• Union County Jail, 302 North Pine Street, Creston, IA 50801; 641-782-7717.
• Adams County Jail, 901 Davis Avenue, Corning, IA 50841; 641-322-4444.
• Clarke County Jail, 220 Townline Road, Osceola, IA 50213; 641-342-2914.
• Madison County Jail, 1012 North John Wayne Drive, Winterset, IA 50273; 515-462-3575.
• Ringgold County Jail, 801 West South Street, Mount Ayr, IA 50854; 641-464-3921.
• Adair County Jail, 302 East Iowa Street, Greenfield, IA 50849; 641-743-2148.

Yes, if you are on the inmate's visitor list and bring a photo ID. Visits run Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 6 to 8:45 p.m., in 15-minute slots assigned by bunk number. Call 641-782-7717 to check which slot applies.

Inmates may place outgoing calls every day, but they cannot receive incoming calls. The county does not describe its phone service online, so ask staff how to register your number.

The county's jail page does not describe deposits. Call 641-782-7717 to ask how to fund an account for commissary and phones; personal checks are refused. Our money guide covers the basics.

Send letters to the inmate's name, Union County Jail, 302 N. Pine St., Creston, IA 50801. Personal checks, packages, food, stamped envelopes and obscene material are all refused. Magazines and newspapers have to come straight from the publisher.

Meals are made by a caterer in Creston and brought to the jail. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. on weekdays; the jail itself is staffed around the clock.

VINE can alert you to a transfer or release, which matters here because inmates are often housed out of county. Iowa prison inmates are in the Iowa DOC search, federal inmates at the BOP locator and immigration detainees in the ICE locator.

No. Juveniles in detention go to the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852; parents should call there.

No Creston roster with pictures turned up. Media may ask the sheriff's office. ICE photos require approval on a FOIA request. Federal photos are never shared, unless the U.S. Marshals share them.

A sheriff's deputy at 302 North Pine Street in Creston can confirm it at 641-782-7717. A Creston lawyer can then walk the person into the Union County Jail, right beside the courthouse. Creston posts no names; there's no Iowa statewide search, though Iowa Courts Online shows the case. For a missed hearing, the clerk next door (641-782-7315) is a good call.

In Creston, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Creston's magistrate sets it. Call 641-782-7717 for amounts.

• How to pay at 641-782-7717: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 641-782-7315.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Creston's clerk answers at 641-782-7315. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Creston's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Creston, 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 302 North Pine Street, Creston, IA 50801 cannot lift a federal hold; only 515-284-6248 can.

1. The Union County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Creston honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 302 North Pine Street, Creston, IA 50801, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Creston, once bond clears at 302 North Pine Street, Creston, IA 50801, release usually takes a few hours; 641-782-7717 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 641-782-7717. Federal or ICE holds go via 515-400-8140.

In Creston, new bookings can lag; call 641-782-7717. Anyone moved from Creston, 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 641-782-7717.

In Creston, 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 (641-782-7315) has the next date.

Yes. Creston'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; Creston's clerk (641-782-7315) has the terms.

In Creston, the clerk (641-782-7315) refunds cash bail (300 North Pine, Suite 6, Creston, IA 50801) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 641-782-7717.

In Creston, misdemeanor terms are served at 302 North Pine Street, Creston, IA 50801 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Creston, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 641-782-7717 schedules it.

In Creston, 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; Creston's clerk (641-782-7315) keeps a copy at 300 North Pine, Suite 6, Creston, IA 50801.

In Creston, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 641-782-7315. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Creston; families may hire private counsel.

In Creston, the Union County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 641-782-7717 before paying anyone. Creston's bond goes only to the clerk (641-782-7315) or the jail at 302 North Pine Street, Creston, IA 50801. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Union County Sheriff's Office, 302 North Pine Street, Creston, IA 50801: 641-782-7717; civil desk 641-782-7322.
• Creston Police Department, 302 North Pine Street, Creston, IA 50801: 641-782-8402.
• Emergencies: 911.