• Warren County Jail, 115 North Howard Street, Indianola, IA 50125; 515-690-9220.
• Polk County Jail, 1985 NE 51st Place, Des Moines, IA 50313; 515-323-5400.
• Marion County Jail, 211 North Godfrey Lane, Knoxville, IA 50138; 641-828-2245.
• Madison County Jail, 1012 North John Wayne Drive, Winterset, IA 50273; 515-462-3575.
• Clarke County Jail, 220 Townline Road, Osceola, IA 50213; 641-342-2914.

The county's sheriff page does not post visiting rules or hours. Call the jail at 515-690-9220 for the current schedule, how visits are booked and what ID to bring. You can also email the jail at sjail@warrencountyia.org, which gives you the answer in writing, or send a fax to 515-690-9239.

No inmate phone provider is named on the sheriff's site, so ask jail staff for the company and its sign-up steps.

Call 515-690-9220 or email sjail@warrencountyia.org to ask which deposit methods the jail accepts for commissary and phone time. Our money guide explains how inmate accounts usually work.

The sheriff's mailing address is P.O. Box 337, Indianola, IA 50125, and the jail is at 115 North Howard Street. Check with the jail which address to use for inmate mail and what it accepts before sending anything.

Register with VINE for release and transfer alerts. People in Iowa prisons show in the Iowa DOC search, federal prisoners in the BOP locator and immigration detainees in the ICE locator.

No. Youth in custody go to the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 2317 Rick Collins Way, Eldora, IA 50627, 641-858-3852; call there to confirm. Juvenile court records are mostly confidential under Iowa Code 232.147, so expect few details by phone.

We found no Indianola booking photos online. Reporters might try the sheriff's office for an image that hasn't been published. Photos from immigration holds are released only by ICE, after it approves a request to ICE. A federal arrestee's picture stays out of public view unless the Marshals decide to share it.

Ask the sheriff at 515-961-1122 to confirm the warrant and the agency holding it. A lawyer can then schedule a turn-in at the Warren County Jail on North Howard Street in Indianola, 515-690-9220. Nothing is listed online, and Iowa families can't search statewide, though Iowa Courts Online shows the case. For a hearing that was missed, the clerk in the same building (515-690-9260) may help.

In Indianola, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Indianola's magistrate sets it. Call 515-690-9220 for amounts.

• How to pay at 515-690-9220: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 515-690-9260.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Indianola's clerk answers at 515-690-9260. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Indianola's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Indianola, 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 115 N Howard Street, Indianola, IA 50125 cannot lift a federal hold; only 515-284-6248 can.

1. The Warren County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Indianola honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 115 N Howard Street, Indianola, IA 50125, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Indianola, once bond clears at 115 N Howard Street, Indianola, IA 50125, release usually takes a few hours; 515-690-9220 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 515-690-9220. Federal or ICE holds go via 515-400-8140.

In Indianola, new bookings can lag; call 515-690-9220. Anyone moved from Indianola, 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 515-690-9220.

In Indianola, 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 (515-690-9260) has the next date.

Yes. Indianola'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; Indianola's clerk (515-690-9260) has the terms.

In Indianola, the clerk (515-690-9260) refunds cash bail (115 N. Howard Street, Suite 100, Indianola, IA 50125) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 515-690-9220.

In Indianola, misdemeanor terms are served at 115 N Howard Street, Indianola, IA 50125 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Indianola, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 515-690-9220 schedules it.

In Indianola, 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; Indianola's clerk (515-690-9260) keeps a copy at 115 N. Howard Street, Suite 100, Indianola, IA 50125.

In Indianola, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 515-690-9260. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Indianola; families may hire private counsel.

In Indianola, the Warren County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 515-690-9220 before paying anyone. Indianola's bond goes only to the clerk (515-690-9260) or the jail at 115 N Howard Street, Indianola, IA 50125. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Warren County Sheriff's Office, 115 North Howard Street, Suite 101, Indianola, IA 50125: dispatch 515-961-1122, records and civil 515-690-9210; office hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. The sheriff's office also takes email at sheriff@warrencountyia.org.
• Indianola Police Department, 110 North 1st Street, Indianola, IA 50125: non-emergency 515-961-9400.
• Norwalk Police Department, 1100 Chatham Avenue, Norwalk, IA 50211: 515-981-0666.
• Carlisle Police Department: 515-989-4121.
• Emergencies: 911.