Polk County Juvenile Detention Center

Polk County Juvenile Detention Center Information

The Polk County Juvenile Detention Center is a 33 bed jail in the city of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.

This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, directions to the facility, and inmate services such as the visitation schedule and policies, funding an inmate's account, mailing them a letter, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary purchases.

Phone: 515-286-3344

Physical Address:
1548 Hull Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50316-1397

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Juvenile's Name
Polk County Juvenile Detention
1548 Hull Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50316-1397

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How Do You Find Someone in the Polk County Juvenile Detention Center?

To search for an inmate in the Polk County Juvenile Detention Center, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 515-286-3344 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up an offender's criminal court case and docket schedule online for Polk County and any other county in Iowa.

Polk County Juvenile Detention Center Inmate Search

The Polk County Juvenile Detention Center maintains an average of 33 offenders in custody on any given day. The Polk County Juvenile Detention Center has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Polk County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 30,660 offenders.

The following charts of Polk County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.

The information is compiled from the Polk County Corrections Department, the state of Iowa Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Polk County.

For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Polk County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.

We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years, and a database of most wanted criminals for Polk County, neighboring counties and the state of Iowa.

Polk County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 9/30/2023

Race Inmates % Total
White 780 66.33%
Black 147 12.50%
Hispanic or Latino 175 14.88%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 8 0.68%
Asian 50 4.25%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 7 0.60%
Other 9 0.77%
Total 1,176 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, Iowa Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Polk County Inmate Criminal Charges - 9/30/2023

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 236 20.07%
Felony (2rd Degree) 218 18.54%
Felony (1st Degree) 0 0.00%
State Jail Felony 80 6.80%
Felony (Uncategorized) 300 25.51%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 342 29.08%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, Iowa Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Polk County Inmate Sex - 9/30/2023

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 1,054 89.63%
Female 122 10.37%
Total 1,176 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, Iowa Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Polk County Inmate Age - 9/30/2023

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 13 1.11%
18-20 58 4.93%
21-24 95 8.08%
25-30 202 17.18%
31-35 196 16.67%
36-40 214 18.20%
41-45 175 14.88%
46-50 76 6.46%
51-55 66 5.61%
56-60 48 4.08%
61-65 21 1.79%
66-75 10 0.85%
76-85 2 0.17%
Total 1,176 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, Iowa Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
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