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Monona County Jail Information

Address

Monona County Jail
909 7th Street
Onawa, IA 51040

Phone Number

Phone: (712) 433-1414

The Monona County Jail is located at 909 7th Street in Onawa, IA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Monona County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Monona County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Monona County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you advice and information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any tips or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Monona County Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is in jail and need to contact them? Do you know a family member or friend who has been arrested and you want to locate them?

To find out who is in jail at the Monona County Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Monona County Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who have been arrested, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. You can find info on anybody arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information fast if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Monona County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Monona County Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you use the phone so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get released. Also, it will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must decide on how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to get discharged that morning.

Monona County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to give each visitor’s full name to the Monona County Jail before you can visit. This information will be entered into the log for the inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide identification. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Monona County Jail can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at (712) 433-1414 before you go to visitation.

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 an inmate at the Monona County Jail you have to be on their visitation list.

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

No phones at Monona County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone 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 must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to the inmate, this 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 magazines to an inmate at the Monona County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Monona 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 address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Monona County Jail is:

Monona County Jail
909 7th Street
Onawa, IA 51040

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Monona County Jail
909 7th Street
Onawa, IA 51040

The mail policy at the Monona County Jail changes, so check the official website when 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 Monona 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 Monona 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records online or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that contains a docket and any of the documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to double check the Monona County Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Monona 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 Monona County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (712) 433-1414 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 Monona County Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Monona County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are usually pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, 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 phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: (712) 433-1414

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls are shared 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 Monona County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: 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 learning 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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