primghar, IA 51245, release usually takes a few hours; 712-957-5245 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 712-957-5245. Federal or ICE holds go via 712-252-3077.

In Primghar, new bookings can lag; call 712-957-5245. Anyone moved from Primghar, 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 712-957-5245.

In Primghar, 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 (712-957-3255) has the next date.

Yes. Primghar'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; Primghar's clerk (712-957-3255) has the terms.

In Primghar, the clerk (712-957-3255) refunds cash bail (155 South Hayes Avenue, Primghar, IA 51245) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 712-957-5245.

In Primghar, misdemeanor terms are served at 240 1st Street NE, Primghar, IA 51245 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Primghar, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 712-957-5245 schedules it.

In Primghar, 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; Primghar's clerk (712-957-3255) keeps a copy at 155 South Hayes Avenue, Primghar, IA 51245.

In Primghar, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 712-957-3255. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Primghar; families may hire private counsel.

In Primghar, the O'Brien County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 712-957-5245 before paying anyone. Primghar's bond goes only to the clerk (712-957-3255) or the jail at 240 1st Street NE, Primghar, IA 51245. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• O'Brien County Sheriff's Office, 240 1st Street NE, Primghar, IA 51245: 712-957-3415 or 712-757-3415.
• Sheldon Police Department, 416 9th Street, Sheldon, IA 51201: 712-324-2525.
• Hartley Police Department, 11 S. Central Avenue, Hartley, IA 51346: 712-928-2240 (voicemail during business hours; dispatch goes through the sheriff).
• Sanborn Police Department, in Sanborn City Hall, 102 Main Street, Sanborn, IA 51248: 712-930-3842.
• Paullina and Sutherland police are dispatched by the sheriff's office; reach them through 712-957-3415.
• Iowa State Patrol District 6, 503 W. 44th Street, Spencer, IA 51301: 712-262-1424.
• Emergencies: 911.