• Story County Jail, 1315 South B Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201; 515-382-7464.
• Boone County Jail, 1019 West Mamie Eisenhower Avenue, Boone, IA 50036; 515-433-0524.
• Marshall County Jail, 2369 Jessup Avenue, Marshalltown, IA 50158; 641-754-6380.
• Hamilton County Jail, 2300 Superior Street, Suite 8, Webster City, IA 50595; 515-832-8629.
• Jasper County Jail, 2300 Law Center Drive, Newton, IA 50208; 641-791-7081.

Family and friends visit by video through the jail's video-visit provider. Free on-site booths at the jail run Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Book at least 24 hours ahead; each visit lasts 30 minutes, and an inmate gets one on-site visit a week. Paid remote visits from home are open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. once you register. Bring a driver's license, state or federal ID, military ID or passport. One adult may visit at a time, with up to two of the inmate's own children.

Visits are recorded and can be monitored. Dress appropriately, keep the registered visitor on screen, and do not add other people or three-way calls. Anyone wanted, named in a protective order with the inmate, or seen as a security risk will not be approved. Attorneys can visit weekdays 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. without an appointment, and clergy come at the inmate's request.

The jail uses the jail's chosen deposit website (or 866-394-0490) for commissary deposits. The lobby kiosk takes cash or cards weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can also mail a certified money order to the inmate's name, Story County Jail, 1315 S B Ave., Nevada, IA 50201. Personal checks, coins and foreign money are refused. Funds pay for snacks, copies and phone minutes; our money guide has more.

Inmates buy phone minutes with money from their commissary account, so an online or kiosk deposit covers calls too. Call 515-382-7464 with questions about receiving calls.

Send mail to the inmate's booked name, Story County Jail, 1315 South B Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201, with your full return address. Ask the jail at 515-382-7464 before sending anything other than a plain letter.

VINE sends notices of release or transfer. People in state prison appear in the Iowa DOC search, federal prisoners in the BOP locator and immigration detainees in the ICE locator.

Adult rosters don't list minors. Youths held before a juvenile hearing are at Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852; staff there can tell a parent about contact rules.

Yes. Story County's jail list runs on a shared regional inmate catalog, and each card there carries a booking photo (mugshot). Newspapers and TV stations should take other photo requests to the sheriff in Nevada. Someone being held for immigration? That photo belongs to ICE, which reviews requests filed at its FOIA site. Federal custody photos are kept out of circulation, unless the U.S. Marshals put one on a wanted notice.

Call the sheriff's office in Nevada at 515-382-7458 and ask whether a warrant is active and who holds it. Nevada posts no names; Iowa offers no statewide tool, though Iowa Courts Online shows his case. An Ames lawyer can schedule his surrender at the Story County Jail at 1315 South B Avenue, which answers at 515-382-7464, rather than be picked up on campus. If he missed a hearing, the clerk in that same Justice Center (515-337-8300) can talk about a new date.

In Nevada, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Nevada's magistrate sets it. Call 515-382-7464 for amounts.

• How to pay at 515-382-7464: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 515-337-8300.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Nevada's clerk answers at 515-337-8300. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Nevada's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Nevada, 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 1315 South B Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201 cannot lift a federal hold; only 515-284-6248 can.

1. The Story County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Nevada honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 1315 South B Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Nevada, once bond clears at 1315 South B Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201, release usually takes a few hours; 515-382-7464 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 515-382-7464. Federal or ICE holds go via 515-400-8140.

In Nevada, new bookings can lag; call 515-382-7464. Anyone moved from Nevada, 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 515-382-7464.

In Nevada, 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 (515-337-8300) has the next date.

Yes. Nevada'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; Nevada's clerk (515-337-8300) has the terms.

In Nevada, the clerk (515-337-8300) refunds cash bail (1315 South B Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 515-382-7464.

In Nevada, misdemeanor terms are served at 1315 South B Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Nevada, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 515-382-7464 schedules it.

In Nevada, 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; Nevada's clerk (515-337-8300) keeps a copy at 1315 South B Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201.

In Nevada, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 515-337-8300. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Nevada; families may hire private counsel.

In Nevada, the Story County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 515-382-7464 before paying anyone. Nevada's bond goes only to the clerk (515-337-8300) or the jail at 1315 South B Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Story County Sheriff's Office, 1315 South B Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201: admin 515-382-7458; dispatch 515-382-6566.
• Ames Police Department, 515 Clark Avenue, Ames, IA 50010: non-emergency 515-239-5133.
• Iowa State University Police: non-emergency 515-294-4428.
• Nevada Police: 515-382-4593. Huxley Police: 515-597-2002. Story City Police: 515-733-2646.
• Emergencies: 911.