Kossuth County Jail

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The Kossuth County Jail is located at 121 West State Street in Algona, IA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you all the information about everything you might want to know about the Kossuth County Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Kossuth County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Kossuth County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Kossuth County Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who are in jail, including custody status, and times you can visit. You can find the same information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate the information faster if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Kossuth County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Kossuth County Jail includes these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, date of birth 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 of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a phone call so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get released. Also, it can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a judge has to decide on your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a release date, you should expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Kossuth County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Kossuth County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into a log of visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the official Kossuth County Jail at (515) 295-9277 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Kossuth County Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Kossuth County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Kossuth County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Kossuth 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.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Kossuth 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 Kossuth 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants on the Kossuth County court website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind 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, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to the Kossuth County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Kossuth County Jail is likely to change, so be sure to review the Kossuth County Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Kossuth 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 Kossuth County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (515) 295-9277 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 inmate’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 Kossuth County Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Kossuth County Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are much more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, phone calls may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (515) 295-9277

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Kossuth County Jail. The prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 these cases, the jail has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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