• Woodbury County Jail, 3701 28th Street, Sioux City, IA 51105; 712-279-6040.
• Plymouth County Jail, 451 14th Avenue NE, Le Mars, IA 51031; 712-546-4419.
• Monona County Jail, 909 7th Street, Onawa, IA 51040; 712-423-2525.
• Ida County Jail, 401 Moorehead Street, Ida Grove, IA 51445; 712-364-3146.
• Cherokee County Jail, 111 North 5th Street, Cherokee, IA 51012; 712-225-6738.

Video visits run Monday to Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. (check in 9:45 to 10:25) and 12:30 to 3:15 p.m. (check in noon to 2:40), and you must check in with Jail Administration in those windows. There are no holiday visits. Anyone recently arrested must wait: 90 days after a serious or aggravated misdemeanor arrest, a year after a felony arrest, and one day after a simple misdemeanor arrest.

Inmate calls are collect and go through an outside phone provider. To open an account, phone the provider at 800-943-2189.

Jail Administration no longer takes money. Deposits for the commissary account go through the ATM in the Law Enforcement Center vestibule, open 24 hours, or online at the website the jail lists for deposits. Personal property is not accepted either; inmates buy items through the commissary system. See our money guide for background.

Send personal mail to PO Box 591, Longview, TX 75606. It is scanned there and destroyed, photos too, so mail nothing you want back. Other addresses get it returned, and mail with no return name and address is thrown out. Attorneys use PO Box 3083, Sioux City, IA 51102, for marked legal mail. On Wednesdays the jail takes up to two new softcover books with a receipt; softcover Bibles are taken weekdays, 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Bring ID.

Iowa VINE sends custody-change alerts. The Iowa DOC search finds state prisoners, the BOP locator federal ones, and the ICE locator immigration detainees.

No. The in-jail search linked from the sheriff's Inmates page shows name, booking date, charges and bond, with no booking photos. Call 712-279-6040 with questions. Sioux City news broadcasters and papers wanting a booking picture contact the sheriff's office on Douglas Street, which decides what to release. ICE keeps its detainee photos and gives them out only after approving a filing at ice.gov. A federal defendant's mugshot is withheld from everyone unless the U.S. Marshals Service publishes it.

Call the sheriff at 712-279-6010 to make sure the warrant record is still active. A defense lawyer can then arrange a turn-in at the Woodbury County Jail, which moved to 3701 28th Street in Sioux City; the jail answers at 712-279-6040. The Sioux City search is local only, with no statewide Iowa backup, though Iowa Courts Online shows the case. If he or she skipped court, the downtown clerk on Douglas Street (712-279-6611) can talk about a new one.

In Sioux City, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Sioux City's magistrate sets it. Call 712-279-6040 for amounts.

• How to pay at 712-279-6040: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 712-279-6611.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Sioux City's clerk answers at 712-279-6611. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Sioux City's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Sioux City, 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 3701 28th Street, Sioux City, IA 51105 cannot lift a federal hold; only 712-233-3900 can.

1. The Woodbury County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Sioux City honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 3701 28th Street, Sioux City, IA 51105, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

Under Iowa Code 232.8, cases involving people under 18 go to juvenile court in Sioux City. Adult rosters never list them (Iowa Code 232.147). For juvenile court, call 712-279-6611 or 712-279-6040.

In Sioux City, once bond clears at 3701 28th Street, Sioux City, IA 51105, release usually takes a few hours; 712-279-6040 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 712-279-6040. Federal or ICE holds go via 712-252-3077.

In Sioux City, new bookings can lag; call 712-279-6040. Anyone moved from Sioux City, 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 712-279-6040.

In Sioux City, 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 (712-279-6611) has the next date.

Yes. Sioux City'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; Sioux City's clerk (712-279-6611) has the terms.

In Sioux City, the clerk (712-279-6611) refunds cash bail (620 Douglas Street, Room 101, Sioux City, IA 51101) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 712-279-6040.

In Sioux City, misdemeanor terms are served at 3701 28th Street, Sioux City, IA 51105 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Sioux City, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 712-279-6040 schedules it.

In Sioux City, 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; Sioux City's clerk (712-279-6611) keeps a copy at 620 Douglas Street, Room 101, Sioux City, IA 51101.

In Sioux City, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 712-279-6611. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Sioux City; families may hire private counsel.

In Sioux City, the Woodbury County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 712-279-6040 before paying anyone. Sioux City's bond goes only to the clerk (712-279-6611) or the jail at 3701 28th Street, Sioux City, IA 51105. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Woodbury County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement Center, 3701 28th Street, Sioux City, IA 51105: office 712-279-6010, 24-hour non-emergency 712-279-6510. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Friday.
• Sioux City Police Department, 601 Douglas Street, Sioux City, IA 51101: non-emergency 712-279-6960.
• Sergeant Bluff Police Department: 712-943-9603.
• Emergencies: 911.