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Carroll County Jail Information

Address

Carroll County Jail
114 East 6th Street
Carroll, IA 51401

Phone Number

Phone: (712) 792-4393

The Carroll County Jail is located at 114 East 6th Street in Carroll, IA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the Carroll County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and tips you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and also any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Carroll County Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is incarcerated and need to contact them? Do you know somebody that has been arrested and you want to find out what jail they’re in?

In order to look up who is in jail at the Carroll County Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Carroll County Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who are in jail, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find info for anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Carroll County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Carroll County Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call to call family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get released. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Carroll County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Carroll County Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be entered into a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Carroll County Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the official Carroll County Jail at (712) 792-4393 before you try to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Carroll County Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Carroll County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Carroll County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Carroll County Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Carroll County Jail is:

Carroll County Jail
114 East 6th Street
Carroll, IA 51401

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Carroll County Jail
114 East 6th Street
Carroll, IA 51401

The inmate mail policy at the Carroll County Jail changes, so be sure to review the official Carroll County Jail site before you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Carroll County Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Carroll County Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you think you might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the Carroll County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to the Carroll County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail change frequently, so you should double check the Carroll County Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Carroll County Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Carroll County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (712) 792-4393 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmateâ€™s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Carroll County Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products such as soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

All phone calls from the Carroll County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

The Carroll County Jail phone number is: (712) 792-4393

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls are split with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Carroll County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Carroll County Jail, click the link below.

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